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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Cloud (ranked 1834 p4p, 2526 weight class) and Grant Hyde (ranked 241 p4p, 317 weight class). Cloud comes to the cage accompanied by Barefoot Ghost Dance on Blood Soaked Soil. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Cloud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde scores with a leg kick.
Hyde looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A solid body kick from Hyde.
Cloud misses with a looping left.
Cloud has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cant Lose MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cloud moves out of range of the body kick from Hyde.
Cloud avoids a kick to the body.
Cloud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cloud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hyde avoids the body shot from Cloud.
Cloud moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHyde.
Cloud swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hyde counters with a leg kick.
Cloud throws a lazy body kick
and Hyde counters with a good, hard body kick but Cloud shrugs it off.
Hyde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cloud.
Hyde takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyde.
Cloud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cloud moves out of range of the body kick.
Cloud ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cloud lands a nice shot to the body.
Hyde avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
A left and a right from Cloud both land. Nice combination.
Hyde throws a body kick that misses.
Cloud scores with a nice right hand.
Hyde fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cloud is out of range.
Cloud takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Cloud wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hyde scores with a spinning back kick!
Cloud takes a swing at Hyde's ribcage but misses.
Hyde throws a big counter head kick but Cloud avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cloud, as that shot connected.
Cloud is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cloud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyde.
Cloud loads up on a big right hand but Hyde slips the punch.
A cross from Cloud lands.
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!
Cloud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hyde was well out of range. Poor timing from Cloud.
A slow jab from Cloud misses its intended target.
Hyde lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cloud's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Hyde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hyde throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Hyde tries to work over Cloud's front leg with a kick but Cloud checks it.
Hyde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hyde throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hyde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hyde throws a leg kick which misses Cloud's front leg but catches the back leg as Cloud tries to avoid it.
Hyde throws a body punch but Cloud moves out of range.
Hyde throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Red Cloud has been cut.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Cloud missing with a left hand there. Hyde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hyde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hyde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hyde - that will leave a mark!
Hyde bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cloud's head backwards.
Cloud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud swings widly with a right hand
and Hyde counters with an inside leg kick.
Hyde 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.
Hyde lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloud throws a jab when Hyde was well out of range.
Cloud tries to score with a low kick but Hyde moves his leg out of the way.
Hyde throws out a loose jab but Cloud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hyde throws a lazy body kick
enabling Cloud to counter with a crisp jab.
Cloud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cloud connects with a looping right hand.
Hyde scores with a head kick. Cloud tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hyde throws the kick towards the body but Cloud avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cloud crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hyde - the referee stops the clock and Cloud gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hyde. Cloud manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cloud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hyde tries to land a front kick but Cloud steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cloud misses with a looping right.
Cloud moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cloud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Hyde.
Hyde throws a right hand that misses
and Cloud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cloud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hyde.
Hyde throws a fast counter high kick but Cloud manages to duck under it in time.
Hyde fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cloud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hyde lands a nice looking body kick.
Cloud throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cloud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hyde. Hyde obviously looking to wear him down.
Hyde lands a nice looking body kick.
Cloud is breathing heavily.
Cloud tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Hyde with the inside leg kick.
Hyde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyde is looking to slow Cloud down with leg kicks.
Hyde looks to land a body kick but Cloud moved away.
Cloud takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Hyde dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Red Cloud's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cloud on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hyde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cloud.
Cloud fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hyde just manages to avoid it.
Cloud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyde can pounce on him.
Hyde tries a low kick but Cloud avoids it.
Hyde takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cloud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hyde lunges at Cloud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cloud's hand.
Hyde lands a leg kick that knocks Cloud off balance momentarily.
Cloud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hyde tries to land a front kick but Cloud steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cloud throws a right and a left that Hyde avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cloud.
Hyde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cloud loads up on a big right hand but Hyde slips the punch.
Hyde misses with an uppercut
and Cloud counters with a right hand to the body.
Cloud will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud misses with a straight left.
Hyde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hyde has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hyde lands with an uppercut that bounces Cloud off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud looks to throw the jab but Hyde is out of range.
Hyde doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cloud misses the jab.
Hyde throws a front kick that sends Cloud stumbling back into the cage.
Hyde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cloud. That did some damage!
Hyde scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hyde.
Cloud went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hyde slips a straight right by Cloud.
Hyde blocks a head kick by Cloud.
Hyde throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyde takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hyde throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cloud.
Red Cloud's cut is getting worse.
Cloud misses with a hook.
Cloud throws a hook but Hyde blocks it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cloud might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hyde. That's going to slow Cloud down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde lands a big head kick that sends Cloud tumbling to the mat! Hyde takes a step backwards and waves Cloud back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cloud is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hyde. That's going to slow Cloud down.
Oh Cloud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hyde throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cloud gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hyde counters with a thumping low kick.
Cloud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud missing with a left hand there. Hyde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hyde scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cloud seems to have got his legs back now.
Hyde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloud.
That kick from Hyde tenderised Cloud's leg. Cloud is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cloud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Hyde coming out on top.
Red Cloud's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cloud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hyde moves away.
Hyde fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cloud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hyde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloud.
Cloud scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hyde scores with a sloppy right hand. Cloud should have avoided that one.
Hyde with the inside leg kick.
Cloud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud looks to throw the jab but Hyde is out of range.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses
enabling Cloud to counter with a crisp jab.
Hyde walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hyde throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hyde with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cloud throws a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Cloud misses
and Hyde counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hyde thows a body kick. Cloud tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cloud avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Hyde scores with a push kick.
Cloud looks to land a left hand but Hyde moved out of range nicely.
Hyde throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hyde stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cloud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant Hyde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hyde lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cloud crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hyde - the referee stops the clock and Cloud gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hyde. Cloud manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyde.
Cloud throws a combination that misses
and Hyde counters with an inside leg kick.
Cloud's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hyde punishes Cloud's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyde.
Cloud looks for the body kick but Hyde saw that one coming.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Cloud moves out of range easily.
Hyde lands a high kick!
Hyde ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
It seemed like Hyde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cloud avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Hyde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hyde. Cloud shrugs it off though.
Hyde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid body kick from Hyde.
Hyde throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Hyde showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Red Cloud's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cloud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyde can pounce on him.
Hyde throws a nice looking combination but Cloud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hyde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cloud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cloud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick lands for Hyde.
Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cloud was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde.
Cloud half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hyde.
Cloud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hyde. Cloud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cloud was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cloud has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hyde.
Hyde staying out of range there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cloud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hyde only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde misses with a body kick.
Cloud misses with a body shot.
Hyde scores with a jab. Cloud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Hyde.
Hyde throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cloud fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cloud misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hyde counters with a head kick that drops Cloud to the mat! Cloud scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hyde.
Cloud takes a swing at Hyde's ribcage but misses.
Hyde with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hyde with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick from Hyde, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Hyde counters with a straight right hand.
Jeez, Red Cloud's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hyde thumps Cloud with a low kick.
Hyde thumps Cloud with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud looks to land a left hand but Hyde moved out of range nicely.
Hyde fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cloud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cloud swings for the body but Hyde moves out of range.
Hyde is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hyde connects with a leg kick.
Hyde misses with a head kick.
Hyde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cloud is able to avoid easily.
Hyde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hyde - that will leave a mark!
Cloud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Cloud misses its intended target.
Cloud misses with a shot to the body
and Hyde counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cloud's knee momentarily.
Cloud misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyde.
Cloud looks to throw the jab but Hyde is out of range.
Cloud misses with a body punch
and Hyde counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Cloud. Those never looked like landing.
Hyde lands a head kick!
Hyde connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hyde lands a leg kick that knocks Cloud off balance momentarily.
Hyde connects with a solid leg kick.
Hyde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyde pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hyde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
A jab from Hyde does it's job there.
Hyde scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hyde.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a sloppy head kick and Hyde moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
Hyde bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hyde with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cloud 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.
Good work by Cloud as he checks the leg kick.
Cloud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cloud tried to score with a low kick but Hyde checks it.
That kick from Hyde tenderised Cloud's leg. Cloud is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cloud with a nice cross.
Hyde is looking to land body kicks.
Cloud checks a leg kick.
Cloud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Hyde.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyde lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Hyde really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Red Cloud's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hyde pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cloud is out of range and Hyde settles back down.
Cloud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hyde scores with a push kick.
Hyde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
Hyde slips under a jab from Cloud.
Hyde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hyde throws a head kick but Cloud moves out of range.
A combination from Cloud does no damage.
Cloud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hyde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hyde takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick from Hyde, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cloud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hyde.
Hyde was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hyde with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cloud lands with an overhand left.
Hyde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cloud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cloud. That did some damage!
Hyde throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyde.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloud. Hyde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hyde takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hyde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cloud swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Hyde.
Cloud stalks Hyde and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hyde's face. Hyde staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cloud is out of range.
Hyde throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cloud on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde with a nice calf kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hyde.
Cloud misses with a leg kick
and Hyde counters with a nice leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cloud crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hyde - the referee stops the clock and Cloud gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hyde. Cloud manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hyde scoring well with a low kick there.
Cloud takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A jab lands there for Hyde.
Hyde lands a leg kick that knocks Cloud off balance momentarily.
Cloud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyde has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hyde feints and then cracks Cloud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cloud down.
Cloud looks to land a right hand but Hyde moved out of range.
Cloud takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cloud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hyde counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cloud swings for the body but Hyde moves out of range.
Hyde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a low kick.
Cloud throws a leg kick
and Hyde finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cloud blocks a low kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Cloud on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cloud throws a jab but it's blocked by Hyde.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud misses with a looping right.
Hyde follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hyde lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cloud at a distance.
A slow jab from Cloud misses its intended target.
Hyde slips a straight right by Cloud.
Hyde lands a head kick. Cloud smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cloud throws a body kick that misses
and Hyde makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hyde with a nice calf kick.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a head kick but Cloud moves out of range.
Hyde throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hyde looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyde scoring well with a low kick there.
Hyde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Hyde misses with a leg kick.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Hyde looks for the body kick but Cloud saw that one coming.
Cloud misses with a wild combination.
Hyde works Cloud's body with a nice hook.
Hyde is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Hyde.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Hyde dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Red Cloud's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hyde.
A nice leg kick from Hyde, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cloud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hyde to counter with a crisp jab.
Hyde ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Cloud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyde.
Hyde scoring well with a low kick there.
Cloud misses the shot to the body.
Hyde misses with a head kick.
Hyde moves out of range as Cloud strikes.
A jab from Cloud misses.
Hyde was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyde scores with a punch to the head.
Hyde cracks Cloud with an open hand slap.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyde.
Cloud blocks a head kick by Hyde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a lunging right hand
and Hyde counters with a nice body kick.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cloud blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Hyde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
Hyde pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cloud is out of range and Hyde settles back down.
A big right from Cloud misses.
Hyde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cloud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyde.
Cloud checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Cloud.
A low kick lands for Hyde.
Hyde throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hyde checks a leg kick.
Cloud throws an overhand right that lands on Hyde's shoulder, as Hyde tries to avoid the shot.
Hyde appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a body shot but no joy.
Cloud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyde misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Cloud on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hyde moves out of range as Cloud strikes.
Cloud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cloud misses with a jab to the body
and Hyde makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cloud moves out of range of the body kick.
Hyde fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cloud.
Cloud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hyde can pounce on him.
Hyde throws a body kick that misses.
Hyde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hyde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cloud was well out of range. Poor timing from Hyde.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Hyde is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hyde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hyde.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloud moves away.
A punch combination from Cloud misses.
Cloud misses with the combination.
Cloud throws a jab when Hyde was well out of range.
Cloud takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cloud misses with a looping right.
Cloud takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hyde moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cloud throws a hook to the side of Hyde's head but Hyde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hyde throws a head kick that misses.
Hyde lands a nice looking body kick.
Red Cloud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Hyde lands but Cloud takes it in his stride.
Cloud misses with a hook to the body
and Hyde counters with a head kick that drops Cloud to the mat! Cloud scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Red Cloud's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grant Hyde!
Grant Hyde is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Grant Hyde made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Knock Out Sups and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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