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00:00 Well, final instructions from our referee Dean Edwards and if you can hear yourselves
00:13 think we're about to have a much anticipated contest for this Southern Area lightweight
00:19 title.
00:20 Martin McDonagh, this is his first defence of that belt, he won in spectacular fashion
00:24 against Connor Marleston, McDonagh wearing the green and gold in against Ben Smith, the
00:31 man from High Wycombe wearing the black with maroon panels and this, well what a contest,
00:39 it looks 50/50 on paper, McDonagh 11 wins, 2 defeats, the Southpaw from Sheerness in
00:47 Kent against Ben Smith, the undefeated fighter, 11 fights, 11 wins but McDonagh has jumped
00:52 in with the likes of Harlan Eubank at a higher weight, you could argue has had those tougher
00:58 tests against Smith who technically you could say is the more skilled but McDonagh as tough
01:03 as they come and Lee McGregor delighted to have you alongside me for this one, you know
01:07 both men, you've seen them up in close quarters, how excited are you for this one and pick
01:12 the bones out of this opening round?
01:14 Yeah I'm very excited and I can agree with you there, obviously all the experience lies
01:18 with Martin, he's been in with some top quality fighters, been involved in bigger fights,
01:23 10 rounds many times, he's the champion, Ben Smith, very good fighter, not had the same
01:30 opponents level wise as what Martin has so it's a very exciting fight but great start
01:36 to the round and to be honest started off just the way I expected it to start, Ben dictating
01:43 early on with the centre of the ring, chopping that with your hand down, landing but he just
01:48 needs to stay with this and not get carried away with his success early on because Martin
01:54 is a very fit, durable guy who's there for the full 10 rounds as we've seen many times
01:59 before.
02:00 Well it is a fantastic match and the crowd here have been waiting for this, it's a good
02:10 right hand lounge from Smith, McDonough unmoved, still just pawing away with that southpaw
02:16 jab, tries to jab to body, again just starting to heat up a little bit nicely, they've both
02:27 had a good look at each other in this opening round, good left hand from McDonough, Smith
02:30 takes it well.
02:40 I could see Ben stabbing that straight right hand down to Martin's body, I wouldn't be
02:44 surprised if we see him then starting to switch up upstairs, I think he's planting the seed
02:49 there on Martin's head but trying to bring that left hand low to then start shooting
02:54 that right hand over the top to the head which I think we'll see as the fight goes.
03:00 High class, you can see they're both flanking in there, it's not a case of they're just
03:04 both going in there and hammering and tonguing from the get go, there's thought behind what
03:08 they're both doing and I think Ben's finding a lot of success with that right hand.
03:13 And a good right hand again in, well the Smith fans every time he lands are screaming at
03:19 him, high class is the case with McDonough and his people here tonight as well.
03:25 We say it all the time when we get the privilege to be ringside for these area title fights,
03:30 you rarely see a bad one and a right hand at the end of the round.
03:36 Well it was I suppose cagey, both men having successes, the right hand of Smith just seemed
03:41 to possibly edge him, had he picked the bones out of that one then Lee?
03:46 Yeah I think Ben had a little bit more success with his backhand, especially the right hand
03:51 landing into the body.
03:53 Martin had success as well, I just thought Ben was dictating a little bit more and edged
03:59 that round for me.
04:00 But close, exciting.
04:01 Well it was a little bit cat and mouse at the start as you would imagine, so much riding
04:08 on this for these two men.
04:09 They both want to march on to English title, British titles.
04:13 Bruce Mole the English champ, Gavin Gwynne of course last week claiming that or retaining
04:18 that lightweight title.
04:19 And what better venue to have than the York Hall for a fight of this magnitude.
04:44 Of course the schedule for 10 rounds.
04:51 That right hand again from Smith just seems to be the key weapon.
04:55 He's switching it up well, he's not being predictable with that right hand.
04:59 He's dropping it into the body nicely and then going back upstairs, making Martin constantly
05:03 thinking.
05:04 Because if it was going the same way, same direction, same time and every time, Martin
05:09 would then clock on it.
05:10 But his variation is good, his timing is good and that's what's offsetting Martin that is
05:14 why he is landing.
05:15 Well neither man renowned punches as such.
05:16 Ben Smith 11 fights, 11 wins all go in the distance.
05:17 Madonna just the one stoppage to his name.
05:18 And that was against Connor Marsden of course which was perfect.
05:19 Just a bit off balance there, Madonna.
05:45 Right hand again.
05:49 Ben's finding a lot of success with that straight right hand.
05:52 Better for Martin there, he's coming back with his backhand as well.
05:59 A bit of a shake of the head from Ben Smith but this is, they're just working up to a
06:07 cracker of a fight.
06:08 Madonna having his successes now as well.
06:15 Madonna in that southpaw stance.
06:20 Trying to land that big left hand.
06:25 Back comes Smith as well.
06:28 A decent left hand from Smith, finds the target.
06:39 Madonna takes it well.
06:42 And we know about his toughness, he is incredibly tough.
06:47 They're both having success with their backhands here.
06:51 It's like shot for shot.
06:54 A lot of lead hand activity from both guys.
07:03 Trying to set traps.
07:06 Feints in between.
07:09 I expected this kind of fight to be honest.
07:12 A great shot, right hand up.
07:15 Ben Smith landed a big right hand there.
07:20 Smith to head and body and again lands the right hand.
07:27 Madonna on move by these shots though, takes them so well.
07:31 An excellent round of action.
07:34 Very close round that for the full round.
07:37 Ben Smith's eye catcher right hand just on the end there, maybe nicked that round but
07:42 very close.
07:43 Exciting fight and both thinking in there as well.
07:48 It's not just a case of them both getting on there and just letting punches go.
07:54 There's a lot of thought behind both their work.
07:57 Well, everyone's been looking forward to this one.
08:04 It's not disappointing whatsoever.
08:06 It's been Southport against Orserup.
08:09 The styles have gelled well.
08:11 You would say that the early success with the right hand maybe, as Ben Smith just edging
08:16 slightly ahead, would you have him out of the two rounds now that we've seen, would
08:20 he have been both rounds or?
08:22 Yeah, but very close.
08:23 I wouldn't be surprised if that round went the other way.
08:26 But I think maybe just the more eye catching shots from Ben, especially with that right
08:33 hand, but Martin's having success as well.
08:35 It's a close fight.
08:37 I expected it to be like this, that's how it's going to be down the stretch when we
08:41 get near the championship rounds.
08:43 That's when we'll see.
08:44 I feel like Martin's been there before, so the questions of Ben will be answered.
08:51 You mentioned it before that you felt that Ben would have early success, but we know
08:59 that McDonagh can go down the stretch.
09:01 He did it to his devastating effect against Connor Marsden.
09:05 He found that big shot in the tenth and final round when he was behind.
09:11 And this pace is impressive as well.
09:18 I mean, so much mental energy being used up by both men, thinking their way through this
09:37 as well.
09:39 Good work from McDonagh.
09:51 His fans on their feet.
10:07 You can't take your eyes off this.
10:12 So engaging.
10:17 The concentration levels are immense from these two men as well.
10:22 Yeah, Martin's finding his backhand a little bit more this round.
10:33 Both exchanging shots almost at the same time.
10:58 I think that's what we need to see more of from Martin, is when they get up close and
11:03 they get inside, they need to start roughing Ben up, making it uncomfortable in there for
11:07 them, because Ben's liking it at range, liking it at distance, popping that backhand straight
11:12 down the middle.
11:14 At range, I feel like it suits Ben.
11:16 Up close, it more suits Martin.
11:22 Both trying to set each other up with their backhands.
11:24 You can see them both with their lead hands, touching, touching, touching, little feints
11:29 in between.
11:30 They're both sometimes landing at the exact same time as well.
11:34 That's why you need to switch up head and body.
11:37 That was better from Ben there, right on the belly, went down the stairs.
11:43 The right hand to the body from Ben Smith ends that.
11:46 Let's just bring in a man you know well, sat alongside you, a trainer, Ben Davison.
11:51 You know these two fellas very well, so how do you see it after three rounds, Ben?
11:55 It's a hard fight to score.
12:04 I thought the second round was very close.
12:06 I think the third round there went to Martin.
12:08 An adjustment there from Martin.
12:11 He'd been looking for the counter a little bit more in that round.
12:13 I think Ben was struggling to get a little bit closer and keep getting off the downstairs,
12:17 which he was doing so well in the first round.
12:20 Thank you very much.
12:21 The thoughts of Ben Davison will capture with Ben as well as we go on through the fight here.
12:25 Well, you can't say it's been a slow burner.
12:28 It's been straight in really, engaging action from the first bell and just that kind of fight really.
12:33 You know it can turn, it can be twists and turns in this.
12:38 I feel like Ben Smith needs to keep stabbing downstairs.
12:47 He needs to keep going downstairs.
12:49 He switched it up a couple of times.
12:50 He'd done it right on the end.
12:52 Oh, McDonagh just dropped that.
12:54 McDonagh just off balance, the right hand again from Ben Smith, just doing the damage again.
12:59 It was more of a stumble I think off balance than him being hurt or even buzzed by that I think.
13:05 I'm going to disagree with you.
13:09 I think that was a shot.
13:10 I think he did feel that shot.
13:12 He definitely felt that.
13:15 Whether it was a case of being off balance as well, but a shot definitely did land.
13:19 Well, McDonagh seems recovered anyway from that.
13:36 Shot that just sets him back a little bit.
13:44 And that right hand again from Smith finds a home.
13:47 What? What's going on? What? I can talk to him.
13:52 I can talk to him.
13:54 McDonagh trying to just bring that left hand into play again.
14:00 And the southpaw jab just knocking the head back from Smith there.
14:06 Good shot from McDonagh.
14:09 I feel like at range, at distance, this suits Ben more.
14:21 Martin needs to get a little bit up close a bit more and rough up, which we've seen at times.
14:26 I feel like he's had most of his success.
14:36 Ben's looking to counter a bit too much at times.
14:39 He's something that needs to lead as well.
14:41 I feel like the more this fight goes on, the more we will see Martin start coming forward, just like we've seen there.
14:51 Oh, now McDonagh goes to work and again, his supporters going bananas in the balconies around York Court.
15:03 Yeah, I think we'll see more of this as the fight goes on.
15:06 Martin coming forward, the more he lands, the more he will go on confidence as well.
15:11 But he does need to be careful because Ben's obviously trying to set traps and will come on to that right hand.
15:17 Well, I think it's fair to say the excitement levels are through the roof here at York Court.
15:29 Both exchange big shots there.
15:37 Very exciting fight.
15:41 So, Lee McGregor after four rounds, you've got it dead even.
15:49 Yeah, I think Martin has won the last two rounds, Ben won the first two.
15:54 Again though, these rounds are very, very close. It's what you prefer.
15:58 Is it Ben's eye catching Lee, wanting to catch him on the counter, landing the right hands or is it Martin's work rate coming forward?
16:06 He definitely did start putting on the pressure on Smith a little bit more in that round and I feel like he found more success.
16:12 But a very close fight as these rounds are very close, it's what you prefer.
16:17 Very hard to score for me.
16:19 But just how I'm seeing it, definitely think that was probably Martin's best round.
16:25 Ben having success early on in the fight, going in at round five, it's a very even fight.
16:33 Yeah, as you say, it's hard to split these two at the start. That's the way it's proving.
16:41 Good straight shot from Smith.
17:03 Yeah, it's Smith right hand there.
17:04 Still McDonough just trying to hold centre of the ring.
17:33 At distance this is Ben Smith's fight at close range, it's Martin McDonough's fight I believe.
17:50 Both having success.
17:57 You can see Ben is trying to draw him into that counter, he's using that lead hand, touching, touching, touching, he's trying to set up the right hand.
18:05 But he needs to switch up like he did there. Downstairs then upstairs, right on cue.
18:09 Peach of a right hand from Ben Smith as you just called it there.
18:13 He needs more of that to be getting more success.
18:16 He sometimes goes away from it and that's when Martin gets his success, gets up close and starts letting good shots go himself.
18:23 And like you said Martin's been here before, been in a contest like this before.
18:30 This is Ben's first time so this is where like I said the questions will be answered.
18:34 And how big a leap is it from six rounds to ten rounds?
18:37 Massive, massive, that's what we've always said about this fight.
18:41 It's going to be Ben Smith early on and then whether or not he can ride the storm because Martin always comes on and finishes strong.
18:48 He's always fit, he's always ready.
18:50 And I'm sure he's done plenty of rounds in the gym, Ben Smith, to try and replicate this but it's very hard to do that under these lights in York Hall as we mentioned.
19:00 But he's only done six rounds before so a big step up mentally.
19:05 Is that extra duration of rounds, is that going to be an issue?
19:09 We will see.
19:12 And again McDonough with some success.
19:16 Edging forward again.
19:20 Smith, capturing well.
19:23 Both getting success, very, very close fight, very hard fight to score.
19:31 Both landing.
19:40 We say it all the time, you rarely see a bad area fight.
19:49 I couldn't split them in that round.
19:52 I thought that round was very hard to split.
19:56 So close, both having success.
19:59 Ben is finding most of his success when he's switching up from going downstairs to then upstairs.
20:08 Doing the simple stuff, that's where Ben Smith's getting success.
20:12 Sometimes switches off, looks for the counter too much and gets caught.
20:15 But again, very exciting fight.
20:19 The fans are loving it.
20:21 We're enjoying it, it's a great fight.
20:24 Halfway, I've got a level.
20:28 Good job.
20:30 So past the halfway stage.
20:49 Lee McGregor has it dead level.
20:52 He's got a very even round in the fifth.
20:57 Good shot to the body from McDonough.
21:10 He tries again.
21:13 Certainly the aggressive in the opening stages of round six, Martin McDonough.
21:20 That's it, that's it.
21:23 Yes, better start from Martin here in this opening minute.
21:33 He's getting closer.
21:36 Ben's not having as much success bringing him onto that counter.
21:40 He's went away from...
21:42 He needs to keep stabbing that straightaway hand into the body and then switching it back upstairs like that.
21:49 Good work again from McDonough.
21:54 Like you said, many times before Martin's been here, he's been here and done it.
22:02 Ben Smith's not.
22:05 McDonough edges forward again.
22:08 Bit of holding going on now, the referee not happy.
22:31 Yeah, Martin's getting closer now, getting closer.
22:34 Like you said, Ben, the success Ben was getting early on at distances.
22:40 Martin's taking that away from him now, spoiling him, getting away from him.
22:45 He's got to get back on his feet.
22:48 He's got to get back on his feet.
22:50 He's got to get back on his feet.
22:52 He's got to get back on his feet.
22:54 He's got to get back on his feet.
22:56 He's got to get back on his feet.
22:58 Martin's taking that away from him now, spoiling him.
23:01 Getting up close, rough, tough and tight.
23:04 McDonough got through with a good left to the head of Ben Smith.
23:11 And his supporters in front of him are throwing absolutely every punch with him.
23:17 I think he's just trying to settle things down.
23:23 He has got a bit scrappy at times in this round.
23:26 A big shot from Martin now.
23:28 Very exciting fight.
23:34 Both men just trading now in the middle.
23:37 Both London Big Shots, it's very exciting.
23:47 The fans are on their feet.
23:49 This is the kind of fight you want to see.
23:51 We are edging towards the end of the sixth round.
23:56 And Lee McGregor, that's Martin McDonough just edging a tiny bit ahead now with that sixth round.
24:04 How are you scoring it Ben Davison?
24:06 I agree, I think Martin's edging in.
24:08 The type of fight that he's trying to insert is...
24:11 A Martin McDonough type of fight, he's got a bit of a bit of a head.
24:14 He's got a bit of a head.
24:16 He's got a bit of a head.
24:18 A Martin McDonough type of fight, he's got a fantastic engine.
24:22 He's become a bit of a war of attrition and that is Martin's type of fight.
24:26 He's a gritty, well conditioned type fighter.
24:29 And Ben needs to get control of the tempo to try and get himself back into the fight.
24:33 There you have it, the thoughts of Ben Davison.
24:36 He's got a big fight of his own coming up soon with Lee Woods of course.
24:39 Which you'll be speaking about a bit more later as well.
24:42 How's things going in the gym?
24:44 Yeah, he's looking good.
24:45 Obviously we're extremely motivated for this, for him to claw his title back.
24:50 And yeah, looking forward to it.
24:53 He's a very well disciplined fighter so looking forward to him becoming a two time world champion.
24:58 Thank you Ben.
24:59 We all look forward to that fight as well.
25:01 Cannot fail to deliver.
25:02 Of course, Lara Wood 2 coming up.
25:06 This is all about McDonough and Smith.
25:10 And that's a fight we've been looking forward to and it's not disappointing in the slightest.
25:15 Oh good, and just shakes the, rattles the head back of Smith.
25:20 Really good work from McDonough in the opening stages of round 7.
25:26 This is unknown territory for Ben Smith.
25:30 He's never been beyond 6 rounds before his first 10 round up.
25:38 This was always the questions and the worry about Ben Smith.
25:43 We knew how talented he was, but he's never been tested in a fight like this.
25:48 And he's engine and he's never fought at a pace that he's fighting at tonight.
25:51 So it's, Martin's been there before many times.
25:54 He's a championship fighter, very well conditioned, very fit.
25:57 Obviously, I feel like he's just started to edge the fight.
26:02 Going on that last round, Ben Smith needs to get back to what he was doing early on in the career.
26:07 The more you fatigue, the harder it becomes.
26:09 The more tired you get.
26:10 The things that were working early on when you were fresh, don't come off as good.
26:14 And that's when sometimes you need to bite down on the gun shield and just grind it out and do anything you can in your power to win.
26:22 But this is Martin McDonough's type of fight now.
26:25 [crowd cheering]
26:28 Still plowing forward now.
26:55 [crowd cheering]
26:58 Both trying to land their backhands at the same time, Smith and McDonough.
27:06 [crowd cheering]
27:14 [crowd cheering]
27:17 A weariness short is going to play a part in this.
27:33 Good stabbing of the body from McDonough.
27:36 I know both fighters would have prepared, well, I know both fighters prepared so well for this fight.
27:41 They're both well conditioned, they're both ready, they were both more than ready for the 10 rounds.
27:45 As you can see, we're now at the end of round 7.
27:48 Grueling fast pace from the first bell.
27:51 Again, that was a good shot there from Ben, but I feel like the more this goes, the more it's favouring Martin than it is Ben.
27:59 But Ben's still finding his success with what he had, it's still a very open, close fight.
28:04 Again, the right hand there from Ben Smith.
28:09 He does bring the eye-catching shot in every now and again.
28:13 What great aggression is definitely with Martin.
28:16 Ben is still coming in there with eye-catching shots, it's a very hard fight to score.
28:20 Well, it's going to go right down to the wire.
28:27 Continues like this.
28:29 It's going to be very, very interesting indeed.
28:31 Of course, we remember the Connor Marsden fight.
28:34 That went right to the wire before Martin McDonough.
28:38 Martin McDonough found the big shot just when he needed it.
28:42 It's inevitable with a southpaw orthodox, the scrappiness will come into play.
28:57 I've seen that.
28:59 More simple jabs, Ben.
29:05 You have more of that.
29:07 I didn't switch it off, did I?
29:09 Where did that go?
29:14 Smith just feinting with the jab.
29:16 Simple jabs as well, simple jabs as well.
29:22 Right hand again, which has been his key weapon to head on to body Ben Smith.
29:28 Ben Smith.
29:29 Martin, at the start of this round, not as aggressive as he has been previous rounds.
29:46 Good shot to the body from McDonough.
29:57 Yes, Connor enjoyed that.
29:58 Billy Wimble screaming from Connor, giving the instructions.
30:04 Scrappy round this one, as you can expect.
30:19 Yep.
30:21 High pace, hot on the air under the bright lights.
30:26 It seems like this is going to come down to who's conditioned more, who's prepared better.
30:29 Who wants it more, really.
30:31 Game plans are all well and good.
30:34 But now in nearly championship rounds, it's I guess who wants it more, who's prepared better.
30:43 Ben Smith on the front foot a bit in this eighth round.
30:47 Snappy left hand from McDonough.
30:59 He's got a bit of a head start.
31:05 He's got a bit of a head start.
31:08 Snappy left hand from McDonough.
31:10 It's better work from Smith now.
31:17 Yeah, both are swaying, swaying.
31:20 Every round swaying.
31:23 Ben Smith's having success, Martin pulls it back.
31:26 It's one of them fights.
31:28 I wouldn't say any fighter has been in total control throughout a full round.
31:38 It's been swaying here and there.
31:40 Better work there from Martin now.
31:43 It's been a consistent, solid right hand from Smith and one shot that obviously just set McDonough back a little bit, a little stumble backwards.
31:55 But there's nothing that neither man has been particularly buzzed.
32:01 Anything like no breakthrough really that they could capitalize on. Just consistent hard work from both men.
32:08 And it's going to be a very tight affair in this final two round, she feels.
32:26 It's almost the case now as well, you get so far in a fight like this that neither man wants to make that error that could cost them, that they could get caught with tiredness and everything else now.
32:48 It's going to take a lot of focus as well as you're going to need to be switched on.
32:56 And it's like I said, two rounds to go, all to play for.
33:01 Well the penultimate round and what's been a really engaging Southern Area title fight, Martin McDonough the holder from Sheerness in Kent, the 28 year old.
33:14 Who, well will not give up this belt, that's for sure.
33:18 Good shot from Ben Smith, challenging in his first ten rounder tonight, the man from High Wycombe.
33:42 Both landing, both landing, Martin more eye catching there, but they're both landing, it's a very good fight.
33:50 McDonough just marauding forward.
34:03 Good work on the counter from Ben Smith, excellent action in front of us here.
34:07 What a privilege it is to be ringside as McDonough starts to let the hands go and Smith on the ropes, this is where McDonough wants him.
34:13 This is the fight Martin wants, yeah.
34:15 Now Smith, well he's still not away from those ropes and McDonough, he wants to fight him close.
34:30 This is the kind of action that McDonough wants.
34:34 It's just he wants it more now, he's got into that stage of the fight.
34:40 Well this has got the majority on their feet inside the York Hall.
34:48 That's been fantastic, non-stop action.
34:54 McDonough again from one side of the ring to another, that's where he wants his look, he's looking for the ropes, pushing Smith back to ropes, he's now got himself into the centre of the ring.
35:21 Well it's become a bit of a gruelling now.
35:32 This is exactly how I thought it would go, I thought Ben Smith would have success early on, Martin would come on strong towards the end which has been the case.
35:48 Well Smith still edging forward, still trying to land that right hand that's done him so well tonight.
35:53 Another one of them rounds swaying, either way.
35:58 I feel like most of the rounds have been like that, very, very hard to sway.
36:17 It's a really difficult fight to score, I'm looking at your scorecard, there's a couple of rounds where you've got Ben winning, there's a round where you've got Martin winning, you've got a round there that Martin's won, that I thought Ben won.
36:28 It is a really close fight, I think it's what you prefer, I think Martin is slightly ahead at the moment.
36:34 But I think Ben is still well in this fight, he's going into the last round, I think it could go either way.
36:42 It could potentially be a deciding factor in his round but what I must say, what a fantastic fight, both guys have put on a fantastic performance, showing so much will and determination, whatever way the result goes both guys should be so proud of themselves.
36:57 Thank you Ben, so close to call, you'd agree with that, very, very hard fight to score, to call in this stage, so it's all to play for if someone can make a big statement in this final three minutes.
37:08 Smith, he's proved he can do the ten rounds, stepping up from six and he's edging forward now, still will look to land that right hand to head and body, McDonough, who's relentless mauling style has served him well in the second half of the fight particularly.
37:31 And Martin McDonough did find that huge shot in the tenth round to stop Connor Marston as Smith is going to pile everything into this now, give it everything.
37:46 Two minutes to go, I can imagine what's going through both fighters' heads here, need to just leave it all in the ring here, empty the tank.
38:08 Well they must be feeling it, they must be desperately tired, it's been fought at a frenetic pace, a mentally draining fight as well.
38:34 Right hand again from Smith, McDonough's unmoved so it seems again, very solid chin Martin McDonough.
38:43 Well we're approaching the final minute of this contest.
38:57 Oh and again both landing good shots.
39:08 You made the point Lee before that when they do try to both land it back and they do so simultaneously on so many occasions and has been the case throughout the fight.
39:20 Yeah they both, they sways one way, then sways back the other way, it's been one of them type of fights.
39:29 Oh big wild swing from Smith, McDonough comes back and good movement from Smith who then lets the hands go.
39:42 Well great work from both men, the final 20 seconds of this contest, will there be a finale of note as the final knockings go into York Hall and everyone's on their feet.
40:00 Well it is absolutely draining to watch as both men raise their arms now, York Hall salutes both men, it has been a fabulous contest.
40:13 Both Ben Smith and Martin McDonough deserve great praise for a fantastic battle, fought in a great spirit.
40:24 Well it was good work from both men throughout the fight, Ben Smith landing early with that right hand, Martin McDonough as Lee McGregor predicted coming back strong.
40:40 That could be a draw, I would not be surprised even if that was a draw, it was one of them fights, I wouldn't be surprised if it goes Martin's way, I wouldn't be surprised if it goes Ben's way and I wouldn't be surprised if there's a draw.
40:50 Very exciting fight, both showed their class, the fight went slightly how we all thought it would go, success early on with Ben, Martin come on, come on down the stretch, come on strong.
41:02 That was the case, it was a very good fight, I think I've actually got a rabbit.
41:07 You have it a draw, with the even round you have it a draw.
41:09 So Ben Davison we'll just get your thoughts before we get the official result, who would you edge it for?
41:15 I think in the fight if I leave it away I think it's a really close fight, I don't think you can argue it either way.
41:21 Either way, well we'll find out.
41:25 Both men are just going to make their way to the centre of the ring now, Martin McDonough just salutes his crowd as things just settle down a little bit here.
41:41 McDonough just calls him into the middle of the ring, let's go there.
41:45 The scorecard that matters and the man that has that card in his hand is our FC for tonight, Huss Ragin.
41:52 Ladies and gentlemen after 10 rounds of boxing we go to the referee scorecard.
42:01 Referee Lee Emery scores the bout 97 to 94.
42:07 And your winner and still the British Boxing Board of Control Seven Area Lightweight Champion, Martin McDonough.
42:35 Exciting fight, very good, brilliant, great heart from Martin.
42:40 Had a rocky start but was getting caught with one of your hands. Done well, come back and get it.