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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Orsini (ranked 377 p4p, 1312 weight class) and Oliver Hedman Karlsson (ranked 56 p4p, 189 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alessandro Orsini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Orsini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson works Orsini's body with a nice hook.
Orsini fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hedman Karlsson looks to throw the jab but Orsini is out of range.
Hedman Karlsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Orsini seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Orsini takes one to the chin there.
Orsini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a shot to the body.
Orsini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Orsini avoids it with no problem.
Orsini looks to land a right hand but Hedman Karlsson moved out of range.
Hedman Karlsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice combination there by Hedman Karlsson.
It looks like Alessandro Orsini has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedman Karlsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Orsini. Orsini gets slowly back to his feet.
Hedman Karlsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Orsini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hedman Karlsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by Hedman Karlsson - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini cracks Hedman Karlsson with an open hand slap.
Orsini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Orsini.
Orsini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson misses the jab.
Orsini loads up on a big right hand but Hedman Karlsson slips the punch.
Orsini throws a lazy right hand but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orsini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
Hedman Karlsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab.
Orsini looks to throw a body kick
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Orsini just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsini throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orsini misses with a few strikes there.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orsini manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Orsini on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orsini throws an overhand right that lands on Hedman Karlsson's shoulder, as Hedman Karlsson tries to avoid the shot.
Orsini shoots and misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessandro Orsini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orsini throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Oliver Hedman Karlsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orsini shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hedman Karlsson eats them both and turns towards Orsini to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Orsini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orsini lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orsini throws a low kick, looking for Hedman Karlsson's leg but Hedman Karlsson calmly moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the body shot from Orsini.
Orsini on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsini is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Orsini on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orsini lands a jab to the head.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut. Orsini saw that one coming.
A low kick lands for Orsini.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hedman Karlsson. Hedman Karlsson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hedman Karlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orsini circles away quickly and effectively.
Orsini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini throws a poor cross that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Orsini thinking.
Hedman Karlsson loads up on a big right hand but Orsini slips the punch.
Hedman Karlsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orsini to score with a decent uppercut.
Orsini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a jab when Orsini was well out of range.
Jab from Orsini.
Orsini throws the left hand but Hedman Karlsson avoids the punch easily.
Hedman Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson moves away from the strike by Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsini is just out of range.
Orsini looks to score with a jab to the body but Hedman Karlsson is just out of range.
Orsini lands a nice shot that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsini was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
As Hedman Karlsson looks to move away, Orsini throws a big counter combo but Hedman Karlsson just gets out of the way.
Orsini misses with a hook.
Hedman Karlsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orsini to score with a decent uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orsini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head backwards.
Hedman Karlsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orsini cracks Hedman Karlsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Orsini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hedman Karlsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danga de danga de dang - Hedman Karlsson scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orsini shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hedman Karlsson is trying to defend but Orsini finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hedman Karlsson tries to get to full guard but Orsini has control of the leg.
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 Alessandro Orsini will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alessandro Orsini's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Orsini scoring well with a low kick there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Orsini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hedman Karlsson thinking.
Alessandro Orsini is winning the standup battle so far.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a good body shot.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsini was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini scores with a jab.
Hedman Karlsson avoids the head kick by Orsini.
An inside leg kick from Orsini misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Orsini avoids it with no problem.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a looping left.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
Orsini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orsini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hedman Karlsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hedman Karlsson! But no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight left.
Orsini is looking to counter punch.
Hedman Karlsson misses the body punch
and Orsini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hedman Karlsson jabs at Orsini's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini missing with a left hand there. Hedman Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a two punch combination.
Hedman Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Orsini moves away and avoids it.
Orsini misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab.
Orsini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hedman Karlsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Orsini counter with a right hand.
Hedman Karlsson lands a really nice looking cross but Orsini seems unphased.
Orsini walks into a left hand.
Orsini lands a nice hook to Hedman Karlsson's body. Hedman Karlsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedman Karlsson lands with a straight right. Orsini didn't see that one coming.
Hedman Karlsson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hedman Karlsson duly obliges.
Orsini wants to slow Hedman Karlsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Hedman Karlsson tries to move into range but Orsini moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut
and Orsini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orsini lands a nice hook to Hedman Karlsson's body. Hedman Karlsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hedman Karlsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orsini throws a leg kick
letting Hedman Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Hedman Karlsson lands a jab to Orsini's midsection.
Orsini misses with a wild body shot.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook. Orsini ducked under it nicely.
Orsini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Orsini dips to his left and cracks Hedman Karlsson with an uppercut!
Nice body kick there by Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orsini.
Orsini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson moves away from the strike by Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson punishes Orsini's body with a nice straight punch.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orsini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight left.
Orsini avoids the body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a right hand
enabling Orsini to counter with a crisp jab.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson digs a good body shot into Orsini's ribs.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a body shot.
Orsini throws a jab when Hedman Karlsson was well out of range.
Hedman Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orsini.
Orsini bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head.
A shot to the body from Hedman Karlsson misses
and Orsini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Orsini avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Orsini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hedman Karlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orsini fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hedman Karlsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hedman Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orsini.
No luck for Orsini with that takedown attempt.
Hedman Karlsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Orsini was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsini.
Orsini swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orsini scores with a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson connects with a right hand. Orsini shakes it off.
Orsini throws a sloppy body shot
and Orsini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oliver Hedman Karlsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alessandro Orsini's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hedman Karlsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orsini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orsini throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Hedman Karlsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hedman Karlsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orsini cracks Hedman Karlsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsini misses with a hook. Hedman Karlsson ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Orsini misses.
A jab lands there for Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orsini throws a lazy right hand but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hedman Karlsson throws a jab when Orsini was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hedman Karlsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orsini attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hedman Karlsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orsini scores with the left hand. Hedman Karlsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Orsini. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson needs to keep his hands up - Orsini had a free shot at his head there.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hedman Karlsson! But no joy.
Hedman Karlsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orsini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orsini throwing a counter right hand but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Orsini thumps Hedman Karlsson with a low kick.
Hedman Karlsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Orsini's ribcage but misses.
Orsini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hedman Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a decent looking hook.
Orsini misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Orsini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range as Orsini strikes.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Orsini avoids it with no problem.
Orsini cracks Hedman Karlsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hedman Karlsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsini lands a really nice looking cross but Hedman Karlsson seems unphased.
Orsini misses with a right hand
and Hedman Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Hedman Karlsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orsini doesn't seem phased though.
Orsini misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Orsini.
Orsini takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orsini misses with a lunging right hand
and Hedman Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orsini has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orsini throws a lazy uppercut
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orsini tries for a takedown but Hedman Karlsson circles away easily
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hedman Karlsson. Orsini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orsini decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Orsini looks to land a strike but Hedman Karlsson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedman Karlsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedman Karlsson trying to control the position here.
Orsini throws a big elbow that misses.
Orsini throwing strikes but missing.
Orsini is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hedman Karlsson has control of Orsini's left arm, preventing Orsini from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orsini slips under a jab.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
Hedman Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orsini.
A jab from Orsini finds it's way through Hedman Karlsson's defenses.
Orsini shoots in looking for a takedown but Hedman Karlsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orsini's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessandro Orsini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hedman Karlsson. Orsini does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Orsini was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Orsini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Alessandro Orsini did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Alessandro Orsini's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orsini ducks right into an uppercut from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Orsini.
Orsini throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Orsini misses.
Orsini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hedman Karlsson.
A big right from Orsini misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsini throws a right hand that misses
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a nice body shot.
Hedman Karlsson tests Orsini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orsini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsini slips under a jab.
Orsini throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook. Orsini ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Hedman Karlsson. No joy for Orsini on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson lands the left hand.
Orsini missing with a left hand there. Hedman Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a left hand but Orsini moved out of range nicely.
Hedman Karlsson lands a head shot.
Hedman Karlsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Orsini misses with a looping right.
Orsini tries a head kick but it misses.
Orsini takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A punch lands to the side of Orsini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hedman Karlsson with a nice cross.
Hedman Karlsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orsini on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Hedman Karlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orsini circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Orsini wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hedman Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedman Karlsson misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson slips a straight right by Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Hedman Karlsson misses.
Hedman Karlsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hedman Karlsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Orsini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessandro Orsini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orsini misses the jab.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
Orsini throwing a counter right hand but Hedman Karlsson manages to avoid it.
Orsini throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Orsini thuds a left hand into Hedman Karlsson's body.
Orsini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
Orsini misses with a looping left.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini looks to land a right hand but Hedman Karlsson moved out of range.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hedman Karlsson thuds a left hand into Orsini's body.
Orsini lands a nice shot that snaps Hedman Karlsson's head back.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Orsini moved out of range.
Orsini tries to score with a low kick but Hedman Karlsson moves his leg out of the way.
Orsini on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hedman Karlsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Orsini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orsini fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hedman Karlsson just manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson throws a hook but Orsini blocks it.
Orsini lands with a cross.
Hedman Karlsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orsini finds it's way round the side to connect with Hedman Karlsson's head.
Orsini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a hook.
Hedman Karlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsini is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson lands the left hand.
Hedman Karlsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hedman Karlsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hedman Karlsson throws a series of punches but Orsini moves out of range.
Orsini throws a hook to the side of Hedman Karlsson's head but Hedman Karlsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hedman Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orsini.
Orsini ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orsini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hedman Karlsson takes one to the side of the head.
Orsini scores with a sloppy right hand. Hedman Karlsson should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Oliver Hedman Karlsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alessandro Orsini's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Orsini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hedman Karlsson.
Orsini throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hedman Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Orsini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hedman Karlsson checks it well.
Hedman Karlsson tests Orsini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Orsini appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hedman Karlsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orsini avoids the body shot from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson misses with an uppercut
and Orsini counters with a low kick, right behind Hedman Karlsson 's knee.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hedman Karlsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orsini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsini misses with a combination
and Orsini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hedman Karlsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hedman Karlsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orsini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hedman Karlsson under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hedman Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orsini misses the jab.
Orsini moves away from the strike by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orsini in his tracks.
Hedman Karlsson misses with a jab to the body
and Orsini counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hedman Karlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsini was well out of range. Poor timing from Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Orsini. Orsini gets slowly back to his feet.
Orsini throws a sloppy body shot
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orsini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hedman Karlsson.
Hedman Karlsson checks a low kick from Orsini.
Orsini misses the body punch
and Hedman Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hedman Karlsson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsini scores with a leg kick.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orsini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hedman Karlsson blocks a jab.
Orsini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsini throws a shot from downtown. Hedman Karlsson moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Orsini. Beautiful body shot.
Orsini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orsini tries to bum rush Hedman Karlsson with a series of wild strikes but Hedman Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hedman Karlsson thuds his right hand into Orsini's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hedman Karlsson punishes Orsini's body with a nice straight punch.
Orsini dives in and grabs Hedman Karlsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hedman Karlsson pushes down on Orsini's head and hops out.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Orsini avoids it with no problem.
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.
Hedman Karlsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hedman Karlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orsini manages to avoid it.
Hedman Karlsson takes a swing at Orsini's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Orsini takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hedman Karlsson cracks a nice hook into Orsini's ribs.
Orsini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orsini darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hedman Karlsson throws a leg kick but Orsini sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hedman Karlsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson throws out a counter right but Orsini avoids it with no problem.
Orsini throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Hedman Karlsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orsini feints and then cracks Hedman Karlsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hedman Karlsson down.
Hedman Karlsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Hedman Karlsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Orsini moves out of range of the strikes.
Hedman Karlsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Orsini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsini throws a body punch but Hedman Karlsson moves out of range.
Hedman Karlsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Hedman Karlsson swings widly with a right hand
and Orsini counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orsini digs a good hook to Hedman Karlsson's body.
Orsini misses with a looping left.
Hedman Karlsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a nice head shot.
Hedman Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Orsini moves away and avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orsini.
Hedman Karlsson scores with a jab to the body.
Orsini throws a hook but Hedman Karlsson blocks it.
Hedman Karlsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hedman Karlsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orsini.
Orsini takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Orsini scores with a nice strike.
Hedman Karlsson looks to land a right hand but Orsini moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oliver Hedman Karlsson.
I think Hedman Karlsson 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:48
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Hedman Karlsson!
Oliver Hedman Karlsson is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Oliver Hedman Karlsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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