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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 60 p4p, 313 weight class) and Joao Andrade (ranked 8 p4p, 42 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Baruto Tonissaar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Joao Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonissaar slips under a jab.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Andrade lands a really nice looking cross but Tonissaar seems unphased.
Tonissaar throws a low kick but Andrade avoids it.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Andrade on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tonissaar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tonissaar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andrade displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tonissaar tries to move into range but Andrade moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andrade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tonissaar blocks a jab.
Tonissaar scores with a jab to the head.
Tonissaar swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrade misses with a hook.
Andrade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrade misses the shot to the body.
Tonissaar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tonissaar loads up on a big right hand but Andrade slips the punch.
Andrade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonissaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses with a few strikes there.
Andrade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrade misses with a hook. Tonissaar ducked under it nicely.
Tonissaar connects with a body shot that sends Andrade's belly button to the back.
Andrade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonissaar lands an overhand right.
Andrade dodges the punch combination from Tonissaar.
Joao Andrade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrade throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonissaar misses with a looping left.
Andrade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tonissaars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tonissaar swings for the body but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andrade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tonissaar finds it's way round the side to connect with Andrade's head.
Tonissaar scores with a sloppy right hand. Andrade should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrade looks to land a right hand but Tonissaar moved out of range.
Tonissaar slips under a jab from Andrade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade misses with a series of wild punches.
As Andrade backs away, Tonissaar returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tonissaar slips under a jab.
It looked like Tonissaar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andrade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Andrade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Andrade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Andrade lands a head kick!
Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Tonissaar ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tonissaar misses the target.
Andrade throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Tonissaar to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrade throws a right hand that misses
and Tonissaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonissaar throws an overhand right that lands on Andrade's shoulder, as Andrade tries to avoid the shot.
Andrade misses with an uppercut. Tonissaar saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a series of punches but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Andrade lands a really nice looking cross but Tonissaar seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrade throws a hook but Tonissaar blocks it.
Andrade blocks a leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a series of punches but Andrade moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Andrade.
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrade was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade throws out a loose jab but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar motions for Andrade to come forward. Tonissaar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tonissaar lands a jab to the head.
Tonissaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andrade wants to clinch.
Tonissaar scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Andrade misses with an uppercut
and Tonissaar counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Andrade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonissaar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Andrade.
Tonissaar is looking to slow Andrade down with leg kicks.
Andrade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tonissaar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andrade blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andrade! But no joy.
Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tonissaar.
Tonissaar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andrade just manages to avoid it.
Andrade closes the distance and clinches.
Andrade throws a punch but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
Andrade misses with some punches.
Andrade swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Tonissaar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrade breaks the clinch.
Andrade doesn't manage to clinch there - Tonissaar circles away.
Andrade connects with a high kick.
Andrade throws a solid leg kick but Tonissaar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andrade.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joao Andrade will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tonissaar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tonissaar lands a right hook to the body.
Andrade throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tonissaar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andrade throws a counter combo.
Tonissaar lands with an overhand left.
Andrade has closed the distance and engaged Tonissaar in a clinch.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonissaar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tonissaar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tonissaar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrade cracks Tonissaar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tonissaar thuds a left hand into Andrade's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andrade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonissaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrade misses with a hook. Tonissaar ducked under it nicely.
Tonissaar clobbers Andrade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrade moves out of range as Tonissaar strikes.
That kick from Andrade tenderised Tonissaar's leg. Tonissaar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Andrade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonissaar.
Andrade looks to land a right hand but Tonissaar moved out of range.
Baruto Tonissaar is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonissaar throws a chopping leg kick but Andrade manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tonissaar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andrade throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tonissaar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tonissaar moves out of range as Andrade strikes.
Tonissaar thinks about countering with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tonissaar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andrade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tonissaar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tonissaar avoids the head kick by Andrade.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Andrade in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Andrade misses with an uppercut
and Tonissaar counters with a left to the body.
Andrade misses with a right hand
letting Tonissaar counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tonissaar. That's going to slow Andrade down.
Andrade ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a lazy uppercut
and Andrade counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tonissaar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonissaar.
Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tonissaar counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Tonissaar is looking to counter punch.
Tonissaar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andrade shapes to counter with a head kick.
Tonissaar slips a jab and a cross from Andrade.
Andrade misses with the combination.
Andrade moves out of range as Tonissaar throws a body kick.
Tonissaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andrade throws a lazy head kick
and Tonissaar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Andrade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tonissaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrade.
Tonissaar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tonissaar misses with a straight left.
Andrade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade swings for the body but Tonissaar moves out of range.
It looked like Tonissaar was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Andrade.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Andrade pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tonissaar is out of range and Andrade settles back down.
Tonissaar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andrade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andrade moves out of range of the strikes.
Tonissaar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick that knocks Andrade off balance momentarily.
Andrade throws a chopping leg kick but Tonissaar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tonissaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade throws out a counter right but Tonissaar avoids it with no problem.
Nice cross by Andrade.
Andrade falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tonissaar counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Andrade is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Andrade doesn't manage to clinch there - Tonissaar circles away.
Tonissaar 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.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Andrade.
Andrade connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Tonissaar
and Andrade counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Andrade's ribcage but misses.
Tonissaar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andrade throws a poor cross that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tonissaar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andrade circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Andrade misses.
Andrade tries to clinch but Tonissaar moves away
and Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tonissaar slips under a jab.
Andrade cracks Tonissaar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Andrade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tonissaar can pounce on him.
Andrade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andrade thows a leg kick but Tonissaar checks it
and Tonissaar counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrade slips a straight right by Tonissaar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonissaar throws out a leg kick but Andrade moves out of range and Tonissaar only half commits.
Andrade misses with a left hand
and Tonissaar counters with a straight right hand.
Tonissaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andrade.
Tonissaar throws the kick towards the body but Andrade avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baruto Tonissaar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Andrade throws a head kick but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Andrade throws a lazy head kick
and Andrade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrade missing with a left hand there. Tonissaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tonissaar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Andrade moves away from the strike by Tonissaar.
Andrade throws an overhand right that lands on Tonissaar's shoulder, as Tonissaar tries to avoid the shot.
Andrade lands a nice shot that snaps Tonissaar's head back.
Tonissaar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andrade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tonissaar misses with an uppercut. Andrade saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonissaar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Andrade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tonissaar misses with a leg kick
letting Andrade counter with a right hand.
Andrade misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tonissaar to counter with a crisp jab.
Tonissaar clobbers Andrade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Andrade throws a shot from downtown. Tonissaar moves away and avoids it.
Andrade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonissaar lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonissaar scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Andrade misses its intended target.
Tonissaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tonissaar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrade moves away.
Tonissaar walks into a stiff left hand from Andrade.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tonissaar.
Andrade throws a lazy uppercut
and Tonissaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andrade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Andrade jabs Tonissaar right on the nose. Tonissaar blinks but takes it well.
Tonissaar stuns Andrade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Tonissaar finds it's target.
Tonissaar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andrade is out of range.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar takes a swing at Andrade's ribcage but misses.
Andrade swings for the body but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Andrade has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Andrade misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Tonissaar.
Tonissaar staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Tonissaar tenderised Andrade's leg. Andrade is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andrade throws a right hand that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a nice body kick.
Tonissaar moves forwards but Andrade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tonissaar fakes the leg kick and cracks Andrade in the body.
Tonissaar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar tests Andrade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick that knocks Andrade off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Andrade.
Andrade uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tonissaar connects with the punch.
Andrade wants to clinch.
Andrade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tonissaar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tonissaar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good exchange - Andrade coming out on top.
Tonissaar misses with a straight right.
Tonissaar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tonissaar dodges the punch combination from Andrade.
Tonissaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonissaar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Andrade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andrade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andrade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andrade takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tonissaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonissaar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Andrade throws out a counter right but Tonissaar avoids it with no problem.
Tonissaar cracks Andrade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonissaar lands with an uppercut that bounces Andrade off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade throws an overhand right that lands on Tonissaar's shoulder, as Tonissaar tries to avoid the shot.
Andrade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrade pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tonissaar back to the cage. Andrade follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tonissaar throws a shot from downtown. Andrade moves away and avoids it.
Andrade misses with a series of wild punches.
Andrade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andrade thows a leg kick but Tonissaar checks it
and Tonissaar makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Andrade really felt that one!
Andrade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tonissaar. Tonissaar obviously looking to wear him down.
Tonissaar moves forwards but Andrade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tonissaar thumps Andrade with a low kick.
Tonissaar slips under a jab from Andrade.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Tonissaar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonissaar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonissaar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tonissaar scores with the left hand. Andrade knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baruto Tonissaar clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tonissaar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andrade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tonissaar misses with a right hand
and Andrade counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Tonissaar tenderised Andrade's leg. Andrade is trying to keep his angry face on.
Andrade lands with a nice body punch.
Andrade smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andrade misses with a double jab.
Tonissaar misses with a looping left.
Andrade throws out a loose jab but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick that knocks Andrade off balance momentarily.
Andrade lands with a straight right. Tonissaar didn't see that one coming.
Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonissaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andrade tries to bum rush Tonissaar with a series of wild strikes but Tonissaar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tonissaar throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Andrade. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tonissaar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andrade is able to avoid easily.
Tonissaar connects with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tonissaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade throws a shot from downtown. Tonissaar moves away and avoids it.
Andrade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andrade jabs Tonissaar right on the nose. Tonissaar blinks but takes it well.
Tonissaar walks into a straight right hand from Andrade.
Andrade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tonissaar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tonissaar lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tonissaar. That's going to slow Andrade down.
Tonissaar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tonissaar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andrade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Andrade throws a hook but Tonissaar avoids it easily.
Andrade defending well as Tonissaar loads up on a big left hand.
Tonissaar lands with a shot to the body.
Tonissaar cracks a nice hook into Andrade's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade connects with a right hand. Tonissaar shakes it off.
Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andrade misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Tonissaar.
Andrade throws an off balance right hand
and Tonissaar counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Tonissaar.
Andrade throws a leg kick but Tonissaar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Andrade misses with a right hand
and Tonissaar counters with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Andrade.
Tonissaar checks a leg kick.
Tonissaar lands with a hook. Andrade tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Tonissaar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andrade.
Andrade avoids the body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Andrade takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar slips under a jab.
Tonissaar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrade misses the target.
Tonissaar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tonissaar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Andrade's head backwards.
Andrade throws a hook to the side of Tonissaar's head but Tonissaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Tonissaar - just one landing.
Andrade lands with a hook. Tonissaar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tonissaar lands a jab to Andrade's midsection.
Andrade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andrade scores with a sloppy right hand. Tonissaar should have avoided that one.
Nice straight punches there by Tonissaar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tonissaar.
Tonissaar misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Andrade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonissaar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andrade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonissaar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrade sizes up Tonissaar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Andrade has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonissaar takes one to the side of the head.
Tonissaar throws a low kick but Andrade avoids it.
It seemed like Andrade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tonissaar blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick from Tonissaar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andrade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrade throws a looping overhand right but Tonissaar ducks down to avoid it.
Tonissaar connects with a looping right hand.
Tonissaar with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Tonissaar misses.
Andrade throws a hook but Tonissaar blocks it.
Andrade misses with a hook
and Tonissaar counters with a right hand to the body.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Baruto Tonissaar will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!
Tonissaar misses the jab.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Andrade.
Tonissaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tonissaar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andrade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tonissaar connects with a high kick.
Nice straight punches there by Tonissaar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tonissaar.
Andrade has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tonissaar.
Andrade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Tonissaar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade slips a straight right by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonissaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Tonissaar.
Andrade 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Tonissaar.
Andrade misses with a head kick.
Tonissaar misses with a leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a big shot that misses.
Andrade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tonissaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonissaar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrade misses with an uppercut. Tonissaar saw that one coming.
Tonissaar lands a jab.
Tonissaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrade moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tonissaar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Andrade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Andrade misses with a hook. Tonissaar ducked under it nicely.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Andrade moves out of range.
Tonissaar throws a head kick that half lands.
Tonissaar tries to land a front kick but Andrade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Andrade tries to clinch but Tonissaar is having none of it.
Joao Andrade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrade is just out of range.
Tonissaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonissaar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrade.
Andrade throws out a counter right but Tonissaar avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Andrade misses its intended target.
Tonissaar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tonissaar scores with a nice strike.
Tonissaar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andrade doesn't seem bothered though.
Tonissaar throws a series of punches but Andrade avoids them all with ease.
Andrade throws a front kick aimed at Tonissaar's knee but Tonissaar avoids it well.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Andrade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Andrade lands.
Tonissaar lands the left hand.
Andrade misses with an uppercut
and Tonissaar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tonissaar slips a straight right by Andrade.
Tonissaar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tonissaar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tonissaar moves out of range as Andrade strikes.
Tonissaar connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar punishes Andrade's body with a nice straight punch.
Andrade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a body punch but Andrade moves out of range.
Andrade throws a combination that misses
and Tonissaar counters with a good low kick that Andrade was not able to check.
Andrade throws a head kick but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Tonissaar moves away from the strike by Andrade.
Jab, jab by Andrade - just one landing.
Tonissaar throws a series of strikes that have Andrade backpedaling.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but Andrade sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrade was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar misses with a hook. Andrade ducked under it nicely.
Andrade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tonissaar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar walks into a stiff left hand from Andrade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Andrade, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
Andrade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tonissaar jabs Andrade to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andrade moves forwards but Tonissaar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Andrade slips a jab from Tonissaar.
Andrade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonissaar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andrade lands a high kick!
It looks like Baruto Tonissaar has been cut.
Tonissaar lands a leg kick that knocks Andrade off balance momentarily.
Tonissaar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andrade's head.
Andrade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tonissaar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonissaar staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Tonissaar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonissaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrade.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baruto Tonissaar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tonissaar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baruto Tonissaar!
Baruto Tonissaar retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Baruto Tonissaar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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