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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sergei Dimitrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitrovich comes to the ring accompanied by Wai Khru ram muay. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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204 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Dimitrovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimitrovich moves forwards but Hanttonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hanttonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanttonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dimitrovich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dimitrovich is looking to chop away at Hanttonen's legs.
Dimitrovich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dimitrovich scores with a shot to the side of Hanttonen's head.
Hanttonen looking to throw knees to the head but Dimitrovich is blocking nicely.
Our sources have told us that Dimitrovich has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hanttonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimitrovich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimitrovich blocks the elbow strike.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanttonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dimitrovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanttonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Hanttonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dimitrovich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dimitrovich is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hanttonen landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Hanttonen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimitrovich avoids the elbow strike from Hanttonen, against the ropes.
Hanttonen told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimitrovich avoids the damage to the body.
Hanttonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich has a couple of punches blocked by Hanttonen.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrovich's elbow.
Dimitrovich throws an elbow but it misses.
Hanttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrovich lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dimitrovich can't find room to land a body shot as Hanttonen controls the action.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanttonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich avoiding damage as Hanttonen throws knees to the body.
Hanttonen tries to work over Dimitrovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanttonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanttonen lands a shoulder strike.
Hanttonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanttonen blocks an elbow strike from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanttonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanttonen crunches a lovely knee into Dimitrovich's ribcage.
Hanttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanttonen misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hanttonen lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitrovich fails to land.
Hanttonen scores with a shot to the side of Dimitrovich's head.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Hanttonen blocks it.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrovich controls the action.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Hanttonen blocks it.
Dimitrovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanttonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanttonen prevents a body shot from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dimitrovich avoiding damage as Hanttonen throws knees to the body.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Hanttonen.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dimitrovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich avoiding damage as Hanttonen throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen misses with a knee strike.
Hanttonen throws a head punch that misses.
Dimitrovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen lands an uppercut.
Dimitrovich lands a good knee to the midsection. Hanttonen won't want to take too many of those.
Hanttonen tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrovich avoids it by throwing Hanttonen back against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dimitrovich scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimitrovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dimitrovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanttonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dimitrovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dimitrovich!
Sergei Dimitrovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dimitrovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dimitrovich lands a head kick. Hanttonen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Hanttonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dimitrovich, pushing him back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanttonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitrovich cracks Hanttonen with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Dimitrovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanttonen controls his hands.
Dimitrovich digs a right hand into Hanttonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanttonen's gas tank.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrovich controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dimitrovich can't find room to land a body shot as Hanttonen controls the action.
Hanttonen tries to work over Dimitrovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Hanttonen scores with a hook to the body.
Dimitrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks with his arms.
Hanttonen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Dimitrovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Dimitrovich on the inside.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hanttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dimitrovich tries to throw a body punch but Hanttonen avoids it by throwing Dimitrovich back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws a head punch that misses.
Hanttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanttonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hanttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimitrovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dimitrovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Marko Hanttonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanttonen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimitrovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hanttonen scores with a shot to the side of Dimitrovich's head.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanttonen or not.
Dimitrovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Hanttonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dimitrovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanttonen tries a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks it.
Hanttonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimitrovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Dimitrovich takes a shot to the head.
Hanttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen blocks an elbow strike.
Hanttonen cracks Dimitrovich with a nice body shot.
Dimitrovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hanttonen works on Dimitrovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanttonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovichs head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hanttonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Dimitrovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dimitrovich backwards.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich avoids the elbow strike from Hanttonen, against the ropes.
Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Dimitrovich pushes Hanttonen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanttonen blocking some punches.
Dimitrovich throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanttonen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanttonen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hanttonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hanttonen misses with a head kick.
Hanttonen forces Dimitrovich back against the ropes and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich prevents a body shot from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich working aggressively here.
Hanttonen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanttonen tries to throw a body punch but Dimitrovich avoids it by throwing Hanttonen back against the ropes.
Dimitrovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimitrovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanttonen lands with a left to the head.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen lands with a light punch inside.
Hanttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanttonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimitrovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen missing with knees to the body.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrovich controls the action.
Dimitrovich tries to land a knee to the head but Hanttonen blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanttonen.
Hanttonen blocks an elbow strike.
Dimitrovich blocking some punches.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Hanttonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hanttonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanttonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dimitrovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimitrovich lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimitrovich has a couple of punches blocked by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimitrovich controls his hands.
Dimitrovich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dimitrovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanttonen avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dimitrovich tries to throw a body punch but Hanttonen avoids it by throwing Dimitrovich back against the ropes.
Hanttonen lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hanttonen scores a nice knee to the body.
Hanttonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dimitrovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanttonen presses Dimitrovich against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hanttonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dimitrovich's face.
Hanttonen lands a good knee to the midsection. Dimitrovich won't want to take too many of those.
Hanttonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimitrovichs head.
Hanttonen misses with an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Hanttonen as the two fighters clinch.
Hanttonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimitrovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Dimitrovich blocking some punches.
Dimitrovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen avoiding damage as Dimitrovich throws knees to the body.
Dimitrovich managing to block the knees to the body from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dimitrovich is leaning against Hanttonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dimitrovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Hanttonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Hanttonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanttonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanttonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanttonen lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hanttonen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hanttonen.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanttonen.
Hanttonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hanttonen trying to land knees to the body.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks with his arms.
Hanttonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimitrovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanttonen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hanttonen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hanttonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Hanttonen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen'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.
Hanttonen clinches.
Hanttonen blocks a body shot from Dimitrovich.
A short right from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich dodges an elbow strike from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanttonen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dimitrovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanttonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanttonen missing with knees to the body.
Dimitrovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanttonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hanttonen fails to land.
Hanttonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanttonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks with his arms.
Hanttonen connects with a knee to the head.
Dimitrovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Dimitrovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimitrovich lands a nice uppercut.
Dimitrovich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanttonen blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich pushes Hanttonen back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dimitrovich tries a body shot but Hanttonen blocks it.
Dimitrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanttonen is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanttonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimitrovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dimitrovich digs a right hand into Hanttonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hanttonen's gas tank.
Hanttonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich lands a knee to the body.
Hanttonen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hanttonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dimitrovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich lands a nice knee to the body.
Hanttonen looking to throw knees to the head but Dimitrovich is blocking nicely.
Dimitrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hanttonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dimitrovich lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dimitrovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hanttonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dimitrovich misses with a body punch.
Dimitrovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dimitrovich lands an elbow inside that Hanttonen shrugs off.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimitrovich is leaning against Hanttonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Dimitrovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanttonens head.
That has opened up Marko Hanttonen's cut even more.
Dimitrovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimitrovich is leaning against Hanttonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich looking to throw knees to the head but Hanttonen is blocking nicely.
Dimitrovich on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanttonen pushes Dimitrovich back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimitrovich avoids the damage to the body.
Hanttonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen looking to throw knees to the head but Dimitrovich is blocking nicely.
A short right from Dimitrovich on the inside.
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Dimitrovich presses Hanttonen against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanttonen.
Nice body punch from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimitrovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dimitrovich tries to throw a body punch but Hanttonen avoids it by throwing Dimitrovich back against the ropes.
Dimitrovich blocks a body shot from Hanttonen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Dimitrovich had his way with Marko Hanttonen in that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hanttonen avoids the head kick by Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hanttonen closes the distance and pushes Dimitrovich back into the ropes.
Hanttonen lands an uppercut.
Hanttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanttonen tries to land a knee to the head but Dimitrovich blocks with his arms.
Dimitrovich lands an uppercut.
Dimitrovich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hanttonen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hanttonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dimitrovich is defending well for now.
Hanttonen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hanttonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dimitrovich's face.
Hanttonen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimitrovich lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hanttonen backwards.
Hanttonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dimitrovich's elbow.
Hanttonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dimitrovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hanttonen blocks an elbow strike.
Hanttonen has a couple of punches blocked by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dimitrovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanttonen misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dimitrovich blocks it with crossed arms.
Hanttonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanttonen works on Dimitrovich's body with a couple of short punches.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimitrovich avoids the damage to the body.
Sergei Dimitrovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hanttonen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dimitrovich's brow.
Dimitrovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimitrovich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The cut above Marko Hanttonen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short left from Dimitrovich.
Hanttonen misses with the head strike.
Hanttonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimitrovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanttonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Dimitrovich fails to land.
Hanttonen misses with a knee strike.
Hanttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanttonen presses Dimitrovich against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dimitrovich misses with the head strike.
Hanttonen can't find room to land a body shot as Dimitrovich controls the action.
Dimitrovich scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Dimitrovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dimitrovich scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanttonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dimitrovich avoids the damage to the body.
Hanttonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dimitrovich.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimitrovich.
Dimitrovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanttonen.
Dimitrovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hanttonens head.
A short body shot lands from Dimitrovich as the two fighters clinch.
Dimitrovich softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dimitrovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dimitrovich pushes Hanttonen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marko Hanttonen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dimitrovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dimitrovich lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimitrovich scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dimitrovich lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marko Hanttonen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergei Dimitrovich!
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pop
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