PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison has chosen Wherever I May Roam as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sarpong
vs
Manison

187 cm
28
187 lbs
20 - 6 - 1

185 cm
26
200 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

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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 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've been hearing reports that Sarpong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Manison avoids the head kick by Sarpong.
Sarpong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sarpong avoids the body shot from Manison.
The fighters circle momentarily. Manison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manison catches Sarpong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sarpong slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison misses with a body shot.
Manison slaps away a takedown attempt from Sarpong, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manison throws a counter combo.
Sarpong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sarpong connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Manison scores with a decent looking hook.
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Sarpong tenderised Manison's leg. Manison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarpong misses with an uppercut. Manison saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Manison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sarpong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manison, pushing him back against the cage.
Manison takes an elbow to the temple.
Sarpong lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Sarpong lands a hook that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Sarpong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Sarpong.
Manison avoids the elbow strike from Sarpong, against the cage.
Sarpong lands a hook that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Manison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sarpong dives in and scores a takedown into Manison's guard.
Sarpong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison wants to stand but Sarpong is controlling the position.
Manison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sarpong.
Sarpong postures up.
Manison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sarpong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sarpong won't allow Manison to sweep him here.
Sarpong wants to pass the guard but Manison is keeping the position.
Sarpong throws an elbow that misses. Manison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sarpong's guard. Nice move by Manison!

Sarpong wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manison avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Manison works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sarpong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Manison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Manison's back!
Sarpong throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
I really don't envy Manison right now.
Manison keeps trying to improve his position.
Sarpong is trying to stick to Manison's back but Manison is turning into Sarpong. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sarpong's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Manison.
Sarpong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Manison manages to get himself to full guard.

Manison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sarpong scoring with some ground and pound.
Sarpong stands up over Manison, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sarpong stopping the sweep attempt from Manison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison has his hands on Sarpong's head, controlling the position.

Manison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sarpong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sarpong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sarpong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sarpong manages to get himself to full guard.

Manison tries to stand but Sarpong is controlling from the bottom.
Manison wants to control from the top but Sarpong keeps moving.

Sarpong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manison wanted to stand there but Sarpong had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Manison throws a right hand that misses
enabling Sarpong to counter with a crisp jab.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Konstantin Manison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarpong misses with a hook to the body
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manison misses with a double jab.
Manison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sarpong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sarpong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sarpong slips under a jab from Manison.
Manison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarpong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Sarpong closes the distance and clinches.
Manison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sarpong is keeping busy.
Manison blocks a body shot from Sarpong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong gets through Manison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sarpong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Konstantin Manison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarpong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Sarpong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sarpong scores with a sloppy right hand. Manison should have avoided that one.
Sarpong doesn't manage to clinch there - Manison circles away.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Sarpong ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Manison does no damage.
Sarpong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Manison slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manison might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sarpong throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
Manison blocks a head kick by Sarpong.
Sarpong blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong tries to clinch but Manison moves away
and Manison counters with a two punch combo.
Sarpong 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.
Sarpong dips to his left and cracks Manison with an uppercut!
Good leg kick by Sarpong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manison blocks a leg kick.
Sarpong defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Sarpong punishes Manison's body with a nice straight punch.
Sarpong defending well as Manison loads up on a big left hand.
Sarpong moves away from the strike by Manison.
Sarpong is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sarpong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison misses the jab.
Sarpong thumps Manison with a low kick.
Sarpong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sarpong just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sarpong is looking to clinch.
Sarpong tries to clinch up.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Sarpong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Manison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sarpong.
Sarpong wants to free his trapped foot but Manison is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Manison is trying to control but can't.
Sarpong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sarpong throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sarpong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison wants to improve his position but Sarpong is controlling well.
Sarpong frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Manison is desperately trying to improve his position but Sarpong has a good base and remains in mount.
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!
Sarpong in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeffrey Sarpong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manison in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Manison wants to hold on but Sarpong pushes him away.
Sarpong with a couple of short strikes.
Sarpong lands a big elbow.
Sarpong scoring with strikes but Manison is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manison can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarpong in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Manison is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sarpong moves in looking to clinch but Manison pushes him off.
Manison is still on wobbly legs! Can Sarpong finish him?

Sarpong darts in and clinches Manison up against the cage.
Manison wants to get back to striking at distance but Sarpong won't allow it.
Manison seems to have recovered his senses.
Manison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That has opened up Konstantin Manison's cut even more.
Manison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sarpong missing with knees to the body.
Sarpong keeps control of Manison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarpong scores with a nice hook to the head.

The cut above Konstantin Manison's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sarpong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jeffrey Sarpong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Manison swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Sarpong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarpong looks to land a body kick but Manison moved away.
Sarpong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sarpong circles away quickly and effectively.
Manison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sarpong.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manison stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarpong.
Sarpong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarpong moves forwards but Manison connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sarpong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manison tries to avoid it but Sarpong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manison to the ground. Manison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but Manison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sarpong tries to clinch up but Manison circles away and keeps his distance.
Sarpong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarpong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sarpong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sarpong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sarpong takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Sarpong throws an overhand right that lands on Manison's shoulder, as Manison tries to avoid the shot.
Sarpong delivers a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Manison there.
Sarpong is looking to slow Manison down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
Manison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sarpong digs a good body shot into Manison's ribs.
Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarpong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarpong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sarpong is looking to clinch but Manison is avoiding it.
Jab by Sarpong.
Manison throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
Sarpong cracks the inside of Manison's front leg.
Jab, jab by Sarpong - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sarpong.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sarpong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sarpong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Manison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sarpong tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sarpong slips under a jab.
Sarpong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manison is fending him off so far but Sarpong persists. Nope, Manison circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Sarpong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Manison duly obliges.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Sarpong is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong throws out a loose jab but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarpong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarpong dodges the punch combination from Manison.
Sarpong lands with a right hand.
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!
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sarpong misses the jab.
Sarpong feints and then cracks Manison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manison down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sarpong.
Sarpong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Manison as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sarpong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Konstantin Manison just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Manison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarpong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarpong is looking to slow Manison down with leg kicks.
Manison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manison throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
Manison lands a nice looking body shot.
Manison misses with a looping left.
Sarpong tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Sarpong tries to clinch up.
Manison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manison throws a series of punches but Sarpong moves out of range.
Manison throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Sarpong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarpong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manison but Manison pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Manison checks the leg kick nicely there.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sarpong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Sarpong pushes Manison up against the cage in a clinch.
Sarpong keeps control of Manison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarpong prevents a body shot from Manison.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarpong creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Manison prevents a body shot from Sarpong.
Sarpong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Sarpong.
Sarpong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manison is defending well for now.
Manison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manison's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manison tries to stall but Sarpong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sarpong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Manison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Manison is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Manison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sarpong tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Sarpong back against the cage.
Sarpong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manison is defending well for now.
Sarpong missing with knees to the body.
Sarpong misses with a knee to the head.
Sarpong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manison blocks an elbow strike.
Sarpong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manison avoids it.
Manison avoiding damage as Sarpong throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Manison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manison takes a swing at Sarpong's ribcage but misses.
Sarpong lands a nice hook to Manison's body. Manison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manison.
Sarpong throws a shot from downtown. Manison moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison missing with a left hand there. Sarpong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarpong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sarpong!
Sarpong fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Sarpong tenderised Manison's leg. Manison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sarpong tries to close the distance and clinch but Manison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sarpong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manison throws a series of punches but Sarpong avoids them all with ease.
Sarpong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manison.
Manison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sarpong tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Manison manages to circle out of the way.
Sarpong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Manison gets tackled into the cage by Sarpong. Sarpong maintains the clinch.
Sarpong has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Sarpong misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Sarpong has him pressed against the cage.
Sarpong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manison blocks the elbow strike.
Sarpong trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarpong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarpong.
Sarpong pushes off an throws an elbow but Manison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Sarpong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manison staying out of range there.
Manison lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sarpong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sarpong misses with a head kick.
Manison misses with a hook. Sarpong ducked under it nicely.
Sarpong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Sarpong had his way with Konstantin Manison in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sarpong misses with a hook to the body
and Manison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarpong. That's going to slow Manison down.
Sarpong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarpong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sarpong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarpong manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Manison.
Sarpong throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manison throws the left hand but Sarpong avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Manison misses.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarpong.
Sarpong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sarpong cracks the inside of Manison's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Sarpong moves away and avoids it.
Sarpong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manison's head backwards.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Sarpong saw that one coming.
Sarpong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sarpong lands with an uppercut that bounces Manison off the cage and back into range.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Sarpong tries to clinch up but Manison circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Manison.
Sarpong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sarpong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
As Sarpong backs off Manison throws a huge counter combo but Sarpong manages to avoid it all.
Sarpong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manison has time to react.

Sarpong moves into range and clinches up with Manison.
Sarpong keeps control of Manison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Sarpong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manison misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manison lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sarpong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sarpong misses with a takedown attempt - Manison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Sarpong slips the punch.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manison misses with a few strikes there.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarpong feinted with a counter takedown.
Sarpong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manison stalks Sarpong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sarpong's face. Sarpong staggers backwards, shaken.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Sarpong saw that one coming.
Sarpong lands a leg kick that knocks Manison off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sarpong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sarpong moves away from the strike by Manison.
Manison lands an overhand right.
Manison takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Sarpong.
Sarpong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manison throws a counter combo.
Sarpong tries to clinch but Manison is having none of it.
Manison scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sarpong in his tracks.
Sarpong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manison takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sarpong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manison.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong connects with a high kick.
Sarpong misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
Jeffrey Sarpong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Manison throws a counter combo.
Manison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarpong misses with a straight right.
Sarpong throws the kick towards the body but Manison avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Manison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sarpong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarpong takes a swing at Manison's ribcage but misses.
Sarpong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manison takes one to the chin there.

Sarpong moves into range and clinches up with Manison.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jeffrey Sarpong.
I think Sarpong 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Sarpong!
Jeffrey Sarpong retains his middleweight title!