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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iikka Runnisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runnisto comes to the ring accompanied by Alta Pois - Sie sua näkköös!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Runnisto
vs
Bull

182 cm
22
192 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

200 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iikka Runnisto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Bull!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bull throws a leg kick
and Runnisto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Bull lands a front kick.
Bull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
We've been told by Runnisto's head coaches at Team Migraine that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bull looks to land a body kick but Runnisto moved away.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Runnisto ducks down to avoid it.
Runnisto ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Runnisto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Runnisto.
Runnisto takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Runnisto takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Runnisto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bull throws a shot from downtown. Runnisto moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
Bull lands a body shot.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bull.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
A telegraphed right hand from Runnisto misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bull.
Runnisto jabs at Bull's body.
Runnisto swinging wildly here.
Runnisto looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Bull scores with a hook to the body. Runnisto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Runnisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Runnisto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Runnisto misses with a two punch combination.
Bull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Runnisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bull thuds his right hand into Runnisto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnisto is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Runnisto misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bull.
Runnisto throws a lazy head kick
and Bull counters with a nice body shot.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Runnisto moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Runnisto misses the target.
Bull throws a shot to the body.
Bull lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bull works the jab nicely.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the body.
Bull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Runnisto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bull.
Runnisto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bull doesn't seem bothered though.
Bull lands the left hand.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bull misses with a straight right.
Runnisto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bull just manages to avoid it.
Bull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bull lands a jab to the head.
Runnisto misses with a wild body shot.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bull moves away from the strike by Runnisto.
Bull throws out a counter right but Runnisto avoids it with no problem.
Bull defending well as Runnisto loads up on a big left hand.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Runnisto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bull on the side of the head.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Runnisto throws a big shot that misses.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnisto is just out of range.
Runnisto swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Runnisto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bull moves out of range of the strikes.
Bull feints a jab promting Runnisto to slip. Bull then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Runnisto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bull thuds his right hand into Runnisto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Runnisto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Runnisto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull lands a jab to the nose.
Bull 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.
Runnisto throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Runnisto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Bull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Runnisto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Runnisto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Runnisto needs to keep his hands up - Bull had a free shot at his head there.
Bull is looking to chop away at Runnisto's legs.
Runnisto ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
Runnisto loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Bull bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Runnisto's head backwards.
Jari Bull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bull lands a head shot.
Runnisto checks a leg kick nicely.
Bull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Runnisto.
Bull pivots, looking for a leg kick but Runnisto is out of range and Bull settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Bull does it's job there.
Runnisto takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Bull finds it's way through Runnisto's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Runnisto throws a sloppy head kick
and Bull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Runnisto.
Runnisto misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.
Runnisto throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bull throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Runnisto.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Runnisto digs a good body shot into Bull's ribs.
Bull has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Runnisto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bull.
Bull lands an overhand right.
Runnisto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Runnisto looks to land a left hand but Bull moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto jabs Bull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Runnisto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bull walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Runnisto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Runnisto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bull counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Runnisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bull.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Runnisto might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Bull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Runnisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Runnisto scores with a hook to the body. Bull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bull just misses with a punch to the body.
Bull throws a lazy uppercut
and Runnisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bull has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bull scores with a nice right hand.
Runnisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bull.
Runnisto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bull punishes Runnisto's body with a nice straight punch.
Bull is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Bull avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Runnisto misses with a jab to the body
and Bull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Runnisto throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
Bull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Runnisto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bull to score with a decent uppercut.
Bull misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Bull misses the body punch
and Runnisto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Runnisto lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Runnisto cracks Bull with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Runnisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
Runnisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Runnisto slips under a jab from Bull.
Runnisto throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Runnisto misses.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnisto is just out of range.
Bull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Runnisto. Runnisto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jari Bull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull'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.

Bull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Runnisto at a distance.
Runnisto swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
Runnisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bull.
Runnisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Bull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Runnisto looks to land a left hand but Bull moved out of range nicely.
Runnisto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Runnisto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
A nice side step and Bull releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Runnisto. Beautiful body shot.
Runnisto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bull under the eye.
A jab from Bull misses.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Runnisto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Runnisto misses the target.
Runnisto misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.
Bull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Runnisto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bull.
Runnisto lunges at Bull with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bull's hand.
Runnisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Runnisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Runnisto.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Runnisto.
Runnisto with a jab.
Bull lands with an overhand left.
Bull throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Runnisto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Runnisto thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto avoids the head kick by Bull.
Runnisto lands a nice shot that snaps Bull's head back.
Bull swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Runnisto.
Runnisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bull.
Bull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Runnisto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bull manages to avoid it.
Bull misses with a lunging right hand
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Runnisto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Bull.
Runnisto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Runnisto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bull tries a low kick but Runnisto avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Runnisto throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
Bull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Runnisto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runnisto.
Bull doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Runnisto throws a shot to the body.
Runnisto takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Runnisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runnisto manages to avoid it.
Runnisto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Runnisto misses.
Bull moves forwards but Runnisto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Runnisto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bull cracks a nice hook into Runnisto's ribs.
Bull throws a sloppy body shot
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Runnisto. Runnisto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runnisto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Runnisto.
Runnisto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bull in his tracks.
Bull throws out a leg kick but Runnisto moves out of range and Bull only half commits.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut.
Bull throws out a counter right but Runnisto avoids it with no problem.
Bull lands a body shot.
Runnisto slips a jab from Bull.
Bull throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Runnisto counters with a straight right hand.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Runnisto throws a wild body kick that Bull sees coming a mile off.
Runnisto throws a series of punches but Bull moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iikka Runnisto clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Runnisto at a distance.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Runnisto.
Bull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick there by Bull.
Runnisto lands a right hook to the body.
Bull on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Runnisto throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Bull. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bull.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Runnisto.
Runnisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Runnisto jabs Bull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Runnisto throws a combination. Bull tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bull misses with a straight right.
Bull scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Runnisto connects with a right hand. Bull shakes it off.
That kick from Bull tenderised Runnisto's leg. Runnisto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Runnisto scores with a hook to the body. Bull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Runnisto throws a looping overhand right but Bull ducks down to avoid it.
Runnisto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Runnisto misses.
Runnisto misses with a head kick.
Runnisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Runnisto with a body shot.
Bull swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Runnisto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Runnisto misses with an uppercut.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Bull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Bull misses.
Nice defenses there by Bull.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Runnisto.
Runnisto lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Runnisto lands with an overhand left.
Runnisto scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bull.
Bull lands an overhand right.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Runnisto.
Runnisto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Runnisto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bull looks to land a body kick but Runnisto moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good shot there by Runnisto.
Runnisto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Runnisto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bull takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Bull misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull misses with a straight right.
Bull feints and then cracks Runnisto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Runnisto down.
Runnisto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Runnisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto backing away here, and Bull unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto lands a jab.
Bull takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Runnisto lands a nice shot to the body.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.
Bull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Runnisto misses with a looping left.
And Bull responds with a good body kick, but Runnisto manages to step out the way in time.
Bull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Runnisto checks a low kick from Bull.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Runnisto.
Runnisto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
Bull missing with a left hand there. Runnisto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Runnisto lands a jab to Bull's midsection.
Runnisto throws a hook but Bull avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Iikka Runnisto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Bull's cut.
That's time! Runnisto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Runnisto misses its intended target.
Runnisto backing away here, and Bull unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Runnisto thows a leg kick but Bull checks it
and Bull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bull moves away from the strike by Runnisto.
Bull lands a body shot.
Runnisto tries to work over Bull's front leg with a kick but Bull checks it.
Runnisto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bull connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Runnisto looks to score with a jab to the body but Bull is just out of range.
Runnisto misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Bull releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Runnisto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Runnisto.
A looping hook to the body misses from Runnisto. Bull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Runnisto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull swings for the body but Runnisto moves out of range.
Runnisto misses the shot to the body.
Bull lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bull slips under a jab from Runnisto.
Bull avoids the body shot from Runnisto.
Bull throws a low kick but Runnisto avoids it.
It looked like Runnisto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bull fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bull looks to throw the jab but Runnisto is out of range.
Bull throws a nice looking combination but Runnisto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Runnisto connects with a jab.
Bull scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Runnisto walks into a straight right hand from Bull.
Runnisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bull moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Bull is looking to chop away at Runnisto's legs.
Bull throws a hook but Runnisto blocks it.
Bull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Runnisto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Runnisto misses its intended target.
Bull lands a jab to the nose.
Runnisto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bull.
An attempted straight right counter from Runnisto misses the target.
Bull looks to score with a jab to the body but Runnisto is just out of range.
Bull throws a right hand that misses
and Runnisto counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Runnisto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Runnisto scores with a nice head shot.
Runnisto misses with a body shot.
Bull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Runnisto.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull misses with a low kick.
Runnisto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bull. Runnisto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Runnisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bull misses with a straight right.
Bull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Runnisto.
Bull misses with a body kick.
Runnisto jabs at Bull's body.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Runnisto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bull looks to land a left hand but Runnisto moved out of range nicely.
Runnisto is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bull.
Runnisto looks to throw the jab but Bull is out of range.
Jab by Runnisto.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Runnisto is looking to counter punch.
Bull throws a hook to the side of Runnisto's head but Runnisto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Runnisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick from Bull lands but Runnisto takes it in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runnisto slips a straight right by Bull.
Runnisto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Runnisto connects with a right hand. Bull shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runnisto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bull moves forwards but Runnisto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Runnisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bull delivers a nice body kick.
Bull lands a leg kick that knocks Runnisto off balance momentarily.
Bull slips a straight right by Runnisto.
Bull lands a head shot.
Bull on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bull lands a jab.
Bull's jab looks to have found its range, popping Runnisto under the eye.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jari Bull.
Well Bull has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Bull!
Jari Bull is the new light heavyweight champion!
Iikka Runnisto was interviewed post fight and said 'F*** it, i thought you would have been ring rusted to dust.. Guess not? Gym rats.'.