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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rauta Kansleri (ranked 83 p4p, 12 weight class) and Dasha Karimov (ranked 34 p4p, 6 weight class). Kansleri comes to the cage accompanied by U.D.O. - Heart of Gold. Karimov has chosen ACDC - Hells Bells as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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192 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauta Kansleri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dasha Karimov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kansleri throws the left hand but Karimov avoids the punch easily.
Karimov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karimov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kansleri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karimov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Karimov blocks a head kick by Kansleri.
Karimov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Karimov looks to land a right hand but Kansleri moved out of range.
Karimov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karimov staying out of range there.
Kansleri moves out of range of the body kick.
Karimov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kansleri.
Kansleri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karimov.
Decent striking displayed by Kansleri there.
Kansleri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karimov throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kansleri misses with a body kick.
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kansleri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kansleri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karimov.
Karimov slips under a jab.
Karimov instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansleri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kansleri lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karimov.
Kansleri misses with a body punch.
Kansleri managing to block the knees to the body from Karimov.
Karimov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kansleri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karimov lands a left hand.
Kansleri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karimov misses with a knee strike.
Karimov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karimov scores a nice knee to the body.
Kansleri breaks from the clinch.
Karimov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kansleri.
Karimov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A head kick misses from Karimov.
Kansleri throws an overhand right that lands on Karimov's shoulder, as Karimov tries to avoid the shot.
Kansleri lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kansleri. Karimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Karimov misses.
Karimov instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri throws a punch but it's blocked by Karimov.
Kansleri lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kansleri lands a body punch.
Kansleri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kansleri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Karimov.
Kansleri walks into a straight right hand from Karimov.
Karimov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kansleri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karimov throws the left hand but Kansleri avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kansleri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karimov swings for the body but Kansleri moves out of range.
Karimov wants to clinch up but Kansleri keeps it at a distance.
Karimov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kansleri takes one to the side of the head.
Karimov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kansleri tries to throw a body punch but Karimov avoids it by throwing Kansleri back against the cage.
Kansleri breaks from the clinch.
Karimov loads up on a big right hand but Kansleri slips the punch.
Karimov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot lands for Kansleri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karimov.
Karimov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kansleri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kansleri missing with a left hand there. Karimov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karimov has closed the distance and engaged Kansleri in a clinch.
Kansleri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kansleri is trying to break the clinch but Karimov has him pressed against the cage.
Kansleri breaks the clinch.
Karimov scoring well with a low kick there.
Karimov clinches.
Kansleri breaks the clinch.
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kansleri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shot there by Kansleri.
Kansleri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karimov moves away from the strike by Kansleri.
Kansleri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kansleri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karimov moves out of range as Kansleri strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri keeps the fight on the outside.
Karimov scores with a nice strike.
Kansleri throws a hook to the side of Karimov's head but Karimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Kansleri misses.
Karimov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kansleri misses with a punch to the body.
Kansleri lands a hook that snaps the head of Karimov backwards.
Kansleri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Karimov coming out on top.
Karimov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kansleri misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Kansleri. That snapped Karimov's head back.
Kansleri is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karimov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kansleri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kansleri is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kansleri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kansleri misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karimov looks to land a right hand but Kansleri moved out of range.
Karimov has Kansleri up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Karimov.
Karimov misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rauta Kansleri will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Kansleri.
Kansleri avoids the head kick by Karimov.
A combination from Karimov does no damage.
Rauta Kansleri is winning the standup battle so far.
Kansleri throws a big shot that misses.
Karimov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Karimov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kansleri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karimov misses with a kick to the body.
Kansleri is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Karimov - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Kansleri misses the target.
A left lands for Karimov.
Kansleri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karimov manages to avoid it.
Kansleri avoids a kick to the body.
Kansleri works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kansleri tries to score with a low kick but Karimov moves his leg out of the way.
Karimov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karimov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kansleri.
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kansleri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kansleri thows a body kick. Karimov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karimov misses with a knee strike.
Karimov misses with a knee strike.
Kansleri dodges an elbow strike from Karimov.
Kansleri lands with a right to the head.
Kansleri has had enough of the clinch but Karimov keeps him there for the moment.
Karimov misses with a knee strike.
Kansleri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kansleri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karimov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kansleri, pushing him back against the cage.
Kansleri lands a shoulder strike.
Kansleri blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kansleri.
Kansleri blocks an uppercut.
Karimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karimov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kansleri has a couple of punches blocked by Karimov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Kansleri as the two fighters clinch.
Kansleri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kansleri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri throws a punch but it's blocked by Karimov.
Kansleri throws a head punch that misses.
Karimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kansleri misses with the head strike.
Karimov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kansleri misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kansleri fails to land.
Kansleri misses with a punch on the inside.
Kansleri swings wildly with an uppercut but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kansleri blocks a body shot from Karimov.
Kansleri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Karimov on the inside.
Kansleri has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kansleri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kansleri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kansleri slips a straight right by Karimov.
Karimov misses with an uppercut
and Kansleri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karimov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kansleri throws a quick counter head kick but Karimov was just out of range.
Kansleri lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov thumps Kansleri with a low kick.
Karimov tries to clinch but Kansleri moves out of range.
Karimov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karimov tries to clinch there but Kansleri circles away.
A shot to the liver by Kansleri. Beautiful body shot.
Kansleri swats away the attempt to clinch by Karimov.
Karimov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kansleri scores with a decent looking hook.
Kansleri blocks a leg kick.
Kansleri throws a body kick that misses.
Kansleri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kansleri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Karimov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kansleri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kansleri finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kansleri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri missing with a left hand there. Karimov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Karimov with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karimov digs a good hook to Kansleri's body.
A shot to the liver by Kansleri. Beautiful body shot.
Kansleri connects with a looping right hand.
Karimov defending well as Kansleri loads up on a big left hand.
Karimov throws a leg kick which misses Kansleri's front leg but catches the back leg as Kansleri tries to avoid it.
Karimov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kansleri ducks under a wild hook from Karimov.
A bone on bone clash there as Karimov blocks the leg kick.
Kansleri throws the kick towards the body but Karimov avoids it.
Kansleri scores with a hook.
Kansleri throws a chopping leg kick but Karimov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kansleri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kansleri blocks a jab.
Karimov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kansleri throws a hook to the side of Karimov's head but Karimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karimov blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rauta Kansleri will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kansleri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kansleri, right into the meat.
Karimov scores with a jab. Kansleri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kansleri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Karimov.
Kansleri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from Kansleri.
Karimov thows a body kick. Kansleri tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Karimov wants to clinch up but Kansleri keeps it at a distance.
Kansleri throws a hook to the side of Karimov's head but Karimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kansleri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kansleri swings for the body but Karimov moves out of range.
Karimov missing with a left hand there. Kansleri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kansleri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kansleri digs a good hook to Karimov's body.
Karimov misses with a jab to the body
letting Kansleri counter with a right hand.
Kansleri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karimov scores with a one two! Kansleri had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kansleri looks to throw the jab but Karimov is out of range.
Karimov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kansleri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kansleri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kansleri throws a quick counter kick to the body but Karimov avoids it.
Karimov lands a head kick!
Kansleri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kansleri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kansleri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kansleri thinks about countering with a head kick.
Karimov instigates a clinch.
Kansleri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kansleri ducks under a wild hook from Karimov.
Karimov tries to clinch but Kansleri is having none of it.
Karimov scores with a nice strike.
Kansleri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Karimov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kansleri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karimov tries to clinch there but Kansleri circles away.
A leg kick checked by Karimov.
Kansleri misses with a kick to the body.
Kansleri misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov tries to land a front kick but Kansleri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kansleri blocks a jab.
Karimov lands with a straight right. Kansleri didn't see that one coming.
Karimov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Karimov.
Kansleri tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kansleri checks the leg kick.
Kansleri is looking to slow Karimov down with leg kicks.
Karimov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kansleri.
Karimov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Kansleri.
A big left from Kansleri misses.
Kansleri blocks a low kick nicely.
Kansleri moves out of range as Karimov throws a body kick.
Kansleri half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kansleri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karimov misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri throws a hook to the side of Karimov's head but Karimov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karimov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kansleri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Karimov throws a shot from downtown. Kansleri moves away and avoids it.
Kansleri swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kansleri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kansleri looks to score with a jab to the body but Karimov is just out of range.
Karimov throws a lazy body kick
and Kansleri counters with a nice uppercut.
Karimov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kansleri explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kansleri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kansleri throwing a counter right hand but Karimov manages to avoid it.
Karimov throws a hook but Kansleri blocks it.
Karimov blocks a low kick nicely.
Karimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kansleri.
Kansleri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karimov ducks under a wild hook from Kansleri.
Kansleri blocks the body kick.
Kansleri misses with a low kick.
Karimov tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karimov scores with a hook.
Kansleri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kansleri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansleri.
Crunch! Kansleri slams his shin into Karimov's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karimov scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kansleri.
Karimov throws a push kick but Kansleri slaps the foot to one side.
Kansleri connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kansleri. Karimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karimov tries to clinch up.
Kansleri throws an overhand right that lands on Karimov's shoulder, as Karimov tries to avoid the shot.
Karimov connects with a looping right hand.
Karimov takes one on the button.
Kansleri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karimov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Karimov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Kansleri was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karimov.
Kansleri pushes Karimov away with a front kick.
Kansleri throws a lazy right hand but Karimov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Rauta Kansleri did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kansleri slips under a jab.
Karimov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Karimov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kansleri's hands.
Karimov misses with a body kick.
Karimov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karimov ducks under a wild hook from Kansleri.
Karimov misses with an uppercut.
Kansleri tries to land a front kick but Karimov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karimov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Karimov clinches.
Kansleri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karimov takes a shot to the head.
Karimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karimov tries to land a knee to the head but Kansleri blocks with his arms.
Kansleri working aggressively here.
Karimov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kansleri.
Kansleri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kansleri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kansleri moves away from the strike by Karimov.
Karimov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansleri lands a head shot.
Kansleri lands a head kick!
Nice shot by Karimov.
Kansleri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Karimov moves out of range as Kansleri throws a body kick.
Karimov darts in and clinches Kansleri up against the cage.
Karimov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kansleri backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Kansleri.
Karimov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kansleri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karimov.
Karimov misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Karimov.
Karimov tries a knee to the head but Kansleri blocks it.
Karimov gets through Kansleri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karimov misses with a body punch.
Kansleri throws a head punch that misses.
Karimov lands a good knee to the midsection. Kansleri won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri swings wildly with an uppercut but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karimov tries to throw a body punch but Kansleri avoids it by throwing Karimov back against the cage.
Karimov trying to land knees to the body.
Karimov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kansleri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karimov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kansleri can't break the clinch.
Karimov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karimov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Karimov.
Kansleri blocks an uppercut.
Dasha Karimov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karimov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Karimov.
A right hook to the body lands for Karimov.
Kansleri wants to break free but Karimov has control.
Karimov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov tries a body shot but Kansleri blocks it.
Karimov has a couple of punches blocked by Kansleri.
Kansleri is trying to break the clinch but Karimov has him pressed against the cage.
Kansleri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Karimov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Karimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karimov lands a shot to the body.
Karimov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Karimov can't find room to land a body shot as Kansleri controls the action.
Kansleri managing to block the knees to the body from Karimov.
Kansleri breaks the clinch.
Karimov tries to clinch but Kansleri is having none of it.
Kansleri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kansleri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karimov.
Nice uppercut lands for Karimov. That snapped Kansleri's head back.
Karimov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kansleri's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karimov's hands.
Kansleri throws a leg kick which misses Karimov's front leg but catches the back leg as Karimov tries to avoid it.
Karimov cracks Kansleri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karimov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kansleri moves out of range of the body kick from Karimov.
Kansleri misses with a body shot.
Karimov tries to clinch but Kansleri is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Karimov.
Karimov tries to close the distance and clinch but Kansleri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kansleri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansleri.
Kansleri sets himself, and Karimov steps forward looking for the clinch! Kansleri avoids it this time.
Karimov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kansleri throws the left hand but Karimov avoids the punch easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kansleri.
Karimov ducks under a wild hook from Kansleri.
Karimov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kansleri looks to land a body kick but Karimov moved away.
Karimov moves into range and clinches up with Kansleri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dasha Karimov dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kansleri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karimov.
Kansleri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kansleri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karimov.
Kansleri keeps Karimov at a distance using the push kick.
Karimov looks to land a right hand but Kansleri moved out of range.
Karimov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kansleri. That did some damage!
Karimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Karimov.
Kansleri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kansleri tries to work over Karimov's front leg with a kick but Karimov checks it.
Kansleri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karimov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kansleri misses with a body shot.
Kansleri misses the jab.
Kansleri throws a nice looking combination but Karimov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karimov scores with a shot to the body.
Karimov sizes up Kansleri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kansleri punishes Karimov's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kansleri.
Karimov clinches.
Karimov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kansleri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kansleri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kansleri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kansleri throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karimov! But no joy.
Karimov tries to clinch there but Kansleri circles away.
Karimov dips to his left and cracks Kansleri with an uppercut!
Karimov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kansleri can pounce on him.
Karimov has Kansleri up against the cage in a clinch.
Karimov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karimov working Kansleri over with knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kansleri misses with a punch on the inside.
Karimov misses with a body punch.
Karimov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dasha Karimov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansleri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karimov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karimov.
Karimov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karimov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kansleri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karimov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karimov throws a head punch that misses.
Karimov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kansleri controls his hands.
Karimov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kansleri wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karimov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kansleri avoids it.
Kansleri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Karimov backwards.
Kansleri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kansleri manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Kansleri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karimov moves into range and clinches up with Kansleri.
Karimov lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kansleri or not.
Karimov lands with a light punch inside.
Karimov pushes Kansleri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kansleri throws a head punch that misses.
Karimov lands a hook that snaps the head of Kansleri backwards.
A short right from Karimov.
Kansleri misses with a punch on the inside.
Kansleri has a couple of punches blocked by Karimov.
Kansleri manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kansleri.
Karimov closes the distance and pushes Kansleri back into the cage.
Kansleri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kansleri just misses with a punch to the body.
Karimov tries to clinch but Kansleri moves out of range.
Kansleri walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karimov tries to clinch but Kansleri moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Kansleri.
Karimov with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karimov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kansleri.
Nice jab there from Karimov.
Karimov throws a body kick that misses.
Karimov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karimov throws a leg kick but Kansleri moved away.
Kansleri with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kansleri, right into the meat.
Kansleri misses with a wild body shot.
Kansleri cracks Karimov with an open hand slap.
Kansleri jabs Karimov right on the nose. Karimov blinks but takes it well.
Karimov slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Karimov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kansleri swats away the attempt to clinch by Karimov.
Kansleri scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Karimov misses the target.
Kansleri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karimov if he has to take too many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dasha Karimov.
I think Kansleri 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dasha Karimov! Dasha Karimov retains his middleweight title!
An intense looking Dasha Karimov took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Pokonałem wszystkie średnie. Jestem najlepszy!'.
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