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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 24 p4p, 3 weight class) and Junkyard Dog (ranked 67 p4p, 11 weight class). Pekka Toivonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Junkyard Dog's chin.
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195 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Toivonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junkyard Dog!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen pushes Dog away with a front kick.
Toivonen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toivonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Pekka Toivonen has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Toivonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dog has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dog and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Toivonen misses with a lunging right hand
and Dog makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Toivonen really felt that one!
Toivonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dog counters with a good low kick that Toivonen was not able to check.
Toivonen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Toivonen is predictable there
and Toivonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toivonen checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Dog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Toivonen's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dog.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Toivonen misses.
Dog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog throws a big shot that misses.
Dog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pekka Toivonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog throws a lazy right hand but Toivonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toivonen is looking to counter punch.
Dog misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog connects with a jab.
Toivonen misses with a wild body shot.
Dog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toivonen throws a chopping leg kick but Dog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dog walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Toivonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Toivonen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dog counters with a straight right hand.
Toivonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog is just out of range.
Toivonen throws out a loose jab but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Toivonen blocks a jab.
Toivonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toivonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dog.
Decent striking displayed by Toivonen there.
Toivonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Dog's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toivonen under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen throws a hook to the side of Dog's head but Dog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dog.
Toivonen misses with a wild body shot.
And Dog tries to counter it with a takedown but Toivonen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A shot to the liver by Toivonen. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Toivonen finds it's way through Dog's defenses.
Toivonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Toivonen tries to score with a low kick but Dog moves his leg out of the way.
Toivonen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dog throws a leg kick but Toivonen checks it.
Toivonen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dog is looking to clinch but Toivonen is avoiding it.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dog let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dog has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Toivonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dog is out of range and Toivonen settles back down.
Dog looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toivonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toivonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab lands there for Toivonen.
Dog shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Toivonen defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toivonen.
Toivonen throws the left hand but Dog avoids the punch easily.
Toivonen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dog is out of range.
Dog misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
Toivonen wants to slow Dog down by chopping away at his legs.
Dog checks a leg kick nicely.
Toivonen scores with a jab. Dog acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Toivonen throws a lazy right hand but Dog sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toivonen tries to move into range but Dog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dog needs to keep his hands up - Toivonen had a free shot at his head there.
Toivonen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dog lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Toivonen at a distance.
Toivonen misses with a leg kick
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog tests Toivonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Toivonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dog's calf.
Toivonen scores with a body shot.
Toivonen throws a body punch but Dog moves out of range.
Dog throws a poor cross that misses
and Toivonen counters with a good, hard body kick but Dog shrugs it off.
Dog cracks Toivonen with a good jab.
Toivonen cracks the inside of Dog's front leg.
Toivonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dog misses with a wild body shot.
Toivonen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dog avoids it.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dog blocks a leg kick.
Dog cracks Toivonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dog lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 Pekka Toivonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Toivonen throws a chopping leg kick but Dog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Toivonen loads up on a big right hand but Dog slips the punch.
Dog throws a body kick that misses
and Toivonen counters with a nice body kick.
Dog looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Dog is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That kick from Dog tenderised Toivonen's leg. Toivonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toivonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen scores with a nice right hand.
Toivonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toivonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toivonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog.
Toivonen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Toivonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toivonen swings for the body but Dog moves out of range.
Toivonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog sizes up Toivonen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dog is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Toivonen jabs Dog right on the nose. Dog blinks but takes it well.
Toivonen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Toivonen slips under a jab.
Toivonen looks to land a left hand but Dog moved out of range nicely.
Toivonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toivonen wants to land a leg kick but Dog is out of range.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dog.
The fighters circle momentarily. Toivonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pekka Toivonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Toivonen throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Dog missing with a left hand there. Toivonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog throws a body punch but Toivonen moves out of range.
Dog looks to land a body kick but Toivonen moved away.
Nice defenses there by Toivonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog moves forwards but Toivonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Toivonen misses with a straight left.
Dog throws out a counter right but Toivonen avoids it with no problem.
Toivonen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dog under the eye.
Toivonen 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.
A punch combination from Toivonen misses.
Dog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dog misses with a low kick.
Dog moves out of range as Toivonen strikes.
Dog was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Toivonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toivonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Dog backs away, Toivonen returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dog throws a sloppy head kick and Toivonen moves out of range easily.
Toivonen walks into a left hand.
Toivonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dog.
Toivonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dog.
Toivonen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dog has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toivonen throws the left hand but Dog avoids the punch easily.
Pekka Toivonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Dog misses the target.
Toivonen throws a leg kick
and Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toivonen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toivonen connects with a single shot there.
Dog misses with a low kick.
Toivonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dog moves away.
Toivonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dog blocks a jab.
Dog lands an overhand right.
Toivonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Toivonen misses with a hook.
A low kick from Toivonen is predictable there
and Dog counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Toivonen.
Dog looks for the body kick but Toivonen saw that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toivonen.
Dog fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Toivonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dog wants to land a leg kick but Toivonen is out of range.
Toivonen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toivonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toivonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dog takes a step back to recover.
Dog looks to throw the jab but Toivonen is out of range.
Dog misses with an uppercut
enabling Toivonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Toivonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toivonen tried to score with a low kick but Dog checks it.
Dog misses with a looping left.
Toivonen throws a hook to the side of Dog's head but Dog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toivonen thumps Dog with a low kick.
Toivonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dog throws out a counter right but Toivonen avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Toivonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Toivonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Dog flicks out a counter leg kick but Toivonen steps away.
Dog moves out of range as Toivonen throws a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Dog. Beautiful body shot.
Toivonen misses with a kick to the body
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
Dog connects with a body shot that sends Toivonen's belly button to the back.
Dog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a head kick.
Toivonen misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toivonen.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toivonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog blocks the body kick.
Dog thuds a left hand into Toivonen's body.
Dog has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toivonen.
Dog punishes Toivonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Toivonen motions for Dog to come forward. Toivonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dog lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Dog.
Dog throws out a counter right but Toivonen avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toivonen.
A jab from Toivonen does it's job there.
Toivonen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dog takes a step back to recover.
Toivonen feints and then cracks Dog's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dog down.
Dog doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Toivonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dog thows a leg kick but Toivonen checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice cross by Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dog misses with a body shot.
Dog ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
A little jabbing left from Dog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Toivonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dog. That did some damage!
Toivonen misses with a combination
letting Dog counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Toivonen quickly recovers to half guard.
Dog thows a huge punch but Toivonen dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dog connects with a nice short shot to Toivonen's temple.
Dog lands strikes from half guard.
Toivonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dog.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toivonen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Toivonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dog connects with a couple of short punches.
Toivonen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Toivonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dog throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toivonen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog chips away with some ground and pound.
Dog lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dog looking to pass the guard.
Toivonen has momentary wrist control but Dog slips an elbow through the middle.
Dog working some strikes from top position.
Dog lands a couple of elbows.
Dog wants to pass the guard but Toivonen is keeping the position.
Toivonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toivonen's head.
Dog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Toivonen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dog looking to pass the guard.
Toivonen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toivonen is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A low kick from Toivonen misses
and Dog counters with a stiff right hand.
Toivonen connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junkyard Dog really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Toivonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toivonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dog on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
You can see that Dog has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Dog bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Toivonen's head.
Toivonen throws an off balance right hand
and Toivonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toivonen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dog throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen thuds his right hand into Dog's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Toivonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dog doesn't seem phased though.
Toivonen throws the kick towards the body but Dog avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dog. Toivonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog misses with a body shot.
Toivonen cracks Dog with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Toivonen throws a leg kick
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen moves out of range as Dog throws a body kick.
Dog stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toivonen.
Dog checks a leg kick nicely.
Dog blocks a jab.
Dog fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toivonen.
Toivonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toivonen.
Toivonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Toivonen loads up on a big right hand but Dog slips the punch.
Dog throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dog moves out of range as Toivonen strikes.
The crowd cheers as Toivonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dog doesn't seem phased though.
Dog missing with a left hand there. Toivonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dog.
Dog throws a head kick but Toivonen moves out of range.
Toivonen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Toivonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dog.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toivonen wants to slow Dog down by chopping away at his legs.
Dog is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toivonen.
Dog moves out of range as Toivonen throws a body kick.
Toivonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Dog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Dog sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dog cracks Toivonen with a good jab.
Dog takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Toivonen 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.
Dog avoids a kick to the body.
Dog throws a hook but Toivonen avoids it easily.
Toivonen throws a big counter combination but Dog scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range.
Toivonen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dog in his tracks.
Dog blocks the body kick.
Dog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range.
Dog chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toivonen can pounce on him.
Toivonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Toivonen misses with a left hand
and Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toivonen lands a nice looking body shot.
Toivonen looks to land a right hand but Dog moved out of range.
Toivonen misses with a hook. Dog ducked under it nicely.
Dog gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Toivonen missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Toivonen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dog counters with a nice double leg into side control. Toivonen won't be happy with that.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog scores with a couple of short elbows.
Toivonen parries the strikes from Dog easily there. Dog is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Toivonen to escape.
Toivonen dodges the ground and pound from Dog.
Dog working the ground and pound but Toivonen is defending the strikes.
Dog misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Junkyard Dog has got the better of the ground game so far.
Toivonen regains half guard, as Dog was trying to land strikes.
Toivonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dog.
Toivonen tries to get to full guard but Dog has control of the leg.
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 Pekka Toivonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Toivonen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dog shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Toivonen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dog is trying to ground and pound but Toivonen uses the momentary lack of control by Dog to regain half guard.
Dog throwing shots but Toivonen is blocking nicely.
Dog lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dog lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog wants to free his trapped foot but Toivonen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Toivonen tries to roll over but Dog keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dog landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Dog there.
Toivonen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dog is keen to just control but Toivonen is a slippery customer.
Toivonen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dog is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toivonen won't allow Dog to pass to mount.
Junkyard Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Toivonen to regain full guard.
Dog throws a big elbow that misses.
Toivonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dog accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dog throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Toivonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Toivonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dog lands with a nice body punch.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Toivonen misses its target.
Dog misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
A low kick from Dog is predictable there
and Toivonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toivonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dog checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Toivonen.
A slow jab from Dog misses its intended target.
Dog gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Toivonen takes a swing at Dog's ribcage but misses.
Dog lands a nice looking kick to the body. Toivonen takes a step back to recover.
Dog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toivonen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toivonen. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toivonen is looking to land body kicks.
Toivonen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dog throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Toivonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen takes a swing at Dog's ribcage but misses.
Dog throws a left that rocks Toivonen and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dog dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Toivonen regain composure!
Toivonen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toivonen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dog.
Oh Toivonen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dog fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dog with the ground and pound but Toivonen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Toivonen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dog is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog winds up and cracks Toivonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dog is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Toivonen is hurt! He's hurt bad - Dog fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Toivonen from any more punishment! Congratulations to Dog! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junkyard Dog!
Junkyard Dog is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Junkyard Dog thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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