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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Toivonen (ranked 72 p4p, 19 weight class) and Chris Steve (ranked 12 p4p, 3 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 8 - 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 38 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Steve!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toivonen.
It looks like Chris Steve has been cut.
Toivonen throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Toivonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen delivers a nice body kick.
A clash of legs there as Steve blocks the low kick.
Steve wants to counter with a clinch but Toivonen pushes him away.
Steve is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Toivonen.
Steve tries to clinch but Toivonen moves out of range.
Toivonen lands a jab to the head.
Toivonen avoids the body shot from Steve.
Toivonen tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve tries to land a body kick
and Toivonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steve's knee momentarily.
Toivonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steve.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toivonen.
Toivonen avoids the body shot from Steve.
Toivonen scores with a punch to the head.
Toivonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Toivonen cracks a nice hook into Steve's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toivonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Toivonen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steve is able to avoid easily.
Toivonen connects with the punch.
That has opened up Chris Steve's cut even more.
Toivonen misses with an uppercut.
Toivonen moves out of range of the body kick.
Toivonen thuds a left hand into Steve's body.
Steve misses with a hook.
Steve takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Steve looks for the body kick but Toivonen saw that one coming.
A big right from Steve misses.
Toivonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve tries to clinch there but Toivonen circles away.
Toivonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Steve stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toivonen.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toivonen moves away.
Toivonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steve. Steve circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steve throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range.
Toivonen tried to counter with a leg kick but Steve avoided it.
Steve misses with a shot to the body
and Toivonen counters with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Toivonen - just one landing.
Toivonen cracks Steve with a good jab.
The cut above Chris Steve's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chris Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toivonen.
Toivonen throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Toivonen.
Toivonen scores with a spinning back kick!
Steve takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Steve looks winded!
Toivonen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Steve is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Toivonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toivonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Toivonen with a nice calf kick.
Toivonen scores with a leg kick.
Steve walks into a straight right hand from Toivonen.
Toivonen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Toivonen throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Nice body punch from Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chris Steve's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Steve 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toivonen.
Toivonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Toivonen throws a leg kick but Steve moved away.
Toivonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Toivonen looks to land a body kick but Steve moved away.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Toivonen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steve thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Toivonen if he has to take too many more of those.
Toivonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toivonen.
Steve steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Toivonen.
Steve wants to clinch up but Toivonen keeps it at a distance.
Toivonen takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Steve misses.
Toivonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Steve moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Toivonen connects with a right hand. Steve shakes it off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Steve's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pekka Toivonen!
A victorious Pekka Toivonen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Chris Steve was interviewed post fight and said 'Oh my penis !!!! '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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