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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joosep Lõhmus (ranked 9 p4p, 115 weight class) and Jack Sullivan (ranked 2 p4p, 19 weight class). Lõhmus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amon Amarth - The Way of Vikings. Joosep Lõhmus had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 48 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joosep Lõhmus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lõhmus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lõhmus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Joosep Lõhmus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lõhmus misses with a hook. Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
Sullivan misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Sullivan misses the target.
Lõhmus misses with a looping left.
Lõhmus missing with a left hand there. Sullivan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick but Sullivan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sullivan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lõhmus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sullivan's hands.
Sullivan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lõhmus 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.
Lõhmus misses with a straight right.
Sullivan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick
and Sullivan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sullivan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lõhmus misses with a looping right.
Lõhmus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sullivan is able to avoid easily.
Sullivan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lõhmus looks for the body kick but Sullivan saw that one coming.
Lõhmus throws a poor cross that misses
and Sullivan counters with a low kick, right behind Lõhmus 's knee.
Lõhmus swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
Lõhmus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sullivan.
Lõhmus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sullivan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sullivan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lõhmus is able to avoid easily.
Sullivan misses with an uppercut. Lõhmus saw that one coming.
Lõhmus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sullivan.
Lõhmus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sullivan.
Sullivan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lõhmus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sullivan slips under a jab.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Sullivan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Lõhmus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lõhmus scores with a body shot.
Lõhmus scores with a decent looking hook.
Sullivan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sullivan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sullivan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lõhmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Sullivan slips a jab and a cross from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lõhmus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sullivan throws a wild body kick that Lõhmus sees coming a mile off.
Sullivan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lõhmus misses with a straight left.
Lõhmus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
Lõhmus throws a jab but it's blocked by Sullivan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lõhmus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sullivan feints a counter leg kick.
Sullivan throws a shot from downtown. Lõhmus moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lõhmus. Sullivan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lõhmus throws out the jab.
Lõhmus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sullivan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lõhmus moves out of range as Sullivan throws a body kick.
Lõhmus throws a head kick that misses.
Lõhmus throws a lazy uppercut
and Sullivan counters with a thumping low kick.
Sullivan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lõhmus misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Sullivan.
Sullivan flicks out a counter leg kick but Lõhmus steps away.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick which misses Sullivan's front leg but catches the back leg as Sullivan tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot.
Lõhmus throws a big shot that misses.
Sullivan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lõhmus scores with a spinning back kick!
Lõhmus slips a jab from Sullivan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan takes a jab right on the kisser.
A jab from Lõhmus misses.
Lõhmus clobbers Sullivan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot.
Sullivan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lõhmus avoids the body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan with a nice calf kick.
Sullivan takes a swing at Lõhmus's ribcage but misses.
Sullivan drops his hands momentarily and Lõhmus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lõhmus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sullivan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lõhmus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Lõhmus thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
Lõhmus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lõhmus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sullivan can do to turn this around?
Sullivan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lõhmus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sullivan has time to react.
Lõhmus scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lõhmus.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a jab when Sullivan was well out of range.
Lõhmus misses with a lunging right hand
and Sullivan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lõhmus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lõhmus lands a high kick!
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Lõhmus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sullivan on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lõhmus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lõhmus defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Lõhmus throws the kick towards the body but Sullivan avoids it.
Lõhmus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sullivan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lõhmus throws out a loose jab but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sullivan.
Lõhmus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Lõhmus misses.
Sullivan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lõhmus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sullivan has managed to clinch.
Sullivan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan working aggressively here.
Sullivan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sullivan pushes off an throws an elbow but Lõhmus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lõhmus can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lõhmus cracks Sullivan with a good jab.
Sullivan with a hook.
Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sullivan wants to counter the offense by Lõhmus and move into the clinch position.
Lõhmus throws the left hand but Sullivan avoids the punch easily.
Sullivan defending well as Lõhmus loads up on a big left hand.
Sullivan blocks a leg kick.
Lõhmus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sullivan.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot
and Sullivan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lõhmus throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Sullivan to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lõhmus. That did some damage!
Sullivan rushes Lõhmus and presses him up against the cage.
Sullivan keeps control of Lõhmus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sullivan misses with the head strike.
Lõhmus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Lõhmus is out of range.
A jab from Sullivan misses.
Lõhmus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sullivan.
Lõhmus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sullivan.
Lõhmus misses with an uppercut
letting Sullivan counter with a right hand.
Sullivan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sullivan lands a jab to the head.
Sullivan misses with a low kick as Lõhmus jumps back.
Lõhmus feints and then cracks Sullivan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sullivan down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus lands with a good body shot.
Sullivan throws out a leg kick but Lõhmus moves out of range and Sullivan only half commits.
Lõhmus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lõhmus thuds a left hand into Sullivan's body.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
Sullivan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lõhmus. Lõhmus obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Lõhmus.
Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lõhmus.
Joosep Lõhmus is winning the standup battle so far.
Lõhmus with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sullivan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sullivan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lõhmus throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lõhmus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lõhmus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lõhmus takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Lõhmus moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSullivan.
Sullivan throws a jab when Lõhmus was well out of range.
It looked like Lõhmus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lõhmus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sullivan scores with a spinning back kick!
Lõhmus throws a hook to the side of Sullivan's head but Sullivan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lõhmus lands with a good body shot.
Lõhmus misses with an uppercut.
Lõhmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan manages to avoid it.
Sullivan missing with a left hand there. Lõhmus 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.
Lõhmus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sullivan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lõhmus misses with a low kick.
Lõhmus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan cracks a nice hook into Lõhmus's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus misses with a straight left.
Lõhmus misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan misses with a hook. Lõhmus ducked under it nicely.
Lõhmus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lõhmus moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Lõhmus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sullivan throws a low kick but Lõhmus moves out of range easily.
Sullivan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lõhmus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lõhmus takes a swing at Sullivan's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sullivan.
Lõhmus is looking to counter punch.
Sullivan tries to move into range but Lõhmus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot.
Sullivan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lõhmus misses with a hook. Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
Sullivan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sullivan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus thuds a left hand into Sullivan's body.
Lõhmus lands a body shot.
Sullivan misses the body punch
and Lõhmus counters with a nice uppercut.
Lõhmus thumps Sullivan with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sullivan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lõhmus is out of range.
Lõhmus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan misses with a low kick.
Lõhmus throws the left hand but Sullivan avoids the punch easily.
Lõhmus slips under a jab.
Lõhmus with the inside leg kick.
Lõhmus misses with a hook
and Sullivan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lõhmus throws a wild body kick that Sullivan sees coming a mile off.
Sullivan tries to counter with a clinch but Lõhmus shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Lõhmus misses
and Sullivan counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lõhmus scores with a leg kick.
Lõhmus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lõhmus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a jab to the head.
Sullivan moves into the clinch successfully.
Sullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lõhmus is trying to break free.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the head.
Sullivan misses with a low kick.
Sullivan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lõhmus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lõhmus misses with a lunging right hand
and Lõhmus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lõhmus needs to keep his hands up - Sullivan had a free shot at his head there.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
Sullivan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lõhmus wants to land a leg kick but Sullivan is out of range.
Sullivan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sullivan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sullivan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lõhmus slips under a jab from Sullivan.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Lõhmus lands with an uppercut that bounces Sullivan off the cage and back into range.
Lõhmus connects with a body shot that sends Sullivan's belly button to the back.
Lõhmus misses with a looping left.
Sullivan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lõhmus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sullivan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Joosep Lõhmus did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lõhmus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sullivan if he has to take too many more of those.
Sullivan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus moves out of range of the body kick from Sullivan.
Lõhmus thuds his right hand into Sullivan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sullivan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lõhmus will feel that in the morning.
Sullivan checks a leg kick nicely.
Sullivan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan slips a jab from Lõhmus.
Sullivan moves away from the strike by Lõhmus.
Sullivan cracks Lõhmus with an open hand slap.
Lõhmus misses with an uppercut.
Lõhmus misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Sullivan to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Sullivan.
Lõhmus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick but Sullivan moved away.
Sullivan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lõhmus sets himself, and Sullivan steps forward looking for the clinch! Lõhmus avoids it this time.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick
letting Sullivan counter with a right hand.
Lõhmus misses with a hook. Sullivan ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lõhmus.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lõhmus 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 Sullivan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sullivan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sullivan steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lõhmus throws a front kick aimed at Sullivan's knee but Sullivan avoids it well.
Sullivan throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lõhmus to counter with a crisp jab.
Lõhmus looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Sullivan is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sullivan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Lõhmus misses.
It seemed like Sullivan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lõhmus throws out a loose jab but Sullivan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lõhmus blocks a head kick by Sullivan.
Lõhmus scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
Sullivan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lõhmus.
Sullivan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
Sullivan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lõhmus connects with a nice looking jab.
Lõhmus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lõhmus swings for the body but Sullivan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick lands for Lõhmus.
Sullivan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lõhmus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sullivan moves out of range of the strikes.
Lõhmus with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Lõhmus.
Sullivan counters with a body kick.
Lõhmus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lõhmus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lõhmus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lõhmus throws an off balance right hand
letting Sullivan counter with a right hand.
Lõhmus tried to score with a low kick but Sullivan checks it.
Lõhmus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sullivan doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lõhmus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sullivan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sullivan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lõhmus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lõhmus throws a hook but Sullivan blocks it.
Sullivan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lõhmus misses with an uppercut. Sullivan saw that one coming.
Sullivan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sullivan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lõhmus scores with a decent looking hook.
Lõhmus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Lõhmus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lõhmus wants to slow Sullivan down by chopping away at his legs.
Lõhmus backing away here, and Sullivan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sullivan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lõhmus had his way with Jack Sullivan in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sullivan slips under a jab.
Sullivan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lõhmus looks to throw the jab but Sullivan is out of range.
Lõhmus motions for Sullivan to come forward. Lõhmus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan throws out a counter right but Lõhmus avoids it with no problem.
Sullivan throws a low kick but Lõhmus avoids it.
Sullivan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lõhmus ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan.
Lõhmus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Lõhmus circles away and keeps his distance.
Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lõhmus was well out of range. Poor timing from Sullivan.
Sullivan takes one on the button.
Lõhmus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus lands a jab.
Lõhmus lands an overhand right.
Sullivan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lõhmus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sullivan counters with a solid body kick.
Sullivan defending well as Lõhmus loads up on a big left hand.
Sullivan swings widly with a right hand
and Lõhmus counters with a straight right hand.
Lõhmus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lõhmus throws an overhand right that lands on Sullivan's shoulder, as Sullivan tries to avoid the shot.
Lõhmus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sullivan.
Lõhmus throws a hook but Sullivan blocks it.
Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lõhmus.
Sullivan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lõhmus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick which misses Sullivan's front leg but catches the back leg as Sullivan tries to avoid it.
Lõhmus misses with an uppercut. Sullivan saw that one coming.
Lõhmus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but Lõhmus slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lõhmus swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Lõhmus tries to work over Sullivan's front leg with a kick but Sullivan checks it.
Lõhmus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sullivan slips a jab and a cross from Lõhmus.
Sullivan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the body.
Lõhmus staying out of range there.
Sullivan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lõhmus.
Jack Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joosep Lõhmus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Sullivan.
Sullivan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lõhmus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lõhmus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lõhmus misses with a leg kick.
Sullivan thuds his shin into the meat of Lõhmus's side.
A swing and a miss from Lõhmus.
Sullivan moves forwards but Lõhmus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sullivan staying out of range there.
Lõhmus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lõhmus lands a jab to the head.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lõhmus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lõhmus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sullivan scores with a nice strike.
Sullivan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lõhmus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Sullivan.
A short body shot lands from Sullivan as the two fighters clinch.
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.
Lõhmus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lõhmus dodges an elbow strike from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Sullivan.
Lõhmus blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Lõhmus blocks a body shot from Sullivan.
Sullivan working aggressively here.
Sullivan misses with a body punch.
Sullivan blocks a body shot from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sullivan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Sullivan.
Sullivan lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Sullivan fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joosep Lõhmus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lõhmus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joosep Lõhmus!
Joosep Lõhmus retains his light heavyweight title!
Joosep Lõhmus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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