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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Dimakov (ranked 3054 p4p, 4347 weight class) and Otso Toivonen (ranked 390 p4p, 486 weight class). Otso Toivonen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Dimakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otso Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimakov swings widly with a right hand
and Toivonen counters by clinching up.
Dimakov tries to circle away but Toivonen has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimakov.
Dimakov tries to work over Toivonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimakov throws a hook but Toivonen avoids it easily.
Dimakov connects with a nice looking jab.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Dimakov.
Dimakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toivonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimakov misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen defending well as Dimakov loads up on a big left hand.
Dimakov throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
Dimakov throws an overhand right that lands on Toivonen's shoulder, as Toivonen tries to avoid the shot.
Toivonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Toivonen lands a head kick!
Konstantin Dimakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen slips a jab from Dimakov.
Toivonen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Toivonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toivonen darts in and clinches Dimakov up against the cage.
Toivonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toivonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dimakov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dimakov looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
A slow jab from Dimakov misses its intended target.
Dimakov throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen tries to counter with a clinch but Dimakov shakes him off and moves away.
Toivonen scores with a punch to the head.
Dimakov forces Toivonen back against the cage and clinches.
Dimakov lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimakov lands a shoulder strike.
Toivonen blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov tries a body shot but Toivonen blocks it.
Toivonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toivonen throws a head kick but Dimakov moves out of range.
Dimakov avoids a kick to the body.
Dimakov misses with a body shot.
Dimakov misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
Dimakov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Toivonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dimakov 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.
Dimakov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Toivonen counters with a series of strikes. Dimakov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dimakov throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
Toivonen darts in and clinches Dimakov up against the cage.
Dimakov pushes Toivonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Toivonen blocking some punches.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Dimakov misses the target.
Dimakov thuds his right hand into Toivonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toivonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toivonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Dimakov won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dimakov has a couple of punches blocked by Toivonen.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dimakovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Toivonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toivonen is looking to clinch but Dimakov is avoiding it.
Dimakov misses with a double jab
and Toivonen counters with a thumping low kick.
Toivonen pushes Dimakov up against the cage in a clinch.
Toivonen manages to break the clinch.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Dimakov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov checks a leg kick.
Dimakov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dimakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toivonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimakov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toivonen instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Dimakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toivonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toivonen has Dimakov up against the cage in a clinch.
Toivonen trying to stall but Dimakov improves his position.
Toivonen tries to stall but Dimakov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Toivonen letting Dimakov take a breather here.
Dimakov tries to throw a body punch but Toivonen avoids it by throwing Dimakov back against the cage.
Dimakov lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimakov misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Otso Toivonen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dimakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toivonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dimakov lands a nice hook to Toivonen's body. Toivonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Dimakov.
Dimakov throws an overhand right that lands on Toivonen's shoulder, as Toivonen tries to avoid the shot.
Toivonen rushes Dimakov and presses him up against the cage.
Dimakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toivonen blocking some punches.
Dimakov tries to circle away but Toivonen has him pinned against the cage.
Dimakov has a couple of punches blocked by Toivonen.
Toivonen manages to break the clinch.
Dimakov lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen has managed to clinch.
Dimakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimakov has Toivonen pressed against the cage, preventing Toivonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dimakov can't find room to land a body shot as Toivonen controls the action.
Dimakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen pushes off an throws an elbow but Dimakov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dimakov struggles to land a body shot inside as Toivonen controls his hands.
Dimakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Toivonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dimakov throws a head punch that misses.
Toivonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimakov connects with a body shot that sends Toivonen's belly button to the back.
Toivonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otso Toivonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toivonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toivonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toivonen closes the distance and clinches.
Toivonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toivonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toivonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimakov looks to throw the jab but Toivonen is out of range.
Toivonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen misses with a head kick.
Toivonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Dimakov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Toivonen.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dimakov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dimakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen has closed the distance and engaged Dimakov in a clinch.
Toivonen missing with knees to the body.
Toivonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Toivonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range.
Dimakov lands a nice hook to Toivonen's body. Toivonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov scores with a hook.
Toivonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dimakov lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Dimakov there.
Dimakov throws a shot to the body.
Dimakov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Toivonen. Toivonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dimakov looks to land a left hand but Toivonen moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Dimakov. Beautiful body shot.
Dimakov misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Toivonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Toivonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Dimakov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dimakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Dimakov misses.
Toivonen misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimakov misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen swinging wildly here.
Dimakov lands with a good body shot.
Dimakov misses with a straight right.
Dimakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Toivonen takes one to the side of the head.
Dimakov punishes Toivonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Dimakov lands with a nice body punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dimakov trying to stall but Toivonen improves his position.
Toivonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Dimakov has double underhooks.
Toivonen working hard to break the clinch.
Toivonen taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Dimakov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Toivonen wants to clinch up but Dimakov keeps it at a distance.
Toivonen tries to clinch there but Dimakov circles away.
Dimakov takes a swing at Toivonen's ribcage but misses.
Dimakov throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Dimakov misses the shot to the body.
Toivonen wants to clinch.
Toivonen takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Konstantin Dimakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Dimakov moves into the clinch.
Dimakov stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimakov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dimakov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Toivonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big right from Dimakov misses.
Toivonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimakov.
Toivonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dimakov throws a series of punches but Toivonen moves out of range.
Toivonen tries to clinch up but Dimakov circles away and keeps his distance.
Toivonen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dimakov back to the cage. Toivonen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Toivonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dimakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Dimakov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toivonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Toivonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dimakov up against the cage.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen misses with a wild combination.
Toivonen defending well as Dimakov loads up on a big left hand.
Toivonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toivonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimakov circles away.
Dimakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimakov drives through and clinches with Toivonen against the cage.
Toivonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov misses with the head strike.
Dimakov has a couple of punches blocked by Toivonen.
Toivonen has Dimakov pressed against the cage.
Toivonen takes a shot to the head.
Dimakov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toivonen backwards.
Toivonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dimakov backwards.
Dimakov gets through Toivonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toivonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dimakov's head.
Dimakov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimakov clinches with his opponent.
Toivonen breaks from the clinch.
Dimakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range.
Jab from Dimakov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toivonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimakov.
Toivonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Toivonen breaks the clinch.
Dimakov looks to land a left hand but Toivonen moved out of range nicely.
Toivonen misses with a hook.
Dimakov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dimakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Toivonen.
Dimakov tries to counter by clinching up but Toivonen breaks away and moves out of range.
Dimakov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Toivonen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Toivonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Toivonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toivonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toivonen moves away from the strike by Dimakov.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Otso Toivonen.
I think Toivonen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Toivonen!
After winning the bout, Otso Toivonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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