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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urho Itaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itaniemi comes into the arena with Volbeat - Still Counting blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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214 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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209 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Urho Itaniemi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sampsa Siloposki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Itaniemi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Itaniemi tries to clinch but Siloposki is having none of it.
Siloposki scores with a nice right hand.
Itaniemi misses with a wild body shot.
Siloposki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Itaniemi dodges the punch combination from Siloposki.
Siloposki misses with an uppercut.
Itaniemi slips a straight right by Siloposki.
Siloposki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Itaniemi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Siloposki misses with a body kick.
Itaniemi fails to land with a series of punches.
Itaniemi avoids the head kick by Siloposki.
Itaniemi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Siloposki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Itaniemi doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Siloposki misses.
A big right from Siloposki misses.
Siloposki misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki avoids a kick to the body.
Siloposki moves out of range of the body kick from Itaniemi.
Siloposki throws a jab but it's blocked by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Siloposki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Itaniemi slips a straight right by Siloposki.
Itaniemi slips a jab from Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siloposki takes one on the button.
Nice jab there from Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Siloposki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Itaniemi.
Siloposki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Siloposki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Siloposki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Siloposki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Siloposki missing with a left hand there. Itaniemi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siloposki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Itaniemi counters with a big head kick but Siloposki shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itaniemi looks to land a left hand but Siloposki moved out of range nicely.
Siloposki cracks the inside of Itaniemi's front leg.
Siloposki lands an overhand right.
Itaniemi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Itaniemi blocks the body kick.
Itaniemi misses with a straight right.
Siloposki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Itaniemi is predictable there
and Siloposki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Itaniemi digs a good body shot into Siloposki's ribs.
Itaniemi moves out of range as Siloposki strikes.
Itaniemi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siloposki.
Itaniemi closes the distance and clinches.
Siloposki lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Urho Itaniemi has been cut.
Siloposki wants to stall.
Siloposki is trying to break free.
Itaniemi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Itaniemi scores with a shot to the side of Siloposki's head.
Siloposki lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siloposki thows a body shot but no joy.
Itaniemi throws a sloppy head kick
and Siloposki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Itaniemi's corner calls for a 1-2. Itaniemi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Siloposki misses with an uppercut. Itaniemi saw that one coming.
Siloposki misses with a shot to the body
and Itaniemi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Itaniemi.
A clash of legs there as Itaniemi blocks the low kick.
Itaniemi lands a head kick!
Itaniemi moves out of range of the strikes.
Sampsa Siloposki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siloposki misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Siloposki misses its intended target.
Siloposki digs a good body shot into Itaniemi's ribs.
Itaniemi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Itaniemi throws a nice looking combination but Siloposki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Siloposki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Itaniemi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Itaniemi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siloposki.
Siloposki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Itaniemi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Siloposki blocks the body kick.
Itaniemi slips a straight right by Siloposki.
Siloposki tests Itaniemi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Itaniemi throws a shot to the body.
Itaniemi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Siloposki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Itaniemi or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siloposki is leaning against Itaniemi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Siloposki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Itaniemi has him pressed against the cage.
Itaniemi gets through Siloposki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Itaniemi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siloposki lands a head shot.
Siloposki jabs at Itaniemi's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampsa Siloposki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urho Itaniemi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Siloposki throws a series of punches but Itaniemi avoids them all with ease.
Itaniemi cracks Siloposki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Itaniemi blocks a jab.
Itaniemi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Itaniemi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Itaniemi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Itaniemi defending well as Siloposki loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Siloposki misses.
Siloposki misses with a looping right.
Siloposki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Siloposki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Itaniemi.
A lazy body kick from Siloposki
and Itaniemi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Siloposki thinking.
Siloposki thows a leg kick but Itaniemi checks it
and Itaniemi counters with a good, hard body kick but Siloposki shrugs it off.
Itaniemi moves in looking to clinch but Siloposki pushes him off.
Siloposki avoids the head kick by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Itaniemi throws a leg kick which misses Siloposki's front leg but catches the back leg as Siloposki tries to avoid it.
Urho Itaniemi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itaniemi cracks Siloposki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Itaniemi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Siloposki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Siloposki looks to throw the jab but Itaniemi is out of range.
Itaniemi blocks a jab.
Siloposki throws a sloppy head kick
letting Itaniemi counter with a right hand.
Siloposki misses with the body kick
and Itaniemi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Siloposki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Siloposki throws a series of punches but Itaniemi avoids them all with ease.
Siloposki throws a sloppy head kick
and Itaniemi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Itaniemi ducks right into an uppercut from Siloposki.
Siloposki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Itaniemi throws out the jab.
Siloposki misses with a hook.
Itaniemi darts in and clinches Siloposki up against the cage.
Siloposki misses with a punch on the inside.
Siloposki trying to land knees to the body.
Itaniemi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Sampsa Siloposki has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki stalling against the cage.
Itaniemi lands with a right to the head.
Itaniemi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Itaniemi misses with the head strike.
Itaniemi lands with a right to the head.
Siloposki pushes Itaniemi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Siloposki tries to land knees in the clinch but Itaniemi avoids the damage to the body.
Itaniemi looking to stall.
Siloposki breaks the clinch.
Itaniemi throws a nice looking combination but Siloposki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Siloposki.
Itaniemi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Itaniemi counters with a right hand to the body.
Siloposki throws a big shot that misses.
Siloposki misses with a body punch
and Itaniemi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Itaniemi lands a jab to the nose.
Itaniemi staying out of range there.
Siloposki misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki digs a good hook to Itaniemi's body.
Itaniemi with a jab.
Itaniemi slips a straight right by Siloposki.
Siloposki looks to throw the jab but Itaniemi is out of range.
Siloposki just misses with a punch to the body.
Itaniemi throws a sloppy head kick and Siloposki moves out of range easily.
Siloposki throws a hook but Itaniemi blocks it.
Siloposki throws a hook to the side of Itaniemi's head but Itaniemi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Siloposki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Itaniemi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Siloposki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Itaniemi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Siloposki misses with a hook. Itaniemi ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Itaniemi.
Siloposki lands with a straight right. Itaniemi didn't see that one coming.
Itaniemi staying out of range there.
Siloposki throws a combination that misses
and Itaniemi counters with a nice uppercut.
Itaniemi slips under a jab from Siloposki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki throws a hook but Itaniemi blocks it.
Siloposki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Siloposki misses with the body kick
and Itaniemi counters with a nice uppercut.
Siloposki throws a sloppy body shot
and Itaniemi counters with a stiff right hand.
Siloposki 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.
Itaniemi with a jab.
Itaniemi works over Siloposki's head and body with a nice combination.
Itaniemi blocks the body kick.
Itaniemi avoids the body shot from Siloposki.
Itaniemi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siloposki.
A big left from Siloposki misses.
Itaniemi doesn't manage to clinch there - Siloposki circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Itaniemi throws a lazy head kick
and Siloposki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Siloposki walks into a jab.
Siloposki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Itaniemi's corner calls for a 1-2. Itaniemi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siloposki misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Itaniemi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Siloposki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Itaniemi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Itaniemi tries to clinch up.
Itaniemi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Siloposki thumps Itaniemi with a low kick.
Siloposki throws a sloppy head kick
and Itaniemi counters with a one-two to the body.
Itaniemi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Siloposki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Itaniemi manages to avoid it.
Siloposki looks to land a left hand but Itaniemi moved out of range nicely.
Itaniemi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Itaniemi throws a jab but it's blocked by Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Itaniemi counters with a series of strikes. Siloposki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Itaniemi tries to clinch but Siloposki is having none of it.
Siloposki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Itaniemi.
Siloposki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Siloposki throws a sloppy body shot
letting Itaniemi counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki missing with a left hand there. Itaniemi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Siloposki misses
and Siloposki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Itaniemi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Siloposki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Siloposki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Itaniemi counters with a straight right hand.
Itaniemi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siloposki.
The fighters circle momentarily. Itaniemi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Itaniemi staying out of range there.
Siloposki looks to throw a body kick
and Itaniemi counters with a stiff right hand.
Itaniemi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Itaniemi ducks under a wild hook from Siloposki.
A punch combination from Itaniemi misses.
Siloposki throws a jab when Itaniemi was well out of range.
Siloposki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi tries to clinch up but Siloposki circles away and keeps his distance.
Itaniemi misses with an uppercut. Siloposki saw that one coming.
Siloposki waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Itaniemi.
Siloposki misses the jab.
Itaniemi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Siloposki backs up against the cage.
Siloposki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Itaniemi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Itaniemi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Itaniemi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Itaniemi walks into a straight right hand from Siloposki.
Itaniemi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a sloppy head kick and Itaniemi moves out of range easily.
Siloposki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Siloposki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi is looking to clinch but Siloposki is avoiding it.
Siloposki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Itaniemi momentarily.
Siloposki fails to land with a series of punches.
Siloposki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Itaniemi counters with a two punch combo.
Siloposki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siloposki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Itaniemi.
Siloposki misses with a jab to the body
and Itaniemi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Siloposki misses with a hook to the body
and Siloposki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siloposki lands a jab to the nose.
Itaniemi throws a right and a left that Siloposki avoids nicely.
Siloposki throws a hook but Itaniemi avoids it easily.
Siloposki misses with a combination
and Itaniemi counters with a left to the body.
Siloposki staying out of range there.
Itaniemi throws a series of punches but Siloposki avoids them all with ease.
Siloposki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Itaniemi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki loads up on a big right hand but Itaniemi slips the punch.
Itaniemi clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Itaniemi.
Siloposki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Itaniemi tries to stall but Siloposki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Itaniemi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Siloposkis head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siloposki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Itaniemi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Siloposki fails to land.
Itaniemi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siloposki misses with a knee to the head.
Itaniemi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Itaniemi cracks Siloposki with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Siloposki fails to land.
Itaniemi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Itaniemi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Itaniemi instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Itaniemi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siloposki looking to stall.
Itaniemi is pushing Siloposki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Itaniemi clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Siloposki misses with a looping right.
Itaniemi cracks Siloposki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Siloposki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Itaniemi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Itaniemi finds it's way through Siloposki's defenses.
Itaniemi misses with a few strikes there.
Itaniemi throws a series of punches but Siloposki moves out of range.
Itaniemi throws a right and a left that Siloposki avoids nicely.
Itaniemi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Siloposki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Itaniemi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Siloposki throws a combination that misses
and Itaniemi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Siloposki misses with a kick to the body
and Itaniemi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Siloposki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Siloposki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siloposki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki cracks Itaniemi with a good jab.
Siloposki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Itaniemi darts in and clinches Siloposki up against the cage.
Urho Itaniemi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siloposki.
Siloposki scores with a shoulder strike.
Itaniemi working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Itaniemi.
Siloposki is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Siloposki lands a knee to the head.
Siloposki wants to stall.
Itaniemi scores with a shoulder strike.
Itaniemi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Siloposki backwards.
Itaniemi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Itaniemi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Itaniemi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Siloposki.
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!
Itaniemi stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Itaniemi.
The is referee keeping an eye on Itaniemi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Siloposki misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Itaniemi lands a nice shot to the body.
Itaniemi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Siloposki backwards.
Itaniemi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Siloposki needs to keep his hands up - Itaniemi had a free shot at his head there.
Itaniemi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Itaniemi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Itaniemi defending well as Siloposki loads up on a big left hand.
Itaniemi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Urho Itaniemi is winning the standup battle so far.
Itaniemi clobbers Siloposki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Siloposki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Itaniemi throws a head kick that misses.
Siloposki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Itaniemi closes the distance and pushes Siloposki back into the cage.
Itaniemi lands a shot to the body.
Itaniemi blocks an uppercut.
Itaniemi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki pushes off an throws an elbow but Itaniemi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Itaniemi pushes Siloposki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Itaniemi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Itaniemi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi taking a breather.
Itaniemi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Siloposki backwards.
Itaniemi manages to break the clinch.
Itaniemi thuds a left hand into Siloposki's body.
Itaniemi throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Itaniemi.
Itaniemi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Siloposki throws a hook but Itaniemi avoids it easily.
Itaniemi misses with the combination.
Siloposki misses with a hook. Itaniemi ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the body from Siloposki misses
and Itaniemi counters with a stiff right hand.
Siloposki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi lands a two punch combo.
Siloposki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Itaniemi moves out of range as Siloposki strikes.
Itaniemi lands with an uppercut that bounces Siloposki off the cage and back into rage.
Itaniemi fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi throws a shot from downtown. Siloposki moves away and avoids it.
Itaniemi's corner calls for a 1-2. Itaniemi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siloposki misses with a double jab
and Itaniemi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Itaniemi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Siloposki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siloposki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Itaniemi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Itaniemi swings for the body but Siloposki moves out of range.
Itaniemi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Siloposki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Itaniemi had his way with Sampsa Siloposki in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Siloposki misses the target.
Siloposki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Siloposki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi misses with a body shot.
Siloposki throws a lazy right hand but Itaniemi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Siloposki throws a shot from downtown. Itaniemi moves away and avoids it.
A head kick by Siloposki misses
enabling Itaniemi to counter with a crisp jab.
Siloposki throws a wild body kick that Itaniemi sees coming a mile off.
Itaniemi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Itaniemi moves away from the strike by Siloposki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siloposki moves out of range of the body kick from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi throws a sloppy head kick
and Siloposki counters with a stiff right hand.
Siloposki throws a head kick that misses
and Itaniemi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Siloposki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Itaniemi was well out of range. Poor timing from Siloposki.
Siloposki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itaniemi with a hook.
Itaniemi scores with a punch to the head.
Siloposki misses with a hook.
Itaniemi closes the distance and clinches.
Siloposki misses with a punch on the inside.
Itaniemi blocking some punches.
Siloposki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siloposki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Itaniemi up against the cage.
Itaniemi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Siloposki is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Siloposki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Itaniemi avoids it.
Itaniemi avoids the elbow strike from Siloposki, against the cage.
Itaniemi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Itaniemi staying out of range there.
Siloposki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Itaniemi throws a nice looking combination but Siloposki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Itaniemi lands a jab-cross combination.
Itaniemi throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi cracks a nice hook into Siloposki's ribs.
Siloposki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Itaniemi moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Itaniemi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Itaniemi.
Itaniemi blocks the elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Siloposki as Itaniemi tries to tie him up.
Itaniemi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Siloposki misses.
Itaniemi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Itaniemi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Siloposki.
Itaniemi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Itaniemi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siloposki.
Siloposki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Itaniemi counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siloposki throws a body kick the misses
and Itaniemi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Itaniemi darts in and clinches Siloposki up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itaniemi blocking some punches.
Itaniemi prevents Siloposki from breaking the clinch.
Itaniemi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Itaniemi has Siloposki pushed against the cage.
Itaniemi lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Siloposki throws an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Siloposki.
Siloposki wants to get back to striking at distance but Itaniemi won't allow it.
Itaniemi lands with a right to the head.
Itaniemi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Siloposki is looking to break free of the clinch but Itaniemi has double underhooks.
Siloposki misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Itaniemi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sampsa Siloposki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Itaniemi scores with a shot to the side of Siloposki's head.
Siloposki misses with some punches.
Itaniemi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Itaniemi.
Siloposki throws an elbow that misses.
Itaniemi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Itaniemi is leaning against Siloposki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Itaniemi is working Siloposki over against the cage.
Itaniemi stalling.
A short uppercut from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi has Siloposki pushed against the cage.
Itaniemi lands a nice uppercut.
Itaniemi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Siloposki or not.
Itaniemi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Siloposki backwards.
Itaniemi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Itaniemi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Siloposki up against the cage.
Itaniemi lands with a light punch inside.
Siloposki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Itaniemi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Itaniemi.
Itaniemi effectively controlling the action here.
Itaniemi is working Siloposki over against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Itaniemi.
Itaniemi slowing the pace effectively.
Itaniemi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Itaniemi.
Urho Itaniemi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Itaniemi is working Siloposki over against the cage.
Itaniemi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Urho Itaniemi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Itaniemi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Urho Itaniemi!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Urho Itaniemi!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Urho Itaniemi!
Urho Itaniemi wins by unanimous decision!
Urho Itaniemi retains his light heavyweight title!
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