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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Topohanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by Berserkergang. Topohanta has chosen DJ Proteus : Illuminati as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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279 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Topohanta!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulsen misses with a hook. Topohanta ducked under it nicely.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Topohanta moves away.
Topohanta throws a head kick but Paulsen moves out of range.
Topohanta avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Topohanta throws a head kick that half lands.
Topohanta throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Topohanta clinches with his opponent.
Topohanta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Topohanta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paulsen's defenses.
Topohanta pushes off an throws an elbow but Paulsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paulsen dodges an elbow strike from Topohanta.
Topohanta misses with an elbow over the top.
Paulsen blocks the elbow strike.
Topohanta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Topohanta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulsen.
Topohanta blocks a body shot from Paulsen.
Topohanta misses with an elbow strike.
Topohanta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Topohanta misses with the head strike.
Paulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Topohanta throws an elbow but misses.
Topohanta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen dodges an elbow strike from Topohanta.
Topohanta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Topohanta lands a nice elbow.
Paulsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paulsen avoids the elbow strike from Topohanta, against the cage.
Paulsen tries to break free but Topohanta pushes him back against the cage.
Paulsen manages to break the clinch.
Paulsen throws a hook to the side of Topohanta's head but Topohanta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulsen loads up on a big right hand but Topohanta slips the punch.
Topohanta slips a jab and a cross from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a body punch but Topohanta moves out of range.
Paulsen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Topohanta.
Topohanta tries to land a front kick but Paulsen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Topohanta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Topohanta throws a leg kick that misses.
Paulsen blocks a low kick nicely.
Topohanta lands an overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Topohanta.
Paulsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Topohanta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Topohanta is looking to chop away at Paulsen's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Topohanta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Topohanta ducks down to avoid it.
Paulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Topohanta throws a leg kick that misses.
Topohanta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paulsen moves out of range of the body kick.
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses.
Paulsen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Topohanta is looking to slow Paulsen down with leg kicks.
Paulsen digs a good hook to Topohanta's body.
An inside leg kick from Topohanta misses.
Topohanta ducks under a wild hook from Paulsen.
Topohanta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paulsen.
Paulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Topohanta instigates a clinch.
Topohanta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Topohanta lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Topohanta controls the action.
Topohanta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulsen avoids it.
Paulsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Topohanta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Topohanta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paulsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paulsen stalling in the clinch.
Paulsen throws a head punch that misses.
Topohanta missing with knees to the body.
Paulsen blocks an elbow strike.
Topohanta throws an elbow that misses.
Topohanta misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paulsen blocks an elbow strike from Topohanta.
Paulsen dodges an elbow strike from Topohanta.
Topohanta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Topohanta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
Paulsen blocks the elbow strike.
Topohanta taking a breather.
Topohanta tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulsen avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta throws an elbow that misses.
Topohanta misses with an elbow strike.
Topohanta misses with an elbow over the top.
Topohanta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Topohanta misses with an elbow over the top.
Paulsen manages to break the clinch.
Paulsen cracks Topohanta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paulsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Topohanta.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paulsen!
It looks like Pekka Topohanta has been cut.
Topohanta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Topohanta looks gassed!
Topohanta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paulsen.
A nice combination there by Paulsen.
Paulsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to de liver by Paulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Paulsen punishes Topohanta's body with a nice straight punch.
Topohanta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paulsen.
Topohanta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Topohanta's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Topohanta.
Paulsen misses with a looping right.
Topohanta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a body punch but Topohanta moves out of range.
Paulsen sizes up Topohanta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paulsen looks to land a left hand but Topohanta moved out of range nicely.
Paulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Topohanta defending well as Paulsen loads up on a big left hand.
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulsen moves out of range of the body kick from Topohanta.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topohanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Nice defenses there by Topohanta.
Paulsen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Topohanta.
Topohanta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Topohanta is trying to stall.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
Paulsen slows down the pace here.
A short right from Paulsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Paulsen.
Topohanta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paulsen checks the leg kick.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topohanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topohanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Jan Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Paulsen jabs at Topohanta's body.
Topohanta tries to clinch there but Paulsen circles away.
Topohanta is looking to clinch but Paulsen is avoiding it.
Paulsen lands a glancing blow to the side of Topohanta's head.
Topohanta thows a body kick. Paulsen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Topohanta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Topohanta on the side of the head.
Topohanta lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Topohanta misses with a low kick.
Topohanta thows a body kick. Paulsen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Topohanta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Topohanta slips a jab and a cross from Paulsen.
Jab, jab by Paulsen - just one landing.
Topohanta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Topohanta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A clash of legs there as Topohanta blocks the low kick.
Topohanta takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Topohanta ducks down to avoid it.
Topohanta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Topohanta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Topohanta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Paulsen looks to throw the jab but Topohanta is out of range.
Paulsen drops his hands momentarily and Topohanta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Topohanta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paulsen checks it well.
Topohanta throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen tries to keep at a distance but Topohanta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Topohanta lands an elbow inside that Paulsen shrugs off.
Topohanta lands a nice elbow.
Paulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Topohanta gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
Paulsen pushes Topohanta back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Paulsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Topohanta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paulsen.
Topohanta moves out of range as Paulsen strikes.
Topohanta scores with a spinning back kick!
Topohanta clinches.
Topohanta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Topohanta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Topohanta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Topohanta pushes off an throws an elbow but Paulsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulsen tries to throw a body punch but Topohanta avoids it by throwing Paulsen back against the cage.
Paulsen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A short body shot lands from Paulsen as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Topohanta's elbow.
Topohanta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Topohanta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Topohanta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paulsen dodges an elbow strike from Topohanta.
Paulsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Topohanta tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulsen lands a jab to the head.
Topohanta cracks the inside of Paulsen's front leg.
Topohanta blocks a jab.
Topohanta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paulsen.
Topohanta tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topohanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Topohanta lands a high kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Topohanta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulsen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Topohanta throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen cracks Topohanta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paulsen misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Topohanta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pekka Topohanta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paulsen lands with a shot to the body.
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Topohanta is just out of range.
Topohanta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paulsen loads up on a big right hand but Topohanta slips the punch.
Topohanta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paulsen.
Topohanta blocks a jab.
Topohanta tries to score with a low kick but Paulsen moves his leg out of the way.
Paulsen jabs Topohanta right on the nose. Topohanta blinks but takes it well.
Paulsen throws out a loose jab but Topohanta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Topohanta tries a head kick but it misses.
Topohanta throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Paulsen blocks a leg kick.
Paulsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Topohanta moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Topohanta.
Paulsen lands a nice hook to Topohanta's body. Topohanta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paulsen lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Topohanta.
Paulsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Topohanta on the side of the head.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen keeps the fight on the outside.
Topohanta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Topohanta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Topohanta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Topohanta throws a leg kick that misses.
Paulsen misses with a hook.
Topohanta throws a head kick but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen avoids a kick to the body.
Topohanta throws a leg kick
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Topohanta misses with a body kick.
Topohanta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Topohanta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Topohanta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paulsen scores with the left hand. Topohanta knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta blocks a jab.
Topohanta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Topohanta moves out of range as Paulsen strikes.
Paulsen lands with a straight right. Topohanta didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Topohanta.
Paulsen blocks the body kick.
Topohanta walks into a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paulsen.
Paulsen digs a good body shot into Topohanta's ribs.
Topohanta takes one on the button.
Paulsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Topohanta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Topohanta at a distance.
Topohanta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Topohanta fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topohanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Topohanta takes one to the side of the head.
Topohanta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paulsen misses with the combination.
Topohanta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paulsen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Topohanta misses with a leg kick.
Topohanta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Topohanta misses with a head kick.
Paulsen misses with a body shot.
Topohanta throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Topohanta moves out of range of the strikes.
Paulsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Topohanta tries to work over Paulsen's front leg with a kick but Paulsen checks it.
Paulsen connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Topohanta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topohanta.
Paulsen misses with a hook. Topohanta ducked under it nicely.
Topohanta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulsen.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paulsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Paulsen moves out of range as Topohanta throws a body kick.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Topohanta pushes Paulsen away with a front kick.
Topohanta throws and low kick but Paulsen moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Topohanta misses with a head kick.
Topohanta ducks under a wild hook from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a right hand that Topohanta ducks under and follows up with a left that Topohanta also avoids with ease.
Topohanta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paulsen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Topohanta's cut.
That's time! Paulsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paulsen dips to his left and cracks Topohanta with an uppercut!
Topohanta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Topohanta throws a lazy head kick
letting Paulsen counter with a right hand.
Paulsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paulsen, as that shot connected.
Paulsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Topohanta can do to turn this around?
Topohanta moves out of range as Paulsen strikes.
Topohanta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Paulsen cracks Topohanta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paulsen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Topohanta.
The crowd cheers as Paulsen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Topohanta doesn't seem phased though.
Topohanta tries a head kick but it misses.
Topohanta ducks under a wild hook from Paulsen.
Topohanta lands with a slapping head kick.
Paulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Topohanta at a distance.
Topohanta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Topohanta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen moves out of range as Topohanta throws a body kick.
Topohanta throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Paulsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Topohanta tries to clinch there but Paulsen circles away.
Paulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Topohanta throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Topohanta. That's going to slow Paulsen down.
Paulsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paulsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Topohanta is looking to clinch.
Topohanta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Topohanta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A clash of legs there as Paulsen blocks the low kick.
Paulsen jabs at Topohanta's body.
Paulsen scores with a nice right hand.
Paulsen throws a hook but Topohanta blocks it.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Topohanta cracks the inside of Paulsen's front leg.
Paulsen throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Paulsen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Paulsen lands a nice shot that snaps Topohanta's head back.
Topohanta looks to throw a body kick
and Paulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Topohanta connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Topohanta.
Topohanta motions for Paulsen to come forward. Topohanta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Topohanta misses with the body kick
and Topohanta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Topohanta lands a head kick. Paulsen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Paulsen misses.
Topohanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulsen misses with a body shot.
Topohanta cracks the inside of Paulsen's front leg.
Topohanta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paulsen.
Topohanta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Topohanta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta scores with a nice body kick.
Topohanta thumps Paulsen with a low kick.
Topohanta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Paulsen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Topohanta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Paulsen's calf.
Topohanta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Topohanta moves into the clinch.
Topohanta's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Topohanta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paulsen's brow.
Paulsen lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Topohanta.
Paulsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Topohanta lands an elbow that stopped Paulsen in his tracks for a moment.
Topohanta misses with an elbow over the top.
Paulsen lands a body shot.
Paulsen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Topohanta just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paulsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Topohanta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Topohanta.
Topohanta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paulsen blocks the elbow strike.
Paulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Topohanta lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulsen working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paulsen.
Topohanta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Topohanta lands an elbow that stopped Paulsen in his tracks for a moment.
Topohanta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Topohanta blocks an uppercut.
Topohanta lands an elbow just above Paulsen 's eye.
Paulsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Topohanta throws a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Paulsen.
Topohanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Topohanta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulsen swings for the body but Topohanta moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Topohanta dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pekka Topohanta'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. This is the final round!
Topohanta throws a nice head kick!
Paulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Topohanta staying out of range there.
Topohanta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Topohanta.
Topohanta throws a leg kick
and Paulsen counters with a series of strikes. Topohanta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paulsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Topohanta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulsen connects with a looping right hand.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topohanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Topohanta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Topohanta ducks down to avoid it.
Topohanta thumps Paulsen with a low kick.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topohanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Topohanta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulsen throws a jab when Topohanta was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Topohanta.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Paulsen moves out of range of the leg kick from Topohanta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Topohanta manages to avoid it.
Topohanta clinches up against the cage.
Paulsen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Topohanta has him pressed against the cage.
Paulsen lands with a short shot to the head.
Topohanta throws an elbow but it misses.
Topohanta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Topohanta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paulsen lands a left hand.
Paulsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Paulsen as the two fighters clinch.
Topohanta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Topohanta manages to break the clinch.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topohanta.
Paulsen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Topohanta tried to score with a low kick but Paulsen checks it.
Topohanta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paulsen is out of range and Topohanta settles back down.
Topohanta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paulsen moves out of range of the body kick from Topohanta.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Topohanta throws a head kick but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Topohanta's head.
Paulsen misses with a wild combination.
Paulsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Topohanta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Topohanta wants to clinch
and Paulsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Paulsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Paulsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Paulsen throws a hook to the side of Topohanta's head but Topohanta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Topohanta.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Topohanta manages to avoid it.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Topohanta moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses.
Topohanta throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Topohanta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Topohanta throws a low kick but Paulsen avoids it.
Topohanta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paulsen.
Topohanta throws a leg kick but Paulsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paulsen lands a jab to the head.
Topohanta avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen works Topohanta's body with a nice hook.
Topohanta throws a leg kick which misses Paulsen's front leg but catches the back leg as Paulsen tries to avoid it.
Topohanta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Topohanta.
Paulsen looks to land a combination but Topohanta avoids it well.
Paulsen tries to bum rush Topohanta with a series of wild strikes but Topohanta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Topohanta scores with a nice body kick.
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Topohanta is just out of range.
Paulsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Topohanta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta lands a nice looking body kick.
Topohanta lands a high kick!
Topohanta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen misses with a looping right.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
Topohanta tries a head kick but it misses.
Topohanta keeps Paulsen at a distance using the push kick.
Topohanta lands a front kick.
Nice shot by Topohanta.
Topohanta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Topohanta looks to land a body kick but Paulsen moved away.
Topohanta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Topohanta tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Topohanta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paulsen's sensitive parts.
Paulsen throws a series of punches but Topohanta moves out of range.
Topohanta cracks the inside of Paulsen's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Topohanta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Topohanta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 47:47
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:47
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
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