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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loman's entrance music is Christiansands by Tricky. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Luzhin's choice of entrance music: Enae Volare Mezzo by Era. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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192 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Teuvo Loman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Luzhin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Loman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Loman looks to score with a jab to the body but Luzhin is just out of range.
Luzhin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loman has Luzhin up against the cage in a clinch.
Luzhin is trying to break the clinch but Loman is controlling him.
Loman working Luzhin over with knees to the body.
Luzhin wants to get back to striking at distance but Loman won't allow it.
Loman prevents Luzhin from breaking the clinch.
Loman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luzhin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loman prevents Luzhin from breaking the clinch.
Loman has Luzhin pressed against the cage, preventing Luzhin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Loman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Luzhin's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Loman misses with the head strike.
Luzhin is trying to break the clinch but Loman is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loman.
Loman scores with a shoulder strike.
Loman missing with knees to the body.
Loman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Luzhin up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Loman misses with a knee to the head.
Luzhin is trying to break the clinch but Loman has him pressed against the cage.
Loman keeps control of Luzhin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luzhin's efforts to push away.
Luzhin is trying to force a seperation but Loman has the dominant position.
Loman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luzhin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Luzhin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loman moves out of range of the strikes.
Loman slips a straight right by Luzhin.
A telegraphed right hand from Luzhin misses the target.
A slow jab from Luzhin misses its intended target.
Nikolai Luzhin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luzhin throws a big shot that misses.
Luzhin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luzhin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Luzhin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luzhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luzhin.
Loman wants to clinch.
Loman instigates a clinch.
Loman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Luzhin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Loman lands with a left to the head.
Luzhin avoids the elbow strike from Loman, against the cage.
Luzhin prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teuvo Loman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luzhin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loman has him pressed against the cage.
Luzhin wants to break free but Loman has control.
Loman is working Luzhin over against the cage.
Loman has Luzhin pressed against the cage, preventing Luzhin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loman misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Loman throws an elbow but misses.
Luzhin manages to break the clinch.
Loman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luzhin at a distance.
Luzhin thuds a left hand into Loman's body.
Loman fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loman circles away quickly and effectively.
Loman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luzhin, pushing him back against the cage.
Luzhin is trying to break the clinch but Loman is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loman.
Luzhin avoids the elbow strike from Loman, against the cage.
Loman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loman prevents Luzhin from breaking the clinch.
Loman misses with a knee strike.
Loman throws a head punch that misses.
Loman lands a hook that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Luzhin is trying to break free.
A body shot lands from Loman.
Luzhin blocks an uppercut.
Loman goes for a takedown attempt but Luzhin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Loman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Loman throws a hook to the side of Luzhin's head but Luzhin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Loman, right into the meat.
Loman throws a sloppy head kick and Luzhin moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luzhin missing with a left hand there. Loman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luzhin missing with a left hand there. Loman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loman forces Luzhin back against the cage and clinches.
Loman keeps control of Luzhin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luzhin working hard to break the clinch.
Loman looking for a takedown.
Luzhin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Loman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Luzhin looks gassed!
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!
Loman scores with a knee to the head.
Luzhin has had enough of the clinch but Loman keeps him there for the moment.
Loman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Loman with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luzhin can't keep his opponent in guard - Loman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Loman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman dominated that round.
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.
Loman throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Luzhin to counter with a crisp jab.
Loman drives through and clinches with Luzhin against the cage.
Loman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Luzhin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Luzhin breaks from the clinch.
Luzhin misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Loman misses.
Luzhin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loman.
Loman connects with a single shot there.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luzhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luzhin stuffs the takedown.
Loman swinging wildly here.
Loman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luzhin takes a swing at Loman's ribcage but misses.
Loman shoots and misses
and Luzhin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luzhin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loman.
Loman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luzhin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman takes a swing at Luzhin's ribcage but misses.
Luzhin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luzhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loman drives through and clinches with Luzhin against the cage.
Loman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luzhin blocks it with crossed arms.
Loman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Luzhin's efforts to push away.
Loman looking to slow down the pace here.
Loman throws a punch but it's blocked by Luzhin.
Luzhin working hard to break the clinch.
Loman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Loman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Luzhin is trying to keep an underhook but Loman manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Luzhin wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Luzhin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Loman.
Luzhin pushes Loman off looking to stand but Loman dives back in and keeps control.
Loman is nestled in close to Luzhin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Loman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Luzhin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Loman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Loman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luzhin defending well though.
Loman is keen to just control but Luzhin is a slippery customer.
Loman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Luzhin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Loman wants to pass the guard but Luzhin is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Luzhin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Luzhin misses the target.
Nikolai Luzhin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loman shoots in but Luzhin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teuvo Loman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Luzhin.
Luzhin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luzhin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Loman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luzhin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman wants to clinch up but Luzhin keeps it at a distance.
Loman scores with a body shot.
Luzhin misses with a looping left.
Luzhin misses with a two punch combination.
Loman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luzhin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Luzhin misses.
A shot to the body from Luzhin misses
and Loman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Loman.
Luzhin is looking to stand up but Loman isn't so interested in that idea.
Loman looking to sit in guard and control but Luzhin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Loman working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Teuvo Loman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Loman shoots for a takedown but Luzhin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luzhin misses with a wild body shot.
Loman blocks a jab.
Loman looks to land a left hand but Luzhin moved out of range nicely.
Loman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Luzhin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loman.
Loman staying out of range there.
Loman avoids the body shot from Luzhin.
Loman wants to clinch.
Loman fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loman.
A left and a right from Luzhin both land. Nice combination.
Loman clinches up with Luzhin and pushes him back against the cage.
Luzhin blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman prevents Luzhin from breaking the clinch.
Loman lands an uppercut.
Loman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loman looking for a takedown.
Loman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Luzhin backwards.
Loman prevents Luzhin from breaking the clinch.
Loman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Luzhin is keeping busy.
Luzhin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loman has him pressed against the cage.
Loman tries to land knees in the clinch but Luzhin avoids the damage to the body.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luzhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loman loads up on a big right hand but Luzhin slips the punch.
Luzhin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teuvo Loman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luzhin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loman.
Luzhin cracks Loman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luzhin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman tries to land a front kick but Luzhin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luzhin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loman at a distance.
Luzhin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Loman.
Loman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Luzhin throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Luzhin.
Loman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Luzhin throws a right hand that Loman ducks under and follows up with a left that Loman also avoids with ease.
Loman needs to keep his hands up - Luzhin had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loman connects with a solid leg kick.
Luzhin misses with a looping right.
Loman swings for the body but Luzhin moves out of range.
Loman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luzhin looks to score with a jab to the body but Loman is just out of range.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loman lands with a kick to the temple. Luzhin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Luzhin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman throws a leg kick
and Luzhin counters with a left to the body.
Loman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Luzhin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Luzhin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loman throws a shot from downtown. Luzhin moves away and avoids it.
Loman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Luzhin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luzhin throws a hook but Loman avoids it easily.
Luzhin stuffs the takedown attempt from Loman. Loman gets slowly back to his feet.
Loman thows a body shot but no joy.
Loman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luzhin.
Loman is looking to wear down Luzhin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Luzhin just misses with a punch to the body.
Luzhin throws a right hand that Loman ducks under and follows up with a left that Loman also avoids with ease.
Luzhin swings for the body but Loman moves out of range.
Loman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Luzhin defends it nicely.
Luzhin throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luzhin. Loman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Luzhin misses.
Luzhin throws a combination. Loman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Loman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luzhin.
Loman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Loman throws a hook but Luzhin blocks it.
Luzhin throws a right hand that Loman ducks under and follows up with a left that Loman also avoids with ease.
Luzhin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loman was well out of range. Poor timing from Luzhin.
Luzhin scores with a hook to the body. Loman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luzhin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luzhin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Loman, right into the meat.
Luzhin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Luzhin thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Luzhin really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Luzhin misses with a wild body shot.
Luzhin lands with a right hand.
Luzhin throws a jab but it's blocked by Loman.
Luzhin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luzhin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Luzhin.
Loman misses with the combination.
Loman slips under a jab.
Luzhin lands with a shot to the body.
Luzhin's corner calls for a 1-2. Luzhin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Loman ducks under a wild hook from Luzhin.
Loman moves into the clinch successfully.
Luzhin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loman has him pressed against the cage.
Loman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Luzhin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Loman lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Nikolai Luzhin has been cut.
Luzhin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loman has him pressed against the cage.
Luzhin working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman misses with an elbow over the top.
Luzhin blocks the elbow strike.
Loman scores with a shot to the side of Luzhin's head.
Loman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Luzhin avoiding damage as Loman throws knees to the body.
Luzhin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Loman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Luzhin managing to block the knees to the body from Loman.
Loman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Luzhin or not.
Loman looking for a takedown.
Loman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Luzhin wants to break free but Loman has control.
Luzhin avoids the elbow strike from Loman, against the cage.
Luzhin avoids a wild elbow strike from Loman.
Luzhin stops a takedown attempt from Loman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teuvo Loman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Luzhin is defending well for now.
Loman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Loman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Loman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luzhin avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Luzhin tries to circle away but Loman has him pinned against the cage.
Loman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Luzhin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Luzhin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Loman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luzhin blocks an elbow strike.
Luzhin is trying to break the clinch but Loman is controlling him.
Loman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Loman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Luzhin avoids it.
Luzhin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luzhin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loman manages to avoid it.
Luzhin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Luzhin throws out a loose jab but Loman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luzhin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Loman wants to land a leg kick but Luzhin is out of range.
Luzhin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loman. Loman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Loman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Luzhin is out of range and Loman settles back down.
Luzhin looks to score with a jab to the body but Loman is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Loman slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Loman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Luzhin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Luzhin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loman.
Luzhin scores with a punch to the head.
Luzhin misses with a body shot
and Loman counters with a leg kick.
Loman is looking to clinch but Luzhin is avoiding it.
Loman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Luzhin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loman feints and then cracks Luzhin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Luzhin down.
Luzhin misses with a wild body shot.
Luzhin keeps the fight on the outside.
Luzhin takes a swing at Loman's ribcage but misses.
Loman wants to clinch up but Luzhin keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Luzhin finds it's target.
Loman throws a body kick that misses.
Luzhin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Loman. Loman obviously looking to wear him down.
Loman misses with a low kick.
Loman tries a low kick but Luzhin avoids it.
Loman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Loman pushes Luzhin up against the cage in a clinch.
Loman tries a knee to the head but Luzhin blocks it.
Loman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luzhin tries to break the clinch but Loman is controlling the position.
Luzhin is looking to break free of the clinch but Loman has double underhooks.
Luzhin prevents the takedown attempt.
Luzhin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Luzhin takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luzhin can't break the clinch.
Luzhin tries to break free but Loman pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nikolai Luzhin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Luzhin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Luzhin throws an overhand right that lands on Loman's shoulder, as Loman tries to avoid the shot.
Loman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loman tries a low kick but Luzhin avoids it.
Loman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luzhin throws a shot from downtown. Loman moves away and avoids it.
Luzhin throws a nice looking combination but Loman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luzhin.
Loman closes the distance and clinches.
Luzhin tries to circle away but Loman has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Luzhin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Loman wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luzhin breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Loman.
Loman misses with a jab to the body
and Luzhin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luzhin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Loman just misses with a punch to the body.
Loman misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Luzhin's half guard.
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.
Loman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luzhin defending well though.
Luzhin wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loman throwing shots but Luzhin is blocking nicely.
Loman prevents Luzhin from standing back up.
Luzhin tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Loman manages to move to mount!
Loman controlling from the full mount.
Luzhin tries to buck Loman off but he can't manage it.
Luzhin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Loman won't let Luzhin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Loman breaks from Luzhin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Loman wants to control the pace but Luzhin is squirming around nicely.
Luzhin trying desperately to get to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Loman.
Luzhin taking shots to the head.
Loman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loman with a couple of short strikes.
Luzhin is rocked!
Loman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Luzhin is surviving well by controlling Loman's body position as best he can.
Luzhin is still in real trouble! Can Loman finish him?
Loman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Luzhin seems to have recovered his senses.
Loman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Loman with good strikes from the mount here!
Luzhin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Loman scoring with strikes but Luzhin is staying in there.
Loman controlling from the full mount.
Luzhin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Loman trying to control but Luzhin is having none of it.
Luzhin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Loman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman cracks Luzhin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loman content just to control the position here.
Luzhin is squirming around, avoiding Loman's attempts to control the action.
Loman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Luzhin turns into him and now he's in Loman's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teuvo Loman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Loman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 48:47
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teuvo Loman!
Teuvo Loman retains his middleweight title!
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