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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Topohanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Topohanta is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DJ Proteus : Illuminati. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bryant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pekka Topohanta!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topohanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
A jab from Bryant misses.
Bryant throws a leg kick but Topohanta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses.
Topohanta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Topohanta.
Topohanta keeps Bryant at a distance using the push kick.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Topohanta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Topohanta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A bone on bone clash there as Bryant blocks the leg kick.
Topohanta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bryant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Topohanta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Topohanta is just out of range.
Topohanta staying out of range there.
Topohanta thuds his shin into the meat of Bryant's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Topohanta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Topohanta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bryant takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Bryant.
Topohanta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Topohanta misses the shot to the body.
Topohanta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bryant jabs at Topohanta's body.
Topohanta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Topohanta slips a jab from Bryant.
Topohanta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bryant, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Topohanta - that will leave a mark!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Topohanta.
Bryant cracks Topohanta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Topohanta slips a jab from Bryant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant checks a low kick from Topohanta.
Bryant thuds his right hand into Topohanta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Topohanta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Bryant misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick from Bryant misses.
Bryant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Bryant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bryant.
Topohanta scores with a nice right hand.
Bryant with a jab.
Bryant throws a lazy head kick
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Topohanta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bryant is able to avoid easily.
Bryant throws a head kick but Topohanta moves out of range.
Bryant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Topohanta tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Topohanta tenderised Bryant's leg. Bryant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Topohanta connects with a body shot that sends Bryant's belly button to the back.
That kick from Bryant tenderised Topohanta's leg. Topohanta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Topohanta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Topohanta just misses with a punch to the body.
Topohanta takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bryant throws a body punch but Topohanta moves out of range.
Erik Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bryant lands a jab to Topohanta's midsection.
Bryant throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Topohanta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Topohanta throws a right and a left that Bryant avoids nicely.
Topohanta scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Topohanta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Topohanta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Topohanta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryant looks to land a right hand but Topohanta moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Topohanta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Topohanta was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Topohanta throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a low kick but Topohanta moves out of range easily.
Topohanta lands a front kick.
Topohanta connects with a leg kick. Bryant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick by Bryant misses
and Topohanta counters with a nice body kick.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Topohanta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bryant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Topohanta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Topohanta's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Topohanta duly obliges.
Bryant will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Topohanta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Topohanta.
Topohanta with a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Topohanta - that will leave a mark!
Topohanta works the jab nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Topohanta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bryant misses with a hook.
Topohanta is looking to slow Bryant down with leg kicks.
Topohanta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Topohanta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Topohanta.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pekka Topohanta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Topohanta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Topohanta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Topohanta.
Nice body kick from Topohanta.
Topohanta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bryant walks forward, straight into a front kick from Topohanta.
Topohanta with a jab.
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!
Topohanta wants to land a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Topohanta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bryant's head backwards.
Bryant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Topohanta staying out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Topohanta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Topohanta scores with a head kick. Bryant tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Topohanta.
Topohanta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bryant. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topohanta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Topohanta scores with a three punch combo!
Topohanta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Topohanta connects with a leg kick. Bryant looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Topohanta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryant's calf.
Topohanta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bryant.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Topohanta is looking to slow Bryant down with leg kicks.
Topohanta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Topohanta throws a push kick but Bryant slaps the foot to one side.
Topohanta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Topohanta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bryant takes a step back to recover.
Bryant on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Topohanta lands a nice looking body shot.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Bryant misses with a low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bryant might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta thumps Bryant with a low kick.
Bryant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Topohanta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryant blocks a low kick nicely.
Bryant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Topohanta scores with a jab. Bryant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Topohanta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Topohanta throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bryant's head.
Topohanta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Topohanta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick from Topohanta.
Topohanta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Topohanta scores with a kick to the midsection.
Topohanta scores with a leg kick.
Topohanta connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Topohanta.
Bryant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Topohanta jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bryant takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Topohanta connects with a solid leg kick.
Topohanta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Topohanta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Topohanta avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Topohanta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Topohanta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryant misses with a body kick.
Topohanta throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Bryant throws a half hearted mid kick.
Topohanta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Topohanta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryant. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryant misses with a kick to the body.
Topohanta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Topohanta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bryant on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Topohanta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Topohanta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Topohanta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bryant's calf.
Topohanta scores with a punch to the head.
Topohanta feints and then cracks Bryant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryant down.
Topohanta tried to score with a low kick but Bryant checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Topohanta lands with a kick to the ribs.
Topohanta blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Topohanta tries to work over Bryant's front leg with a kick but Bryant checks it.
Topohanta scores with a kick to the body.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Topohanta sizes up Bryant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Topohanta with a jab.
A head kick misses from Topohanta.
Topohanta blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Bryant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Topohanta scores with a kick to the body.
Topohanta moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Topohanta blocks the low kick.
Topohanta lands a really nice looking cross but Bryant seems unphased.
Bryant takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Topohanta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Topohanta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Topohanta.
Topohanta throws a right and a left that Bryant avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topohanta.
Bryant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Topohanta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Topohanta misses with a body kick.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Topohanta is looking to land body kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Topohanta.
A jab from Topohanta does it's job there.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Topohanta.
Topohanta misses with a head kick.
Topohanta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick.
Topohanta checks a low kick from Bryant.
A solid body kick from Topohanta.
Bryant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Topohanta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses.
Bryant looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bryant throws a leg kick but Topohanta sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bryant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Topohanta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Topohanta throws a combination. Bryant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bryant tries to clinch there but Topohanta circles away.
Topohanta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from Topohanta misses.
Bryant connects with a high kick.
Bryant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant is looking to score with low kicks.
Topohanta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryant.
Bryant throws a leg kick which misses Topohanta's front leg but catches the back leg as Topohanta tries to avoid it.
Topohanta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
Bryant scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Topohanta avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Topohanta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bryant if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Bryant has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Topohanta.
Bryant swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Topohanta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Topohanta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Topohanta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
Topohanta lands with a hook. Bryant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Topohanta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryant was well out of range. Poor timing from Topohanta.
Bryant looks to throw the jab but Topohanta is out of range.
Bryant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Topohanta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Topohanta throws a good cross that connects.
Bryant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryant throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Topohanta throws a good cross that connects.
Bryant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bryant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Topohanta throws a push kick but Bryant slaps the foot to one side.
Bryant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bryant has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Topohanta.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Topohanta moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Topohanta.
Topohanta lands with a shot to the body.
Topohanta lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Topohanta wants to land a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Topohanta checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Topohanta really 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.
Topohanta is looking to slow Bryant down with leg kicks.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Topohanta manages to avoid it.
Bryant is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Topohanta circles away from the clinch attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bryant.
Bryant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Topohanta lands with a nice body kick.
Topohanta misses with a two punch combination.
Bryant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryant misses with a looping left.
Topohanta throws a looping overhand right but Bryant ducks down to avoid it.
Topohanta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Topohanta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Topohanta lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bryant tries to clinch up.
Bryant throws a low kick but it's checked well by Topohanta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant lands a nice leg kick that just misses Topohanta's sensitive parts.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Bryant is predictable there
and Topohanta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryant looks to score with a jab to the body but Topohanta is just out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Topohanta feints and then cracks Bryant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryant down.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Topohanta moves away from the strike by Bryant.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Topohanta gets tackled into the cage by Bryant. Bryant maintains the clinch.
Topohanta blocks a body shot from Bryant.
Bryant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Topohanta tries a body shot but Bryant blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Bryant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Topohanta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryant blocks it with crossed arms.
Topohanta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bryant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryant avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bryant scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bryant.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Topohanta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant scores with a shot to the side of Topohanta's head.
Bryant has Topohanta pressed against the cage, preventing Topohanta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bryant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bryant lands a hook that snaps the head of Topohanta backwards.
Bryant misses with a body punch.
Bryant digs a right hand into Topohanta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Topohanta's gas tank.
Bryant can't find room to land a body shot as Topohanta controls the action.
Bryant misses with a body punch.
Bryant throws a head punch that misses.
Bryant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryant throws the kick towards the body but Topohanta avoids it.
Topohanta misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Bryant misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Topohanta throws a wild body kick that Bryant sees coming a mile off.
Bryant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bryant lands a body shot.
Topohanta blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Bryant throws a hook but Topohanta avoids it easily.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bryant misses with a combination
and Topohanta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bryant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Topohanta.
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Topohanta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bryant avoids a kick to the body.
Topohanta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Topohanta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Topohanta cracks Bryant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Topohanta thumps Bryant with a low kick.
Topohanta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Topohanta.
Bryant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Topohanta scores with a spinning back kick!
Topohanta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bryant.
Topohanta throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Topohanta throws out a powerful jab.
Bryant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bryant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Topohanta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Erik Bryant will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Topohanta checks the leg kick.
Bryant misses with a straight right.
Bryant throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Topohanta to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryant throws a nice head kick!
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Topohanta throws out a powerful jab.
Bryant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Topohanta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Topohanta.
Topohanta lands a lovely overhand right.
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Topohanta moves out of range easily.
Bryant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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.
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!
Topohanta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Topohanta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Topohanta avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Topohanta swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Topohanta.
Topohanta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bryant throws a hook but Topohanta avoids it easily.
Bryant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bryant.
Topohanta lands with a nice body kick.
Topohanta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good work by Bryant as he checks the leg kick.
Topohanta blocks a low kick nicely.
Topohanta connects with a body shot that sends Bryant's belly button to the back.
Topohanta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryant.
Bryant takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bryant throws out a loose jab but Topohanta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Topohanta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Topohanta lands a nice looking body kick.
Topohanta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bryant takes a step back to recover.
Topohanta throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Erik Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Topohanta wants to land a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Topohanta moves away from the strike by Bryant.
A shot to the liver by Bryant. Beautiful body shot.
Topohanta throws the kick towards the body but Bryant avoids it.
Topohanta stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bryant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant connects with a high kick.
Bryant tries to score with a low kick but Topohanta moves his leg out of the way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Topohanta!
Topohanta connects with a body shot that sends Bryant's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Topohanta. That's going to slow Bryant down.
Topohanta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Topohanta cracks Bryant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bryant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryant throws a low kick but Topohanta moves out of range easily.
Topohanta with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant takes one on the button.
Topohanta throws a head kick that misses.
Topohanta misses with a low kick.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Topohanta scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Topohanta misses.
Bryant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Topohanta.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Topohanta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bryant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Topohanta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryant misses with an uppercut
and Topohanta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bryant walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Topohanta checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Topohanta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant takes one on the button.
Bryant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bryant connects with a high kick.
Topohanta connects with a body shot that sends Bryant's belly button to the back.
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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Topohanta!
Pekka Topohanta is the new heavyweight champion!
Pekka Topohanta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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