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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen misses with a low kick.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarpong throws a low kick but Koistinen avoids it.
Koistinen throws an overhand right that lands on Sarpong's shoulder, as Sarpong tries to avoid the shot.
Koistinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koistinen misses with a body shot.
Kristus Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koistinen throws a wild body kick that Sarpong sees coming a mile off.
Sarpong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sarpong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Koistinen.
Sarpong backing away here, and Koistinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarpong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koistinen's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Sarpong. Beautiful body shot.
Sarpong cracks Koistinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sarpong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koistinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Sarpong.
Sarpong slips a jab from Koistinen.
Sarpong checks a leg kick.
Sarpong avoids the body shot from Koistinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong slips under a jab from Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with the body kick
and Sarpong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses.
Sarpong lands a right hook to the body.
Sarpong throws a leg kick which misses Koistinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Koistinen tries to avoid it.
Sarpong avoids a kick to the body.
Koistinen looks to throw the jab but Sarpong is out of range.
Koistinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sarpong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sarpong.
Sarpong backing away here, and Koistinen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sarpong moves out of range of the leg kick from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands with a right hand.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Koistinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab lands there for Sarpong.
Sarpong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koistinen jabs Sarpong right on the nose. Sarpong blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong works the jab nicely.
Koistinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sarpong throws a series of strikes that have Koistinen backpedaling.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Koistinen.
Sarpong thinks about countering with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sarpong.
Sarpong throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Koistinen misses the target.
A slow jab from Koistinen misses its intended target.
Sarpong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sarpong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a leg kick but Sarpong checks it.
Sarpong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sarpong lands a slapping body shot.
Koistinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koistinen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koistinen blocks a head kick by Sarpong.
Sarpong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koistinen.
Koistinen lands with a shot to the body.
Sarpong throws a head kick that misses.
Sarpong cracks Koistinen with an open hand slap.
Koistinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a wild body kick that Sarpong sees coming a mile off.
Koistinen tries to land a body kick
and Sarpong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sarpong staying out of range there.
Koistinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sarpong.
Koistinen looks for the body kick but Sarpong saw that one coming.
Koistinen's coach down at RNC Sport Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Koistinen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Koistinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Koistinen misses
and Sarpong counters with a low kick, right behind Koistinen 's knee.
Koistinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sarpong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koistinen blocks a leg kick.
Sarpong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koistinen manages to avoid it.
Koistinen throws out a counter right but Sarpong avoids it with no problem.
Sarpong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koistinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koistinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koistinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koistinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarpong can pounce on him.
Sarpong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sarpong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong moves away from the strike by Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarpong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koistinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Sarpong's head.
Sarpong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koistinen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sarpong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koistinen checks it well.
Koistinen walks into a straight right hand from Sarpong.
Sarpong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koistinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from Koistinen.
Koistinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sarpong checks the leg kick.
Sarpong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koistinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarpong.
Koistinen blocks a leg kick.
A big right from Koistinen misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koistinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Koistinen backs away, Sarpong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Koistinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koistinen takes one to the chin there.
Sarpong with a nice cross.
Sarpong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Koistinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarpong moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Sarpong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sarpong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sarpong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koistinen.
Sarpong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koistinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koistinen thuds a left hand into Sarpong's body.
Sarpong is looking to slow Koistinen down with leg kicks.
Sarpong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koistinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarpong was well out of range. Poor timing from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a hook but Sarpong avoids it easily.
Sarpong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sarpong throws a leg kick but Koistinen moved away.
Sarpong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sarpong connects with an inside leg kick.
Koistinen blocks a low kick nicely.
A big left from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koistinen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSarpong.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
Sarpong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
A clash of legs there as Sarpong blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen walks into a jab.
Koistinen is looking to land body kicks.
Koistinen jabs Sarpong right on the nose. Sarpong blinks but takes it well.
Koistinen looks to land a body kick but Sarpong moved away.
Koistinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sarpong moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Koistinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarpong thows a leg kick but Koistinen checks it
and Koistinen counters with a body kick that stops Sarpong in his tracks momentarily.
Sarpong tries to score with a low kick but Koistinen moves his leg out of the way.
Sarpong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koistinen misses with a wild body shot.
Koistinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sarpong's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sarpong.
Koistinen swings widly with a right hand
and Sarpong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sarpong thuds a left hand into Koistinen's body.
A low kick from Sarpong misses
and Koistinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarpong is rocked!
Jeffrey Sarpong's cut is getting worse.
Koistinen weaves into range and cracks Sarpong right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Sarpong goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Koistinen is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristus Koistinen!
Kristus Koistinen is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Kristus Koistinen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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