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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Sarpong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Great elbows
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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 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Sarpong!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarpong throws a wild body kick that Koistinen sees coming a mile off.
Koistinen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sarpong checks a leg kick nicely.
Sarpong throws a leg kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Koistinen - that will leave a mark!
Sarpong throws a solid leg kick but Koistinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sarpong.
Koistinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sarpong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koistinen throws a head kick that misses.
Sarpong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koistinen.
Sarpong shoots for a double leg takedown but Koistinen sprawls well. He's pushed Sarpong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sarpong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koistinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarpong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Koistinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koistinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koistinen takes a swing at Sarpong's ribcage but misses.
Sarpong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sarpong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sarpong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Koistinen.
Koistinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Koistinen throws a chopping leg kick but Sarpong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarpong throws a hook but Koistinen avoids it easily.
Sarpong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koistinen tests Sarpong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koistinen misses with a low kick.
Kristus Koistinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Sarpong.
Sarpong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koistinen.
A cross from Koistinen lands.
Sarpong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sarpong moves out of range of the body kick from Koistinen.
Koistinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Koistinen. Sarpong shrugs it off though.
Sarpong lunges at Koistinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koistinen's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koistinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koistinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sarpong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a chopping leg kick but Sarpong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong blocks a leg kick.
Sarpong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koistinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koistinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koistinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koistinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koistinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sarpong is able to avoid easily.
Sarpong with the counter takedown but Koistinen avoids it easily.
Koistinen throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Koistinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sarpong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Koistinen looks for the body kick but Sarpong saw that one coming.
Sarpong throws a sloppy head kick and Koistinen moves out of range easily.
It looks like Koistinen has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A lazy body kick from Koistinen
and Sarpong counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarpong looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sarpong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koistinen's guard.
Koistinen is trying is best to control the position here.
Sarpong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong trying to mount his opponent but Koistinen defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koistinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Koistinen is trying to control the position but Sarpong postures up.
Sarpong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sarpong working the head and body with strikes.
Koistinen tries to buck Sarpong off but Sarpong is having none of it.
Sarpong is putting a hurting on Koistinen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sarpong working the ground and pound from side control.
Koistinen manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarpong maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Koistinen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sarpong has cracked it and Koistinen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sarpong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeffrey Sarpong!
Jeffrey Sarpong is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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