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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaino Heikkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan has chosen Excuse Me as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaino Heikkinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edwin Jordan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan scores with a jab.
Heikkinen rushes Jordan and presses him up against the cage.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heikkinen closes the distance and pushes Jordan back into the cage.
Jordan can't break the clinch.
Heikkinen lands a right hand.
Heikkinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Heikkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen slows down the pace here.
Heikkinen with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Heikkinen.
Jordan is trying to trip Heikkinen. He has hold of a leg but Heikkinen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jordan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Heikkinen manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan has a couple of punches blocked by Heikkinen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jordan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heikkinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Jordan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heikkinen lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Heikkinen to work.
Heikkinen prevents Jordan from breaking the clinch.
Jordan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heikkinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jordan swings wildly with an uppercut but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
Jordan lands a hook that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Jordan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jordan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Heikkinen is trying to keep an underhook but Jordan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heikkinen wants to improve his position but Jordan is controlling well.
Heikkinen pushes Jordan off looking to stand but Jordan dives back in and keeps control.
Heikkinen is trying to maintain the position but Jordan is very close to passing his half guard.
Heikkinen kicks off Jordan and gets to his feet.
Heikkinen closes the distance and clinches.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heikkinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jordan walks into a left hand.
Jordan throws a low kick but Heikkinen avoids it.
Jordan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Jordan.
Jordan misses with a few strikes there.
Jordan throws a jab when Heikkinen was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a right hook to the body.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen scores with a head kick.
Jordan feints and then cracks Heikkinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Heikkinen down.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen clinches up against the cage.
Jordan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Heikkinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jordan's face.
Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
Jordan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heikkinen is struggling to control the position.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but Jordan blocks it.
Heikkinen has Jordan pressed against the cage, preventing Jordan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Heikkinen is pressed up against the cage. Jordan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heikkinen down to the mat. Heikkinen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heikkinen throws a big counter combination but Jordan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jordan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heikkinen counters with a low kick, right behind Jordan 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan misses with a looping left.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jordan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jordan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jordan.
Jordan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Heikkinen darts in and clinches Jordan up against the cage.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but Jordan blocks it.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jordan breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikkinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Jordan misses with a hook.
Jordan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jordan looks to throw the jab but Heikkinen is out of range.
Edwin Jordan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jordan fails to land with a series of punches.
Heikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jordan throws a nice looking combination but Heikkinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heikkinen tries to move into range but Jordan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jordan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jordan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heikkinen wants to clinch.
Jordan scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heikkinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Heikkinen wants to slow Jordan down by chopping away at his legs.
Heikkinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heikkinen tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan misses with a looping left.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.
Jordan throws a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heikkinen misses with a straight left.
Heikkinen is looking to clinch.
Jordan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jordan tries to work over Heikkinen's front leg with a kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Jordan misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Jordan.
Heikkinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Heikkinen ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
Jordan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Heikkinen has managed to clinch.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
Jordan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Heikkinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jordan can turn it around.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Heikkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kaino Heikkinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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 head punch on the inside from Jordan fails to land.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heikkinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
Heikkinen misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Heikkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Jordan blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heikkinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heikkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heikkinen scores with a hook to the body.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
Jordan misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan wants to get back to striking at distance but Heikkinen won't allow it.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen landing knees to the head.
Jordan stalling in the clinch but Heikkinen improves position.
Jordan is stalling here.
Heikkinen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heikkinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Heikkinen misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heikkinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Heikkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen landing knees to the body.
Jordan looking to slow down the pace here.
Heikkinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heikkinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Heikkinen lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jordan is looking to control Heikkinen's arms but Heikkinen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jordan has his back to the cage.
Jordan is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Heikkinen gets through Jordan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jordan tries to circle away but Heikkinen has him pinned against the cage.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but Jordan is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Heikkinen.
Jordan misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jordan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heikkinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Heikkinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heikkinen stalling against the cage.
Heikkinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordan can do to turn this around?
Jordan blocks a body shot from Heikkinen.
Jordan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jordan stalling.
Still in the clinch, Jordan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Heikkinen fails to land.
Heikkinen prevents a body shot from Jordan.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Jordan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Heikkinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heikkinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jordan.
Heikkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Jordan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heikkinen.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heikkinen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jordan takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jordan misses the jab.
Jordan looks to land a left hand but Heikkinen moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Heikkinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heikkinen lands with a right hand.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jordan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Jordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heikkinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
That kick from Heikkinen tenderised Jordan's leg. Jordan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heikkinen connects with a high kick.
A jab from Jordan does it's job there.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Heikkinen darts in and clinches Jordan up against the cage.
Jordan lands with a short shot to the head.
Heikkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jordan avoids it.
A short right from Jordan.
Jordan scores with a shot to the side of Heikkinen's head.
Heikkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Heikkinen.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan digs a good hook to Heikkinen's body.
Jordan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heikkinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jordan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan wants to break free but Heikkinen has control.
Heikkinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordan controls his hands.
Jordan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jordan is trying to stall.
Jordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Heikkinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heikkinen as Jordan tries to tie him up.
Jordan wants to get back to striking at distance but Heikkinen won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heikkinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jordan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jordan avoids it.
Heikkinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heikkinen crunches a lovely knee into Jordan's ribcage.
Heikkinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jordan's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Heikkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan.
Heikkinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jordan digs a right hand underneath Heikkinen's ribcage. Heikkinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heikkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
The referee calls for Heikkinen to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaino Heikkinen clearly takes that round.
That's time! Heikkinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jordan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Heikkinen is out of range and Jordan settles back down.
Heikkinen moves in looking to clinch but Jordan pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jordan! But no joy.
Jordan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Heikkinen will feel that in the morning.
A decent looking cross lands there for Heikkinen.
Jordan's corner calls for a 1-2. Jordan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
Jordan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHeikkinen.
Heikkinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Heikkinen connects with a crisp jab.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen throws the kick towards the body but Jordan avoids it.
Jordan unleashes a big counter combination but Heikkinen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Heikkinen throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heikkinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jordan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jordan's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heikkinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jordan takes a swing at Heikkinen's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jordan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jordan checks a leg kick.
Jordan counters with a body kick.
Jordan misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jordan throws a solid leg kick but Heikkinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jordan.
Jordan connects with a solid leg kick.
Heikkinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jordan swings widly with a right hand
and Heikkinen counters by clinching up.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan wants to break free but Heikkinen has control.
Heikkinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jordan working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jordan.
Heikkinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jordan is trying to break the clinch but Heikkinen is controlling him.
Heikkinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jordan is keeping busy.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Heikkinen as Jordan tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Heikkinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Heikkinen tries to work over Jordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heikkinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jordan's efforts to push away.
Jordan tries to break free but Heikkinen pushes him back against the cage.
Heikkinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Jordan won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jordan blocks it with crossed arms.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but Jordan blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen misses with some punches.
Jordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jordan throws a series of punches but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heikkinen swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.
Heikkinen has Jordan up against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan has had enough of the clinch but Heikkinen keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan tries a body shot but Heikkinen blocks it.
Jordan breaks the clinch.
Heikkinen with a jab.
Heikkinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordan throws out the jab.
Jordan lands with a shot to the body.
Heikkinen lands a front kick.
Jordan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jordan lands the left hand.
Heikkinen forces Jordan back against the cage and clinches.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
Jordan breaks from the clinch.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
Jordan misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Edwin Jordan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Heikkinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jordan, pushing him back against the cage.
Jordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jordan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heikkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but Jordan moves away
and Jordan counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick from Heikkinen lands but Jordan takes it in his stride.
Jordan swinging wildly here.
Heikkinen tries to counter by clinching up but Jordan breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Heikkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heikkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heikkinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Jordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jordan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heikkinen.
Heikkinen closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen digs a right hand into Jordan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jordan's gas tank.
Jordan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Heikkinen is leaning against Jordan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heikkinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen gets through Jordan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heikkinen.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jordan is defending well for now.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen tries to clinch up but Jordan circles away and keeps his distance.
Jordan feints a counter leg kick.
Heikkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
Heikkinen lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Heikkinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Heikkinen rushes Jordan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jordan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heikkinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heikkinen backwards.
Heikkinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Heikkinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jordan blocks it with crossed arms.
Heikkinen has Jordan pushed against the cage.
Jordan pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jordan fails to land.
Heikkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heikkinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Jordan gets an underhook and turns Heikkinen into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heikkinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jordan avoids it.
A short right from Jordan on the inside.
Jordan manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jordan.
Heikkinen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jordan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jordan.
The fighters circling - Heikkinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heikkinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jordan, pushing him back against the cage.
Edwin Jordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jordan.
Jordan breaks the clinch.
Jordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Jordan misses with a hook. Heikkinen ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Jordan misses the target.
Heikkinen moves in looking to clinch but Jordan pushes him off.
Heikkinen scores with a shot to the body.
Heikkinen avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Heikkinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan lands a jab to Heikkinen's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan misses with a kick to the body
and Heikkinen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heikkinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Heikkinen misses with a knee to the head.
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan throws a jab when Heikkinen was well out of range.
A jab from Jordan misses.
Jordan dips to his left and cracks Heikkinen with an uppercut!
Jordan swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jordan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jordan lands with a nice combination. Heikkinen backs away looking to recover.
Jordan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Heikkinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordan.
Jordan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jordan throws an overhand right that lands on Heikkinen's shoulder, as Heikkinen tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kaino Heikkinen.
I think Heikkinen 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 John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaino Heikkinen!
Kaino Heikkinen retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Kaino Heikkinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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