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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roderick Solo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pekka Pyy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roderick Solo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyy walks into a jab.
Solo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Solo is looking to score with low kicks.
A quick step to the side and Pyy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That kick from Solo tenderised Pyy's leg. Pyy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pyy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pyy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Solo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Solo lands a jab to Pyy's midsection.
Solo looks to land a right hand but Pyy moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Solo misses
and Pyy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Solo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pyy's calf.
Pyy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solo.
Solo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pyy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Solo is looking to score with low kicks.
Solo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pyy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Solo.
Solo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Solo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pyy.
Pyy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solo manages to avoid it.
Solo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Solo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pyy's sensitive parts.
Roderick Solo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pyy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Solo at a distance.
Pyy misses with a body shot.
Pyy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pyy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Solo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pyy checks it well.
Pyy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Solo lands with a shot to the body.
Solo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Solo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Solo misses the body punch
and Pyy counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Solo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyy needs to keep his hands up - Solo had a free shot at his head there.
Solo throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Pyy misses the target.
Solo misses with a leg kick.
Pyy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pyy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Solo looks to land a left hand but Pyy moved out of range nicely.
Solo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pyy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Solo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pyy scrambles back to his feet.
Solo looks to land a right hand but Pyy moved out of range.
Pyy is looking to counter the offense by Solo and move into the clinch.
Solo scores with the left hand. Pyy knows he should have avoided that one.
Pyy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pyy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Solo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Solo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyy. Solo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Solo feints and then cracks Pyy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pyy down.
Solo jabs Pyy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Solo there.
Solo thows a leg kick but Pyy checks it
and Pyy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pyy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Solo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Solo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Solo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Solo throws a body shot but no joy.
Pyy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Solo.
Pyy darts in and clinches Solo up against the cage.
Solo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pyy.
Pyy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pyy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pyy.
Solo scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Pyy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Solo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pyy throws a punch but it's blocked by Solo.
Pyy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Pyy as the two fighters clinch.
Pyy lands a shot to the body.
Pyy misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Solo.
Solo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pyy up against the cage.
Pyy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solo lands with a right to the head.
Pyy lands a shoulder strike.
Solo blocks a body shot from Pyy.
Solo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pyy is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Solo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pyy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pyy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Solo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pyy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solo misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Solo dominated that round.
That's time! Pyy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pyy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Solo - the referee stops the clock and Pyy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Solo. Pyy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Solo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Solo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pyy in his tracks.
Solo throws a shot to the body.
Solo scoring well with a low kick there.
Solo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pyy misses the shot to the body.
Pyy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSolo.
Pyy misses with a body shot.
Pyy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pyy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Solo manages to circle out of the way.
Solo scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solo lands a nice hook to Pyy's body. Pyy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Solo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Solo scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Solo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo avoids the body shot from Pyy.
Pyy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solo moves away.
Pyy throws a jab but it's blocked by Solo.
Solo throws out a counter right but Pyy avoids it with no problem.
Solo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Solo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pyy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Solo throws a poor cross that misses
and Pyy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Solo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Solo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Solo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Solo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pyy avoids the body shot from Solo.
Solo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Solo throws a hook but Pyy blocks it.
Pyy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Solo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pyy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Solo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solo tries to work over Pyy's front leg with a kick but Pyy checks it.
Solo misses the shot to the body.
Solo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Pyy misses the target.
Solo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pyy. Solo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Solo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Solo finds it's way through Pyy's defenses.
Pyy throws a big shot that misses.
Pyy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solo manages to avoid it.
Solo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pyy in his tracks.
Solo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Solo thuds a left hand into Pyy's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pyy throws a shot from downtown. Solo moves away and avoids it.
Pyy takes a swing at Solo's ribcage but misses.
Pyy is looking to wear down Solo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pyy moves out of range of the body kick.
Solo lands a really nice looking cross but Pyy seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as Pyy blocks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pyy checks a leg kick.
Solo gets tackled into the cage by Pyy. Pyy maintains the clinch.
Pyy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pyy blocks a body shot from Solo.
Pyy has a couple of punches blocked by Solo.
Solo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solo breaks from the clinch.
Solo takes a swing at Pyy's ribcage but misses.
Pyy throws out a loose jab but Solo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Solo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo throws a jab but it's blocked by Pyy.
Pyy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pyy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pyy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Solo misses.
Pyy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Solo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roderick Solo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Solo misses with a looping left.
Solo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pyy.
A clash of legs there as Pyy blocks the low kick.
Pyy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Solo.
Solo misses with a looping right.
Solo cracks Pyy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Solo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Solo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Solo misses the target.
Pyy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Solo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pyy is looking to counter the offense by Solo and move into the clinch.
Pyy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Solo scores with the left hand. Pyy knows he should have avoided that one.
Solo moves away from the strike by Pyy.
Solo lands a nice hook to Pyy's body. Pyy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Solo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Solo.
Solo moves away from the strike by Pyy.
Pyy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Solo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pyy throws a looping overhand right but Solo ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Solo.
Solo lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyy avoids the body shot from Solo.
Solo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Solo scoring well with a low kick there.
Solo scores with a shot to the body.
Solo misses with a low kick.
Pyy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Solo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Solo lands a front kick.
Pyy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Solo can pounce on him.
Pyy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Solo throws a low kick but Pyy avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Solo.
Solo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Solo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pyy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo throws a body punch but Pyy moves out of range.
Jab from Solo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyy avoids the body shot from Solo.
Pyy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Solo manages to circle out of the way.
Solo lands a nice looking body shot.
Pyy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice shot by Solo.
Solo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pyy manages to avoid it.
As Solo tries to get set, Pyy tries to push him back and clinch up but Solo manages to avoid the attempt.
Pyy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pyy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Solo slips a jab from Pyy.
Solo misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Pyy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Solo avoids the body shot from Pyy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Solo throws a poor cross that misses
and Pyy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pyy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Solo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pyy's sensitive parts.
Pyy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Solo.
Pyy tries to clinch
and Solo counters with a nice leg kick.
Solo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pyy.
Solo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pyy's sensitive parts.
Solo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pyy.
Pyy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pyy avoids a kick to the body.
Solo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pyy.
It looked like Pyy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Solo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Solo.
A jab from Solo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pyy misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pyy.
Solo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pyy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Solo scores with a punch to the head.
Solo connects with a leg kick. Pyy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Solo lands a nice hook to Pyy's body. Pyy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Solo swings for the body but Pyy moves out of range.
Pyy is looking to counter the offense by Solo and move into the clinch.
Solo misses with a looping left.
It looked like Pyy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Solo.
Solo throws a leg kick but Pyy checks it.
That kick from Solo tenderised Pyy's leg. Pyy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pyy checks a leg kick.
Solo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Solo really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Solo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pyy misses with a body shot.
Solo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Solo.
Pyy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Solo.
Solo lands with a hook. Pyy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Solo lands a nice looking body shot.
Solo throws a sloppy head kick and Pyy moves out of range easily.
Solo moves out of range of the strikes.
Pyy checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyy needs to keep his hands up - Solo had a free shot at his head there.
Pyy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solo manages to avoid it.
Pyy thuds a left hand into Solo's body.
Solo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Solo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Solo lands a nice hook to Pyy's body. Pyy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pyy with a nice cross.
Solo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Solo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Solo is looking to score with low kicks.
Solo misses with a wild body shot.
As Solo tries to get set, Pyy tries to push him back and clinch up but Solo manages to avoid the attempt.
Solo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pyy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solo.
Solo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pyy closes the distance and pushes Solo back into the cage.
The referee calls for Solo to work.
Solo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pyy is keeping busy.
Pekka Pyy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solo lands a nice uppercut.
Solo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pyy controls his hands.
Pyy throws a punch but it's blocked by Solo.
Solo is trying to maintain a safe position but Pyy gets an underhook and turns Solo into the cage.
Solo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Solo throws a jab when Pyy was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pyy misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pyy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Solo.
Solo misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Pyy misses its target.
Solo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pyy.
Solo blocks a jab.
Pyy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pyy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pyy misses with a hook.
Pyy looks to clinch
and Solo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo misses with a body shot.
Solo pushes Pyy away with a front kick.
Pyy ducks under a wild hook from Solo.
Solo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Solo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Solo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pyy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Solo connects with a leg kick. Pyy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pyy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Solo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Solo misses with a head kick.
Pyy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Solo throws a shot from downtown. Pyy moves away and avoids it.
Pyy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Pyy.
Solo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyy lands a right hand.
Solo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pyy is keeping busy.
Pyy scores with a hook to the body.
Pyy can't find room to land a body shot as Solo controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pyy is leaning against Solo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pyy struggles to land a body shot inside as Solo controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pyy.
Solo blocks a body shot from Pyy.
Pyy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Pyy.
Solo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pyy swings wildly with an uppercut but Solo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyy lands a shoulder strike.
Pyy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pyy cracks Solo with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Roderick Solo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Solo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pyy finds it's way round the side to connect with Solo's head.
Pyy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Solo.
Solo wants to slow Pyy down by chopping away at his legs.
Pyy dodges the punch combination from Solo.
Pyy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Solo misses with a hook.
Pyy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Solo.
Solo throws a head kick that Pyy semi-blocks.
Pyy fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Solo.
Solo throws a leg kick which misses Pyy's front leg but catches the back leg as Pyy tries to avoid it.
Pyy looks to score with a jab to the body but Solo is just out of range.
Pyy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Solo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Solo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Solo misses with a hook. Pyy ducked under it nicely.
Pyy checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Pyy was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Solo lands with a right hand.
Solo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pyy on the side of the head.
Pyy misses the jab.
Solo throws a leg kick that misses.
Pyy is looking to counter punch.
Solo cracks Pyy with an open hand slap.
Solo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Solo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Solo.
Solo scores with a spinning back kick!
Pyy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pyy misses with a looping left.
Pyy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solo throws a jab but it's blocked by Pyy.
Solo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Solo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pyy at a distance.
Solo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Solo misses with a body shot.
Pyy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pyy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Solo misses with a body shot.
Pyy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Solo manages to circle out of the way.
Pyy swings for the body but Solo moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solo lands with a shot to the body.
Solo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pyy ducks under a wild hook from Solo.
Solo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pyy's head backwards.
Solo is looking to land body kicks.
Solo stuns Pyy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Solo throws a jab but it's blocked by Pyy.
Solo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Solo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pyy slips a jab from Solo.
Solo cracks Pyy with an open hand slap.
Pyy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Solo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pyy scrambles back to his feet.
Pyy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Solo.
Pyy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pyy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Solo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Solo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roderick Solo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Solo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Solo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pekka Pyy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pyy instigates a clinch.
Pyy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pyy tries a body shot but Solo blocks it.
Pyy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solo's elbow.
Pyy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pyy throws a punch but it's blocked by Solo.
Solo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roderick Solo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Solo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roderick Solo!
Roderick Solo is the new middleweight champion!
Roderick Solo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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