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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puntti Manne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Louis comes to the cage accompanied by Nique La Police. The crowd seem to be enjoying Manne's choice of entrance music: Edguy - Two Out of Seven. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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147 lbs
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148 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Saint Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Puntti Manne!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manne throws a chopping leg kick but Saint Louis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saint Louis's sensitive parts.
Saint Louis connects with an inside leg kick.
Saint Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint Louis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manne.
Manne looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.
Manne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Manne scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manne misses with an uppercut. Saint Louis saw that one coming.
Manne moves out of range of the body kick.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saint Louis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Manne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Manne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saint Louis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Manne down.
Saint Louis just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint Louis lands with a good body shot.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
Saint Louis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Manne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Manne feints a counter leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint Louis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saint Louis is looking to counter punch.
Manne has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Manne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Manne looks to land a left hand but Saint Louis moved out of range nicely.
Manne looks to land a right hand but Saint Louis moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manne.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manne moves away.
Manne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saint Louis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manne on the side of the head.
Manne moves away from the strike by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manne.
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manne lands a right hook to the body.
Manne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Saint Louis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Manne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manne.
Manne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saint Louis to score with a decent uppercut.
Manne punishes Saint Louis's body with a nice straight punch.
A cross from Manne lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by Manne or perhaps it was just good defense by Saint Louis, which made it look bad.
Saint Louis walks into a stiff left hand from Manne.
Manne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Louis was well out of range. Poor timing from Manne.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Louis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saint Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manne.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Manne moves away and avoids it.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Manne is just out of range.
Manne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis looks to land a right hand but Manne moved out of range.
Manne catches Saint Louis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Manne thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been told by Saint Louis's head coaches at Beast Cartel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint Louis, right into the meat.
Manne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Manne.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick that knocks Manne off balance momentarily.
Saint Louis looks to throw the jab but Manne is out of range.
Martin Saint Louis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manne throws out the jab.
Saint Louis misses with a body kick.
Manne only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saint Louis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint Louis fails to land with a series of punches.
Manne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the leg kick from Manne.
A swing and a miss from Manne.
Manne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saint Louis is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manne throws an overhand right that lands on Saint Louis's shoulder, as Saint Louis tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Manne checks it.
Manne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint Louis moves away.
Manne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saint Louis throws a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Manne checks a leg kick.
Manne with the counter takedown but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Saint Louis checks a low kick from Manne.
Saint Louis swings for the body but Manne moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Manne misses.
Saint Louis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saint Louis throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Manne there.
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. Manne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint Louis, as that shot connected.
Saint Louis scores with a hook.
Manne scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Martin Saint Louis will probably get the nod.
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.
Saint Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Manne's shoulder, as Manne tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Louis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis loads up on a big right hand but Manne slips the punch.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis slips a jab from Manne.
Saint Louis scores with a hook to the body. Manne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saint Louis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Manne misses the shot to the body.
Manne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint Louis.
Manne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the leg kick from Manne.
Saint Louis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manne manages to avoid it.
Manne takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saint Louis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis checks a low kick from Manne.
Saint Louis is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Saint Louis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
Manne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saint Louis looks to land a left hand but Manne moved out of range nicely.
Manne throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Manne might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Saint Louis has got the better of the exchanges.
Saint Louis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manne tries to bum rush Saint Louis with a series of wild strikes but Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manne lands with a cross.
Manne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint Louis circles away quickly and effectively.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Manne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Manne's head but Manne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manne moves away.
Saint Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manne.
Manne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saint Louis is fending him off so far but Manne persists. Nope, Saint Louis circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Saint Louis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint Louis lands with an overhand left.
Saint Louis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manne's hands.
Martin Saint Louis is winning the standup battle so far.
Manne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Manne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint Louis's calf.
Manne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saint Louis.
Manne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saint Louis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Saint Louis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manne can do to turn this around?
Saint Louis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manne lands a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Saint Louis. That snapped Manne's head back.
Saint Louis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manne just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saint Louis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Manne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Saint Louis throwing a counter right hand but Manne manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saint Louis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Louis.
Manne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that misses.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Saint Louis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manne is looking to score with low kicks.
Manne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis clobbers Manne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saint Louis lands an overhand right.
That kick from Manne tenderised Saint Louis's leg. Saint Louis is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut
and Manne counters with a leg kick.
Manne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint Louis.
Manne throws an off balance right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a nice leg kick.
Saint Louis throws a chopping leg kick but Manne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manne checks it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manne.
Saint Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Manne's shoulder, as Manne tries to avoid the shot.
Manne lands a slapping body shot.
Manne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Manne.
Saint Louis checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Saint Louis misses the target.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
A cross from Saint Louis lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saint Louis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Saint Louis misses its target.
Saint Louis is looking to chop away at Manne's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saint Louis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saint Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Manne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Louis connects with a leg kick. Manne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Manne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saint Louis tries to work over Manne's front leg with a kick but Manne checks it.
Manne staying out of range there.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Manne's head but Manne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A good leg kick by Saint Louis.
Manne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manne throws a series of punches but Saint Louis avoids them all with ease.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Manne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
Manne takes a swing at Saint Louis's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Manne.
Saint Louis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis cracks a nice hook into Manne's ribs.
Manne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saint Louis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Manne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saint Louis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint Louis tests Manne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manne ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Manne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a low kick as Manne jumps back.
Manne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manne throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manne cracks the inside of Saint Louis's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis scores with a jab.
Manne throws a chopping leg kick but Saint Louis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint Louis lands a lovely overhand right.
Manne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saint Louis misses with a straight left.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Manne! But no joy.
Manne moves out of range as Saint Louis strikes.
Manne slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saint Louis motions for Manne to come forward. Saint Louis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint Louis digs a good hook to Manne's body.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis tries to work over Manne's front leg with a kick but Manne checks it.
Manne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint Louis lands with an uppercut that bounces Manne off the cage and back into range.
Saint Louis looks for the body kick but Manne saw that one coming.
Saint Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Manne.
Saint Louis jabs Manne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Manne misses with a looping right.
Manne avoids the body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manne ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Manne defending well as Saint Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Manne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Louis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Manne slips a straight right by Saint Louis.
Manne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Manne avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Saint Louis misses the target.
Saint Louis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manne just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manne manages to avoid it.
Manne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick that knocks Manne off balance momentarily.
Manne misses with a leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with a hook.
Good work by Manne as he checks the leg kick.
Manne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saint Louis as he avoids it easily.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick which misses Manne's front leg but catches the back leg as Manne tries to avoid it.
Saint Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Manne's shoulder, as Manne tries to avoid the shot.
Manne moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint Louis.
Manne is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis clearly takes 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.
Nice body kick there by Saint Louis.
Manne thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manne ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Manne with the counter takedown but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Manne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint Louis throws an overhand right that lands on Manne's shoulder, as Manne tries to avoid the shot.
Manne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saint Louis under the eye.
Manne lands a nice shot to the body.
Saint Louis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saint Louis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Manne's corner calls for a 1-2. Manne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saint Louis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saint Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manne.
Manne missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Saint Louis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Louis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manne 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis blocks a jab.
Saint Louis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manne ducks under a wild hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis throws a low kick but Manne avoids it.
Manne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manne throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Manne thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saint Louis can pounce on him.
Manne lands a glancing blow to the side of Saint Louis's head.
Saint Louis walks into a left hand.
Saint Louis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manne just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Manne catches Saint Louis right on the button with a cross.
Manne tries to work over Saint Louis's front leg with a kick but Saint Louis checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Saint Louis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis misses with the body kick
and Manne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Manne's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manne gets tackled into the cage by Saint Louis. Saint Louis maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Manne.
Manne tries to throw a body punch but Saint Louis avoids it by throwing Manne back against the cage.
Manne is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Saint Louis scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Saint Louis.
Manne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Manne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saint Louis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manne is trying to force a seperation but Saint Louis has the dominant position.
Manne is working for takedown but Saint Louis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Manne misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manne misses with the head strike.
Saint Louis looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Saint Louis working aggressively here.
Manne tries to circle away but Saint Louis has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manne as Saint Louis tries to tie him up.
Manne blocks a body shot from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a body punch.
Manne gets through Saint Louis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manne is trying to force a seperation but Saint Louis has the dominant position.
Manne wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Manne throws a poor cross that misses
and Saint Louis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saint Louis misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Manne's head but Manne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manne was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint Louis.
You can see that Manne has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Saint Louis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint Louis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manne misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Saint Louis misses its target.
Manne misses the shot to the body.
Saint Louis jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Manne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manne throws a solid leg kick but Saint Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manne.
Nice body kick from Saint Louis.
Manne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saint Louis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint Louis punishes Manne's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Manne misses the target.
Saint Louis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Manne is able to avoid easily.
Manne feints a counter leg kick.
Saint Louis staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Puntti Manne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Manne lands with an overhand left.
A punch lands to the side of Manne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Manne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint Louis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Manne checks it well.
Manne thuds his right hand into Saint Louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Manne blocks a low kick nicely.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manne moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint Louis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manne misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Saint Louis blocks the leg kick.
Saint Louis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manne.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis throws a hook to the side of Manne's head but Manne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint Louis takes one on the button.
Manne defending well as Saint Louis loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Manne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saint Louis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint Louis takes a swing at Manne's ribcage but misses.
Saint Louis missing with a left hand there. Manne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saint Louis defends it well.
Saint Louis tries to land a leg kick but Manne saw it coming and moves away.
Manne throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saint Louis slips a jab from Manne.
Saint Louis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Manne tries a low kick but Saint Louis avoids it.
Manne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manne misses with a straight left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis throws a hook but Manne blocks it.
Manne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Saint Louis defends it well.
Saint Louis scores with a hook.
Manne missing with a left hand there. Saint Louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint Louis throws a leg kick but Manne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Puntti Manne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint Louis throws a hook but Manne avoids it easily.
Manne checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Manne misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Saint Louis misses the target.
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis moves out of range of the leg kick from Manne.
Manne sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Manne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Louis manages to avoid it.
Manne throws a solid leg kick but Saint Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manne.
Manne misses the shot to the body.
Manne connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Saint Louis as Manne shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice shot lands for Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with a body shot that sends Manne's belly button to the back.
Manne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Manne misses with a low kick.
Saint Louis throws a shot from downtown. Manne moves away and avoids it.
Saint Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saint Louis.
Manne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saint Louis at a distance.
Manne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saint Louis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manne.
Saint Louis is looking to slow Manne down with leg kicks.
Saint Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Manne misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saint Louis. That's going to slow Manne down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manne moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint Louis.
Saint Louis scoring well with a low kick there.
Saint Louis misses with a straight right.
Manne changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A leg kick checked by Manne.
Saint Louis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saint Louis avoids the body shot from Manne.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saint Louis.
Manne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Louis thumps Manne with a low kick.
Manne throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saint Louis.
Manne throws a body punch but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manne wants to slow Saint Louis down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint Louis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saint Louis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saint Louis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
A relieved looking Martin Saint Louis 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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