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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Usko Matonen (ranked 359 p4p, 15 weight class) and Cole Reynolds (ranked 198 p4p, 8 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Usko Matonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cole Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matonen manages to avoid it.
Matonen tries to land a leg kick but Reynolds saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Reynolds. Beautiful body shot.
Reynolds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Matonen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Matonen throws a low kick, looking for Reynolds's leg but Reynolds calmly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Reynolds. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Matonen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Matonen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reynolds.
Matonen drops his hands momentarily and Reynolds takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reynolds keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matonen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reynolds.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matonen manages to avoid it.
Reynolds lands with an uppercut that bounces Matonen off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds throws a shot from downtown. Matonen moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matonen is looking to counter the offense by Reynolds and move into the clinch.
Matonen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reynolds.
Matonen throws a shot to the body.
Matonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Reynolds throws a hook but Matonen blocks it.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Matonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reynolds.
Reynolds clinches up with Matonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Matonen pushes Reynolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds lands with a light punch inside.
Matonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Matonen lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds tries to throw a body punch but Matonen avoids it by throwing Reynolds back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Matonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A left hand lands to the body for Matonen.
Matonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Reynolds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cole Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds connects with a good right hand that stumbles Matonen. Matonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reynolds chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reynolds has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Reynolds jabs at Matonen's body.
Reynolds scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reynolds paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reynolds does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Matonen tries a low kick but Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. Matonen saw that one coming.
Reynolds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matonen.
Matonen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a jab but it's blocked by Matonen.
Reynolds is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matonen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reynolds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matonen can pounce on him.
Reynolds moves out of range as Matonen strikes.
Nice shot by Reynolds.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reynolds scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matonen throws out a leg kick but Reynolds moves out of range and Matonen only half commits.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
Reynolds scores with the left hand. Matonen knows he should have avoided that one.
Reynolds misses with a right hand
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds works Matonen's body with a nice hook.
An inside leg kick from Reynolds misses.
Reynolds takes a swing at Matonen's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reynolds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds throws a hook but Matonen avoids it easily.
Jab by Reynolds.
Reynolds looks to throw a body kick
and Matonen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matonen thumps Reynolds with a low kick.
Reynolds throws a hook but Matonen blocks it.
Matonen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Matonen throws a low kick, looking for Reynolds's leg but Reynolds calmly moves out of range.
Matonen blocks a jab.
Reynolds scores with a shot to the body.
Reynolds connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matonen tried to counter with a leg kick but Reynolds avoided it.
Reynolds motions for Matonen to come forward. Reynolds throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Reynolds dominated 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.
Reynolds feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cole Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but Matonen slips the punch.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matonen blocks an uppercut.
Reynolds tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Matonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reynolds works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reynolds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Matonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds is trying to break free.
Matonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reynolds tried to score with a low kick but Matonen checks it.
Matonen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reynolds throws a body punch but Matonen moves out of range.
Matonen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Matonen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matonen closes the distance and pushes Reynolds back into the cage.
Matonen tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matonen blocks an uppercut.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matonen's elbow.
Reynolds lands a body punch in the clinch.
Matonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Matonen misses with a punch to the body.
Matonen is working Reynolds over against the cage.
Matonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reynolds or not.
Reynolds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matonen lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Matonen on the inside.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds breaks the clinch.
Reynolds lands a nice looking body kick.
Reynolds avoids a kick to the body.
Reynolds keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Reynolds was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Reynolds throws a jab but it's blocked by Matonen.
Reynolds checks a low kick from Matonen.
Reynolds misses with a hook. Matonen ducked under it nicely.
Reynolds lands an overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matonen, right into the meat.
Matonen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good shot there by Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matonen drops his hands momentarily and Reynolds takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Matonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Matonen misses.
Reynolds cracks the inside of Matonen's front leg.
Matonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reynolds swings widly with a right hand
and Matonen counters with a good low kick that Reynolds was not able to check.
Matonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab, jab by Reynolds - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Reynolds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reynolds fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matonen is out of range.
Matonen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Matonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matonen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matonen blocks a jab.
Matonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Matonen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matonen blocks a leg kick.
Matonen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reynolds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Matonen clinches.
Matonen blocking some punches.
Matonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Matonen misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matonen breaks the clinch.
Matonen is looking to wear down Reynolds with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reynolds scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matonen lands a body shot.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Matonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Reynolds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reynolds has managed to clinch.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Matonen works on Reynolds's body with a couple of short punches.
Matonen trying to stall but Reynolds improves his position.
Matonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matonen scores with a hook to the body.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Matonen misses with some punches.
Reynolds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from Matonen.
Good body shot from Matonen.
Matonen tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Matonen avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
Matonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reynolds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds moves into range and clinches up with Matonen.
Reynolds lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen blocking some punches.
Matonen looking to stall.
Reynolds blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Reynolds throws a head punch that misses.
Matonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Matonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reynolds digs a right hand underneath Matonen's ribcage. Matonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Reynolds as the two fighters clinch.
Matonen effectively controlling the action here.
Reynolds doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matonen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reynolds backwards.
Reynolds struggles to land a body shot inside as Matonen controls his hands.
Matonen breaks from the clinch.
Reynolds lands a jab to Matonen's midsection.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reynolds checks the leg kick nicely there.
Reynolds lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matonen wants to slow Reynolds down by chopping away at his legs.
Reynolds cracks Matonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds wants to land a leg kick but Matonen is out of range.
Matonen looks for the body kick but Reynolds saw that one coming.
Reynolds checks a leg kick nicely.
Matonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matonen throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Matonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Matonen pushes Reynolds away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matonen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Matonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds misses with a hook.
As Reynolds tries to get set, Matonen tries to push him back and clinch up but Reynolds manages to avoid the attempt.
Matonen tries to score with a low kick but Reynolds moves his leg out of the way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reynolds. Matonen shrugs it off though.
Reynolds tries to keep at a distance but Matonen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reynolds lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reynolds lands a body punch.
Matonen blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Matonen blocking some punches.
Usko Matonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matonen.
Matonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a body shot.
Reynolds finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reynolds connects with a nice looking jab.
Matonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matonen misses with a low kick.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matonen manages to avoid it.
Reynolds thumps Matonen with a low kick.
Reynolds digs a good body shot into Matonen's ribs.
Matonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Matonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Matonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Reynolds lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reynolds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reynolds lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Reynolds really dominated 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.
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynolds lands with a cross.
Reynolds misses with a double jab
and Matonen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Reynolds throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reynolds cracks a nice hook into Matonen's ribs.
Reynolds fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matonen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Matonen connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reynolds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reynolds. That's going to slow Matonen down.
A low kick from Matonen misses
and Reynolds makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Reynolds checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matonen blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matonen ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
Matonen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
Matonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reynolds thinking.
Matonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
Matonen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matonen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Matonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds scores with a decent looking hook.
A low kick from Matonen misses
and Reynolds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reynolds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Reynolds finds it's way through Matonen's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matonen lands a leg kick that knocks Reynolds off balance momentarily.
Matonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reynolds checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Despite the aggression on Reynolds's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reynolds throws the kick towards the body but Matonen avoids it.
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!
Matonen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reynolds tries to clinch up.
Matonen misses with a shot to the body
and Reynolds counters with a nice uppercut.
Reynolds misses with a hook. Matonen ducked under it nicely.
Matonen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Reynolds. Beautiful body shot.
Matonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reynolds finds it's way round the side to connect with Matonen's head.
Good leg kick by Reynolds there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reynolds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matonen defending well as Reynolds loads up on a big left hand.
Matonen walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a low kick, looking for Matonen's leg but Matonen calmly moves out of range.
Reynolds throws a hook to the side of Matonen's head but Matonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reynolds checks it well.
Matonen clinches.
Matonen pushes Reynolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Matonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reynolds bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Matonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds instigates a clinch.
Matonen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matonen works on Reynolds's body with a couple of short punches.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matonen breaks the clinch.
Reynolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Reynolds is predictable there
and Matonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds looks to throw the jab but Matonen is out of range.
Matonen jabs at Reynolds's body.
Matonen defending well as Reynolds loads up on a big left hand.
Matonen checks a low kick from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws an off balance right hand
and Matonen counters with a left to the body.
Matonen misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds lands with a straight right. Matonen didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Reynolds.
Reynolds lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Reynolds dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Matonen.
Matonen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Matonen is just out of range.
Matonen takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Matonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reynolds avoids a kick to the body.
Reynolds misses with a hook. Matonen ducked under it nicely.
Matonen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reynolds, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Matonen on the inside.
Matonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reynolds lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Reynolds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matonen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reynolds up against the cage.
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reynolds misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Matonen tries to stall but Reynolds uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matonen taking a breather.
Matonen can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Reynolds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matonen lunges at Reynolds with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reynolds's hand.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Matonen is having none of it.
Reynolds cracks Matonen with an open hand slap.
Matonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Matonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
It appears Matonen was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds lands the left hand.
Matonen connects with a body shot that sends Reynolds's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds lands a jab.
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds checks a leg kick.
Reynolds throws out a counter right but Matonen avoids it with no problem.
Matonen swinging wildly here.
Reynolds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reynolds's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Reynolds scores with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Matonen. Reynolds shrugs it off though.
Reynolds misses with a wild body shot.
Matonen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds scores with a jab to the head.
Reynolds misses with a looping right.
Matonen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reynolds manages to circle out of the way.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Matonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matonen's elbow.
Matonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reynolds or not.
Reynolds pushes Matonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Usko Matonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Reynolds as the two fighters clinch.
Matonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Reynolds is keeping busy.
Matonen tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reynolds swings wildly with an uppercut but Matonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matonen stalling against the cage.
Cole Reynolds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matonen misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Matonen.
Reynolds digs a right hand underneath Matonen's ribcage. Matonen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Matonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matonen lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matonen.
Reynolds pushes Matonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds struggles to land a body shot inside as Matonen controls his hands.
Reynolds tries to work over Matonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matonen lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reynolds has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Reynolds!
Cole Reynolds is the new bantamweight champion!
Cole Reynolds was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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