PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Karzamoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson comes to the cage accompanied by Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. Karzamoff has chosen Sweep The Leg as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Sergei Karzamoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martinsson
vs
Karzamoff

184 cm
20
182 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
178 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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NATURAL BEAST

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oscar Martinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Karzamoff!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karzamoff misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Martinsson.
Martinsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karzamoff.
Karzamoff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martinsson misses with a head kick.
Karzamoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karzamoff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martinsson keeps Karzamoff at a distance using the push kick.
Karzamoff lands with a shot to the body.
Karzamoff shoots in but no luck this time.
Karzamoff jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martinsson lands an overhand right.
Karzamoff walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martinsson blocks a head kick by Karzamoff.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinsson.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzamoff misses with the combination.
Karzamoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinsson throws a head kick that Karzamoff semi-blocks.
Martinsson punishes Karzamoff's body with a nice straight punch.
Martinsson lands a body shot.
Oscar Martinsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinsson avoids the body shot from Karzamoff.
Martinsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Karzamoff misses with a head kick.
Martinsson scores with a leg kick.
Martinsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinsson lands a head kick. Karzamoff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinsson, as that shot connected.
Martinsson dodges the punch combination from Karzamoff.
Karzamoff digs a good body shot into Martinsson's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff misses with a combination
and Martinsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karzamoff looks gassed!
A left and a right from Martinsson both land. Nice combination.
Karzamoff lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karzamoff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martinsson with a nice cross.
Karzamoff avoids the head kick by Martinsson.
A head kick misses from Martinsson.
Martinsson lands with a shot to the body.
Martinsson throws a nice head kick!
Karzamoff throws a sloppy head kick
and Martinsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Karzamoff shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Martinsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karzamoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martinsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karzamoff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick from Martinsson lands but Karzamoff takes it in his stride.
Martinsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karzamoff looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martinsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Martinsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martinsson lands a head kick!
Martinsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A right-left combo lands from Martinsson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martinsson!
Karzamoff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karzamoff throws a combination that misses
and Martinsson counters with a low kick, right behind Karzamoff 's knee.
Martinsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Karzamoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinsson connects with a high kick.
Martinsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martinsson throws a front kick that sends Karzamoff stumbling back into the cage.
Martinsson stalks Karzamoff and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Karzamoff's face. Karzamoff staggers backwards, shaken.
Martinsson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martinsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karzamoff's head.
Martinsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Karzamoff throws a combination that misses
and Martinsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karzamoff's knee momentarily.
A nice combination there by Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martinsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karzamoff sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Karzamoff drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martinsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Martinsson 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.

Good leg kick by Martinsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karzamoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karzamoff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick from Martinsson lands but Karzamoff takes it in his stride.
Karzamoff walks into a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martinsson. Karzamoff shrugs it off though.
A head kick misses from Martinsson.
Oscar Martinsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Karzamoff might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Martinsson has got the better of the exchanges.
Martinsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Karzamoff.
Oscar Martinsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinsson scores with a head kick.
Karzamoff throws a looping overhand right but Martinsson ducks down to avoid it.
Karzamoff is breathing heavily.
Martinsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinsson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martinsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson scores with a leg kick.
Martinsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karzamoff's head.
Martinsson lands a nice hook to Karzamoff's body. Karzamoff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Karzamoff has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Martinsson.
Good leg kick by Martinsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martinsson.
Martinsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martinsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Karzamoff should have avoided that one.
Karzamoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martinsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Karzamoff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karzamoff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinsson can pounce on him.
Martinsson lands a high kick!
Martinsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Karzamoff should have avoided that one.
Oscar Martinsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinsson dodges the punch combination from Karzamoff.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karzamoff can do to turn this around?
Martinsson scores with a spinning back kick!
Martinsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Karzamoff throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Martinsson there.
Martinsson works over Karzamoff's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinsson lands a head kick. Karzamoff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martinsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Martinsson scores with a head kick.
Karzamoff throws a right hand that Martinsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinsson also avoids with ease.
Martinsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karzamoff circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martinsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karzamoff.
Karzamoff has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Martinsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martinsson throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Karzamoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karzamoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karzamoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martinsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martinsson scores with a nice body kick.
Martinsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinsson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Martinsson duly obliges.
Karzamoff misses with a combination
and Martinsson counters with a solid body kick.
Martinsson thumps Karzamoff with a low kick.
Martinsson throws a front kick that sends Karzamoff stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karzamoff on the side of the head.
Martinsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheers as Martinsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karzamoff doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body kick there by Martinsson.
Martinsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinsson throws a series of strikes that have Karzamoff backpedaling.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martinsson. That's going to slow Karzamoff down.
Martinsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karzamoff.
Karzamoff throws a sloppy head kick
and Martinsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karzamoff thinking.
Karzamoff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinsson throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Martinsson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Karzamoff takes a kick to the side of the head.
Karzamoff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Martinsson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A good leg kick by Martinsson.
Martinsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Karzamoff has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Karzamoff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinsson counters with a nice body kick.
Martinsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karzamoff throws a right hand that Martinsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinsson also avoids with ease.
Karzamoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martinsson blocks a head kick by Karzamoff.
Martinsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karzamoff's head.
Martinsson lands a right hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martinsson.
Karzamoff looks to land a combination but Martinsson avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martinsson scores with a jab.
Karzamoff throws a nice looking combination but Martinsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzamoff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinsson can pounce on him.
Martinsson throws a combination. Karzamoff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Martinsson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Martinsson duly obliges.
Martinsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karzamoff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinsson.
Martinsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Karzamoff's head.
Nice shot by Martinsson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinsson.
Martinsson scores with a head kick.
Martinsson pushes Karzamoff away with a front kick.
Martinsson lands a head kick. Karzamoff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martinsson lands with a kick to the temple. Karzamoff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Karzamoff swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martinsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick from Martinsson lands but Karzamoff takes it in his stride.
Martinsson digs a good hook to Karzamoff's body.
Karzamoff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good leg kick by Martinsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Martinsson scores with a head kick.
Martinsson lands a head kick. Karzamoff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Karzamoff misses with a combination
and Martinsson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Karzamoff is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Martinsson cracks the inside of Karzamoff's front leg.
Martinsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karzamoff circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinsson scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martinsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinsson thumps Karzamoff with a low kick.
Karzamoff throws a nice looking combination but Martinsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martinsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karzamoff throws an overhand right that lands on Martinsson's shoulder, as Martinsson tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick from Martinsson lands but Karzamoff takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Martinsson.
Martinsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martinsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karzamoff takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martinsson throws a series of punches but Karzamoff avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karzamoff misses with a combination
and Martinsson counters with a three punch combo that has Karzamoff backing up. Karzamoff nods at Martinsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Martinsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karzamoff's head.
Karzamoff scores with a hook to the body. Martinsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Martinsson does it's job there.
Martinsson throws a lazy head kick
and Martinsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karzamoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Karzamoff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martinsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinsson.
Martinsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinsson lands a high kick!
Martinsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Karzamoff if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Martinsson clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Martinsson connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Karzamoff is predictable there
and Martinsson counters with a solid body kick.
Martinsson slips a jab and a cross from Karzamoff.
Karzamoff throws a combination that misses
and Martinsson counters with a nice body kick.
Karzamoff takes a kick to the side of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinsson scores with a four punch combination!
Martinsson throws a leg kick which misses Karzamoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Karzamoff tries to avoid it.
Karzamoff is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Martinsson rather than just go for the knockout.
Martinsson slips a jab from Karzamoff.
Karzamoff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Karzamoff shrugs it off.
Martinsson works the jab nicely.
Karzamoff throws an overhand right that lands on Martinsson's shoulder, as Martinsson tries to avoid the shot.
Martinsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martinsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Martinsson scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good leg kick by Martinsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinsson lands a two punch combo.
Martinsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinsson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Martinsson duly obliges.
Karzamoff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karzamoff.
Martinsson thuds a left hand into Karzamoff's body.
Martinsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martinsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinsson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karzamoff takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Karzamoff wants to clinch up but Martinsson keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martinsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Danga de danga de dang - Martinsson scores with a four punch combination!
Martinsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martinsson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Martinsson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Karzamoff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karzamoff falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martinsson counters with a body kick that stops Karzamoff in his tracks momentarily.
Martinsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Decent striking displayed by Martinsson there.
Martinsson thumps Karzamoff with a low kick.
Martinsson cracks the inside of Karzamoff's front leg.
Karzamoff wants to clinch.
Martinsson throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martinsson.
Martinsson lands a jab to the head.
Martinsson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Martinsson duly obliges.
Karzamoff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martinsson on the side of the head.
Martinsson tries to bum rush Karzamoff with a series of wild strikes but Karzamoff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Karzamoff misses.
Karzamoff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Martinsson throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson looks to land a combination but Karzamoff avoids it well.
Martinsson slips a jab and a cross from Karzamoff.
Karzamoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martinsson throws a sloppy head kick and Karzamoff moves out of range easily.
Martinsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Karzamoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karzamoff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinsson dodges the punch combination from Karzamoff.
Martinsson lands a head kick!
Karzamoff has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karzamoff there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Martinsson had his way with Sergei Karzamoff in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Martinsson misses with a wild body shot.
Martinsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karzamoff.
Karzamoff misses with a body punch
enabling Martinsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Karzamoff scores with a jab to the head.
Martinsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Karzamoff misses with a takedown attempt - Martinsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Martinsson lands with a kick to the temple. Karzamoff shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinsson, right into the meat.
Karzamoff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martinsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martinsson throws a head kick that misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Martinsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karzamoff.
Karzamoff tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Martinsson misses
and Karzamoff counters with a one-two to the body.
Martinsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karzamoff throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martinsson counters with a solid body kick.
Martinsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martinsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Martinsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martinsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Karzamoff works Martinsson's body with a nice hook.
Karzamoff misses with a combination
and Martinsson counters with a leg kick.
Karzamoff takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martinsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Martinsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martinsson works Karzamoff's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Martinsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Karzamoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martinsson is looking to slow Karzamoff down with leg kicks.
Martinsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Karzamoff.
Martinsson scores with a leg kick.
Martinsson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Karzamoff.
Martinsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinsson slips a jab and a cross from Karzamoff.
Martinsson throws a head kick that Karzamoff semi-blocks.
Martinsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karzamoff's head.
Martinsson lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martinsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karzamoff sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martinsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karzamoff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinsson manages to avoid it.
Martinsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sergei Karzamoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinsson cracks Karzamoff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karzamoff takes a kick to the side of the head.
Karzamoff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinsson connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martinsson.
Martinsson scores with a jab to the head.
Karzamoff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martinsson on the side of the head.
Martinsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Karzamoff.
Karzamoff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martinsson can pounce on him.
Martinsson lands a right hook to the body.
Martinsson is looking to slow Karzamoff down with leg kicks.
Martinsson misses with a combination

and Karzamoff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karzamoff.
Martinsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Karzamoff has double underhooks.

Karzamoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karzamoff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martinsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oscar Martinsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Karzamoff misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Martinsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martinsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Oscar Martinsson!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Oscar Martinsson!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Oscar Martinsson!

Oscar Martinsson wins by unanimous decision!