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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Nakarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakarainen's entrance music is Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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147 lbs
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153 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Nakarainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakarainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leuka's head.
Leuka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leuka connects with a body shot.
Leuka throws a body kick that misses.
Leuka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakarainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakarainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leuka's calf.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leuka!
Leuka throws a series of punches but Nakarainen moves out of range.
Nakarainen misses with the combination.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leuka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nakarainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Leuka throws a body punch but Nakarainen moves out of range.
Leuka throws a nice looking combination but Nakarainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakarainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leuka cracks a nice hook into Nakarainen's ribs.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nakarainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leuka misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leuka throws the left hand but Nakarainen avoids the punch easily.
Nakarainen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nakarainen takes a swing at Leuka's ribcage but misses.
Leuka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakarainen. Nakarainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakarainen slips under a jab from Leuka.
No joy there for Leuka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakarainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakarainen connects with a leg kick. Leuka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nakarainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leuka.
Nakarainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nakarainen throws a front kick aimed at Leuka's knee but Leuka avoids it well.
Leuka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leuka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakarainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leuka throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen is looking to land body kicks.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakarainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Leuka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Leuka moved away.
Good work by Leuka as he checks the leg kick.
Leuka misses with a wild body shot.
Leuka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leuka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakarainen throws a lazy right hand but Leuka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakarainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leuka's calf.
Nakarainen looks to land a body kick but Leuka moved away.
Leuka stuns Nakarainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leuka throws a jab when Nakarainen was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Leuka - just one landing.
Leuka lands a nice shot that snaps Nakarainen's head back.
Nakarainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leuka.
Nakarainen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nakarainen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nakarainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leuka is looking to escape.
Nakarainen fails to advance to Leuka's back.
Nakarainen won't let Leuka get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Nakarainen is working for a guillotine from mount but Leuka frees his head quite easily.
Leuka tries to hold on but Nakarainen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nakarainen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nakarainen tries to control but Leuka wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Nakarainen dominated 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.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Leuka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leuka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leuka moves out of range of the strikes.
Nakarainen shoots for a takedown but Leuka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nakarainen slips under a jab from Leuka.
Lasi Leuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakarainen loads up on a big right hand but Leuka slips the punch.
Leuka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leuka throws a nice looking combination but Nakarainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leuka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leuka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leuka cracks Nakarainen with an open hand slap.
Leuka throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakarainen.
Leuka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nakarainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leuka. That did some damage!
Nakarainen misses with a straight left.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
Nakarainen looks for a takedown but Leuka sprawls well.
Nakarainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Lasi Leuka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka blocks a low kick nicely.
Leuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakarainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka throws a nice looking combination but Nakarainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leuka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nakarainen. Nakarainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nakarainen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leuka to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Nakarainen misses.
Leuka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leuka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakarainen on the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nakarainen. Leuka shrugs it off though.
Nakarainen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Leuka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from Leuka lands.
Leuka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakarainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakarainen tries to work over Leuka's front leg with a kick but Leuka checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Leuka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leuka.
Nakarainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakarainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leuka.
Nakarainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakarainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick.
Nakarainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakarainen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakarainen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nakarainen scores with a leg kick.
Nakarainen walks into a straight right hand from Leuka.
Leuka moves out of range of the body kick from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen tries to land a leg kick but Leuka saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Leuka misses.
Nakarainen throws a push kick but Leuka slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakarainen.
Leuka throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakarainen.
Nakarainen throws the kick towards the body but Leuka avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakarainen is defended easily by Leuka.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Nakarainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leuka throws a hook but Nakarainen blocks it.
Nakarainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Leuka sprawls well. He's pushed Nakarainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakarainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leuka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakarainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Leuka misses with the combination.
Leuka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakarainen. Nakarainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakarainen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leuka if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leuka is breathing heavily.
Leuka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakarainen can pounce on him.
Nakarainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Leuka blocks the low kick.
Nakarainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Leuka checks it well.
Leuka rushes Nakarainen and presses him up against the cage.
Leuka lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakarainen lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakarainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nakarainen tries to throw a body punch but Leuka avoids it by throwing Nakarainen back against the cage.
Nakarainen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakarainen controlling the action here for a moment.
Nakarainen looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pikku Nakarainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leuka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Leuka moves out of range as Nakarainen throws a body kick.
Nakarainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leuka.
Leuka moves out of range of the body kick from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Leuka misses.
Leuka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leuka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakarainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leuka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nakarainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Leuka misses.
Leuka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakarainen manages to avoid it.
Leuka loads up on a big right hand but Nakarainen slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakarainen manages to avoid it.
Leuka misses the jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nakarainen!
Leuka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leuka misses with a hook
and Nakarainen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leuka's knee momentarily.
Leuka throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakarainen.
Nakarainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the body from Leuka misses
and Nakarainen counters with a low kick, right behind Leuka 's knee.
Nakarainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leuka. That did some damage!
Nakarainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Nakarainen scores a takedown into full mount!
Nakarainen fails to advance to Leuka's back.
Leuka has given up his back here. Will Nakarainen look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakarainen is persistently looking for the submission but Leuka is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Leuka trying to get back to his feet but Nakarainen is in full control for now.
I really don't envy Leuka right now.
Nakarainen looking for the choke from the back.
Leuka trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Leuka prevents Nakarainen from getting a body triangle.
Nakarainen is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Nakarainen tightening his grip on Leuka, looking for the choke.
Nakarainen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Leuka is defending well though. Nakarainen let's go of the attempt for now.
Nakarainen looking to hold on to the position here but Leuka rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka has his feet on Nakarainen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Leuka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leuka misses with a wild combination.
Leuka looks to throw the jab but Nakarainen is out of range.
Leuka looks to land a right hand but Nakarainen moved out of range.
Leuka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakarainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Leuka punishes Nakarainen's body with a nice straight punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakarainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leuka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Nakarainen clearly takes 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.
Nakarainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leuka with a hook.
Leuka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakarainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakarainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakarainen.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakarainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.
Leuka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nakarainen.
Nakarainen works Leuka's body with a nice hook.
Nakarainen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakarainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leuka misses with a few strikes there.
Nakarainen misses with a wild body shot.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nakarainen fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakarainen. That's going to slow Leuka down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka throws a shot from downtown. Nakarainen moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Nakarainen misses.
Nakarainen throws a push kick but Leuka slaps the foot to one side.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Leuka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leuka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nakarainen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nakarainen.
Leuka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakarainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakarainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Leuka blocks the leg kick.
Nakarainen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen avoids the body shot from Leuka.
Leuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakarainen.
Leuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakarainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leuka misses with a low kick as Nakarainen jumps back.
Nakarainen throws a sloppy head kick and Leuka moves out of range easily.
Leuka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nakarainen misses with a wild body shot.
Nakarainen fails to land the takedown.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leuka.
Nakarainen tried to score with a low kick but Leuka checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nakarainen.
Leuka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nakarainen's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Leuka finds it's target.
Nakarainen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A clash of legs there as Nakarainen blocks the low kick.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leuka misses with a body shot.
Leuka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nakarainen has time to react.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leuka is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nakarainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nakarainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leuka throws a series of punches but Nakarainen avoids them all with ease.
Leuka missing with a left hand there. Nakarainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nakarainen misses with a body shot.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick.
Nakarainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nakarainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nakarainen counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakarainen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nakarainen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Leuka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leuka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leuka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nakarainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nakarainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Leuka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leuka misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka pushes Nakarainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakarainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leuka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakarainen backwards.
Leuka breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lasi Leuka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nakarainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakarainen slips under a jab.
Nakarainen walks into a straight right hand from Leuka.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leuka. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakarainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leuka.
Leuka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leuka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakarainen tries to work over Leuka's front leg with a kick but Leuka checks it.
Nakarainen connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Nakarainen.
Left hook, right uppercut from Leuka.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick which misses Leuka's front leg but catches the back leg as Leuka tries to avoid it.
Nakarainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leuka is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nakarainen slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka lands a nice shot that snaps Nakarainen's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Leuka. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Nakarainen tenderised Leuka's leg. Leuka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakarainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leuka's hands.
Nakarainen moves away from the strike by Leuka.
Leuka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leuka misses the jab.
Leuka lunges at Nakarainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nakarainen's hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leuka.
Nakarainen misses the jab.
Leuka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nakarainen tries to work over Leuka's front leg with a kick but Leuka checks it.
Leuka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leuka duly obliges.
Leuka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakarainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Leuka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka misses with a straight left.
Leuka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Leuka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nakarainen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leuka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakarainen.
Leuka scores with a nice strike.
Nakarainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakarainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nakarainen looks to land a right hand but Leuka moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Leuka.
Nakarainen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leuka as he jumps to the side.
Leuka connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nakarainen counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Leuka does it's job there.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakarainen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nakarainen tries to land a leg kick but Leuka saw it coming and moves away.
Leuka throws a right hand that Nakarainen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakarainen also avoids with ease.
Leuka misses with a looping right.
Nakarainen misses with a straight right.
Nakarainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lasi Leuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakarainen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nakarainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pikku Nakarainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakarainen trying to control but Leuka is working from the bottom.
Leuka is controlling Nakarainen's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leuka is keeping the position for now.
Nakarainen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leuka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leuka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen feints and then cracks Leuka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leuka down.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Leuka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leuka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nakarainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Leuka. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Nakarainen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nakarainen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pikku Nakarainen!
Pikku Nakarainen retains his featherweight title!
Pikku Nakarainen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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