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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joosep Lõhmus (ranked 16 p4p, 288 weight class) and Azor Ahai (ranked 4 p4p, 37 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lõhmus might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amon Amarth - The Way of Vikings. Joosep Lõhmus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joosep Lõhmus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lõhmus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ahais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ahai lands with a nice body punch.
Lõhmus just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ahai misses with a low kick.
Ahai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahai scores with a nice strike.
Lõhmus lands a big head kick that sends Ahai tumbling to the mat! Lõhmus takes a step backwards and waves Ahai back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ahai is rocked!
It looks like Azor Ahai has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lõhmus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ahai circles away quickly and effectively.
Ahai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ahai is still on wobbly legs! Can Lõhmus finish him?
Ahai closes the distance and pushes Lõhmus back into the cage.
Ahai seems to have recovered his senses.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lõhmus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ahai thuds a left hand into Lõhmus's body.
Ahai clinches with his opponent.
Lõhmus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lõhmus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lõhmus has a couple of punches blocked by Ahai.
Lõhmus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahai throws a punch but it's blocked by Lõhmus.
Ahai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lõhmus is keeping busy.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahai digs a good hook to Lõhmus's body.
Lõhmus throws a good cross that connects.
Lõhmus clobbers Ahai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ahai scoring well with a low kick there.
Ahai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ahai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lõhmus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lõhmus misses the jab.
Ahai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ahai looks to throw the jab but Lõhmus is out of range.
Lõhmus is looking to counter punch.
Ahai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lõhmus. That did some damage!
Ahai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ahai.
Ahai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lõhmus takes a swing at Ahai's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Lõhmus.
Ahai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lõhmus moves away.
Lõhmus is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lõhmus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Lõhmus does it's job there.
Ahai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahai feints and then cracks Lõhmus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lõhmus down.
Ahai throws a jab but it's blocked by Lõhmus.
Ahai with the inside leg kick.
Lõhmus drops Ahai with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ahai looks back up at him and smiles so Lõhmus waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lõhmus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lõhmus slips under a jab from Ahai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lõhmus throws a series of punches but Ahai avoids them all with ease.
Ahai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lõhmus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahai throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lõhmus counter with a right hand.
Lõhmus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus 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.
Ahai goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ahai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lõhmus scores with a hook.
Ahai scores with a three punch combo!
Lõhmus tries to move into range but Ahai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Ahai moves out of range.
Good exchange - Ahai coming out on top.
Azor Ahai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lõhmus looks to land a body kick but Ahai moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lõhmus throws an off balance right hand
and Ahai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lõhmus misses with a hook
and Ahai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Azor Ahai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Azor Ahai's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ahai needs to keep his hands up - Lõhmus had a free shot at his head there.
Ahai has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ahai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lõhmus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ahai. Ahai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ahai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ahai throws a jab but it's blocked by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Lõhmus.
Ahai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ahai blocks a jab.
Ahai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Lõhmus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lõhmus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slow jab from Lõhmus misses its intended target.
Ahai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lõhmus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ahai pushes Lõhmus away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai cracks Lõhmus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lõhmus throws a head kick that misses.
Ahai shapes to counter with a head kick.
Lõhmus looks to land a body kick but Ahai moved away.
Ahai scores with a hook.
Ahai with a nice calf kick.
Ahai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lõhmus throws an off balance right hand
and Ahai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lõhmus checks a leg kick nicely.
Ahai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lõhmus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lõhmus sets himself, and Ahai steps forward looking for the clinch! Lõhmus avoids it this time.
Lõhmus moves out of range of the body kick from Ahai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ahai.
Ahai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lõhmus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azor Ahai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Lõhmus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lõhmus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ahai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ahai misses with a wild body shot.
Lõhmus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ahai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ahai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ahai misses with the body kick
and Lõhmus counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus misses the shot to the body.
Ahai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lõhmus throws a lazy right hand but Ahai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahai! But no joy.
Lõhmus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ahais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ahai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lõhmus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lõhmus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lõhmus misses with a hook. Ahai ducked under it nicely.
Ahai is looking to chop away at Lõhmus's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Lõhmus misses the target.
Lõhmus lands a nice hook to Ahai's body. Ahai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lõhmus on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Lõhmus throws a push kick but Ahai slaps the foot to one side.
Lõhmus throws a head kick but Ahai moves out of range.
Ahai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahai throws a jab when Lõhmus was well out of range.
Lõhmus throwing a counter right hand but Ahai manages to avoid it.
Ahai misses with a body shot.
Ahai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lõhmus manages to avoid it.
Lõhmus thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lõhmus scores with a jab.
Lõhmus misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azor Ahai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Azor Ahai's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ahai scores with a nice head shot.
Lõhmus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lõhmus. Ahai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahai throws a nice looking combination but Lõhmus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lõhmus is looking to counter punch.
Ahai misses with a kick to the body
and Ahai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lõhmus throws a head kick but Ahai moves out of range.
Lõhmus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lõhmus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahai with a jab.
Ahai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lõhmus manages to avoid it.
Ahai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lõhmus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ahai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ahai feints and then cracks Lõhmus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lõhmus down.
Ahai slips under a jab.
Lõhmus backing away here, and Ahai unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lõhmus misses with a left hand
and Ahai counters with a nice leg kick.
Lõhmus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Lõhmus.
Lõhmus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ahai takes a step back to recover.
Ahai moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lõhmus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lõhmus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lõhmus takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Ahai.
Ahai throws a leg kick
and Lõhmus counters with a flying knee that drops Ahai! Lõhmus dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joosep Lõhmus!
Joosep Lõhmus retains his light heavyweight title!
Joosep Lõhmus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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