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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Beach (ranked 55 p4p, 29 weight class) and Joosep Lõhmus (ranked 11 p4p, 6 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lõhmus's choice of entrance music: Amon Amarth - The Way of Vikings. Joosep Lõhmus has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joosep Lõhmus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lõhmus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lõhmus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beach stalks Lõhmus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lõhmus's face. Lõhmus staggers backwards, shaken.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but Lõhmus pushes him off.
A jab lands there for Lõhmus.
Lõhmus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lõhmus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lõhmus counters with a low kick, right behind Beach 's knee.
Lõhmus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lõhmus throws a good cross that connects.
Lõhmus throws a big shot that misses.
Lõhmus ducks under a wild hook from Beach.
Beach has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Lõhmus throws a hook but Beach blocks it.
Beach avoids the head kick by Lõhmus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beach checks a leg kick.
Lõhmus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beach moves into the clinch.
Lõhmus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Beach lands a left hand.
Lõhmus is trying to break the clinch but Beach is controlling him.
A short right from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus tries to circle away but Beach has him pinned against the cage.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lõhmus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beach fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lõhmus, pushing him back against the cage.
Beach misses with the head strike.
Lõhmus lands a body shot.
Lõhmus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beach misses with the head strike.
Lõhmus dodges an elbow strike from Beach.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lõhmus.
Beach stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Lõhmus.
A frustrated look appears on Lõhmus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Beach tries to work over Lõhmus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lõhmus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach pushes Lõhmus up against the cage in a clinch.
Lõhmus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beach misses with a body punch.
Beach lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lõhmus blocks a body shot from Beach.
Beach lands an elbow just above Lõhmus 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beach.
Lõhmus manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lõhmus misses the target.
Lõhmus connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lõhmus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beach doesn't manage to clinch there - Lõhmus circles away.
Good leg kick by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lõhmus thumps Beach with a low kick.
Beach takes the fight into the clinch.
Beach takes a shot to the head.
Lõhmus tries to work over Beach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lõhmus working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beach lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beach creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lõhmus breaks from the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lõhmus.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lõhmus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beach blocks a low kick nicely.
Lõhmus looks to land a right hand but Beach moved out of range.
Sammy Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beach sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Beach closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lõhmus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beach wants to clinch
and Lõhmus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beach shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lõhmus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus misses with a looping left.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus is having none of it.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beach moves out of range as Lõhmus strikes.
Beach is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lõhmus. Beach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beach clinches up with Lõhmus and pushes him back against the cage.
Beach digs a right hand into Lõhmus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lõhmus's gas tank.
Lõhmus takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Joosep Lõhmus has been cut.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beach tries to clinch there but Lõhmus circles away.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Lõhmus gets tackled into the cage by Beach. Beach maintains the clinch.
Beach breaks the clinch.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Beach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lõhmus was well out of range. Poor timing from Beach.
A countering left hand to the body from Lõhmus misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lõhmus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joosep Lõhmus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Lõhmus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beach closes the distance but Lõhmus moves to the side
and Lõhmus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lõhmus lands the left hand.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lõhmus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beach tries to clinch there but Lõhmus circles away.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Lõhmus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick from Lõhmus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lõhmus keeps the fight on the outside.
Beach tries to clinch up but Lõhmus circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach slips a straight right by Lõhmus.
Beach throws a body shot but no joy.
Beach misses with a hook to the body
and Lõhmus counters with a straight right hand.
Beach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beach digs a good body shot into Lõhmus's ribs.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lõhmus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lõhmus jabs Beach to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beach looks to clinch
enabling Lõhmus to counter with a crisp jab.
Lõhmus swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Lõhmus keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beach has closed the distance and engaged Lõhmus in a clinch.
Lõhmus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Beach wants to clinch.
Lõhmus looks to land a right hand but Beach moved out of range.
Beach is looking to wear down Lõhmus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beach takes one to the chin there.
Beach moves to clinch but Lõhmus breaks away
and Lõhmus counters with a straight right hand.
Beach takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beach blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach scores with a shot to the body.
Beach ducks under a wild hook from Lõhmus.
Beach tries to clinch there but Lõhmus circles away.
A little jabbing left from Lõhmus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Beach wants to clinch up but Lõhmus keeps it at a distance.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lõhmus throws a jab but it's blocked by Beach.
Beach looks to land a combination but Lõhmus avoids it well.
And Lõhmus responds with a good body kick, but Beach manages to step out the way in time.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach tries to clinch
and Lõhmus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lõhmus keeps the fight on the outside.
Beach throws a big shot that misses.
Lõhmus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus is having none of it.
Beach misses with a combination
and Beach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lõhmus misses with a body kick.
Lõhmus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Lõhmus misses.
Lõhmus tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lõhmus manages to avoid it.
Beach moves into the clinch.
Lõhmus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beach tries to clinch there but Lõhmus circles away.
Lõhmus scores with a jab to the body.
Lõhmus lands a jab.
Beach darts in trying to clinch
and Lõhmus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lõhmus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beach.
Lõhmus with the inside leg kick.
Lõhmus keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lõhmus swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Lõhmus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lõhmus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beach tries to clinch up.
Beach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beach.
Beach scores with a body shot.
Beach closes the distance but Lõhmus moves to the side
and Lõhmus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beach thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beach wants to clinch up but Lõhmus keeps it at a distance.
Beach wants to clinch
and Lõhmus counters with an outside leg kick.
Beach moves to clinch but Lõhmus breaks away
letting Lõhmus counter with a right hand.
Beach tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Lõhmus to counter with a crisp jab.
Beach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lõhmus lands with a nice body punch.
Lõhmus misses with an uppercut. Beach saw that one coming.
Beach is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lõhmus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lõhmus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joosep Lõhmus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lõhmus throws a body punch but Beach moves out of range.
Lõhmus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Lõhmus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beach misses with a looping left.
Lõhmus flicks out a counter leg kick but Beach steps away.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus is having none of it.
Beach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beach is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lõhmus missing with a left hand there. Beach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Lõhmus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lõhmus misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lõhmus looks to score with a jab to the body but Beach is just out of range.
Beach tries to clinch
letting Lõhmus counter with a right hand.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lõhmus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beach wants to clinch.
Joosep Lõhmus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Lõhmus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beach wants to clinch but Lõhmus slips to the side
and Lõhmus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beach looks to clinch
and Lõhmus counters with a nice leg kick.
Lõhmus connects with a crisp jab.
Beach tries to clinch up
and Lõhmus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beach looks to land a right hand but Lõhmus moved out of range.
Lõhmus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beach has Lõhmus up against the cage in a clinch.
Lõhmus is trying to force a seperation but Beach has the dominant position.
Beach lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lõhmus prevents a body shot from Beach.
Nice elbow from Beach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lõhmus. Beach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beach looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lõhmus throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lõhmus looks to land a right hand but Beach moved out of range.
As Lõhmus looks to move away, Beach throws a big counter combo but Lõhmus just gets out of the way.
Lõhmus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Lõhmus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lõhmus stuns Beach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lõhmus lands with a shot to the body.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lõhmus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lõhmus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beach lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lõhmus circles away quickly and effectively.
Lõhmus gets tackled into the cage by Beach. Beach maintains the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lõhmus wants to break free but Beach has control.
Lõhmus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beach tries to clinch up but Lõhmus circles away and keeps his distance.
Beach closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lõhmus loads up on a big right hand but Beach slips the punch.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beach tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lõhmus counters with a nice leg kick.
Lõhmus tries a low kick but Beach avoids it.
Lõhmus just misses with a punch to the body.
Beach rushes Lõhmus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lõhmus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beach tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lõhmus! But no joy.
Beach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lõhmus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lõhmus swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach pushes Lõhmus up against the cage in a clinch.
Lõhmus manages to break the clinch.
Beach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick lands for Lõhmus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lõhmus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice leg kick from Lõhmus, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beach misses the shot to the body.
Beach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lõhmus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lõhmus is looking to chop away at Beach's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lõhmus really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joosep Lõhmus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beach tries to clinch up.
Lõhmus misses with an uppercut.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus moves away
and Lõhmus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lõhmus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lõhmus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beach doesn't manage to clinch there - Lõhmus circles away.
Beach misses with a looping right.
Lõhmus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lõhmus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A big left from Lõhmus misses.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lõhmus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lõhmus.
Lõhmus throws a leg kick which misses Beach's front leg but catches the back leg as Beach tries to avoid it.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lõhmus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beach lands a jab to the head.
Beach is looking to clinch but Lõhmus is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lõhmus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lõhmus keeps the fight on the outside.
Beach tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lõhmus counters with a good low kick that Beach was not able to check.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Lõhmus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lõhmus scores with a jab.
Lõhmus misses the shot to the body.
Beach tries to clinch up.
Beach on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Lõhmus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beach moves to clinch but Lõhmus breaks away
and Lõhmus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beach lands a slapping body shot.
Lõhmus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beach is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lõhmus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lõhmus swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lõhmus throws out the jab.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach wants to clinch.
Lõhmus lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beach wants to clinch but Lõhmus slips to the side
and Lõhmus counters with a stiff right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lõhmus. Beach shrugs it off though.
Beach tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Lõhmus counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lõhmus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lõhmus can pounce on him.
Beach doesn't manage to clinch there - Lõhmus circles away.
Lõhmus misses with a straight right.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lõhmus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lõhmus! But no joy.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus is having none of it.
Beach has Lõhmus up against the cage in a clinch.
Lõhmus manages to break the clinch.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Lõhmus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beach tries to clinch up.
Beach tries to clinch up but Lõhmus circles away and keeps his distance.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lõhmus scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach misses with a body shot
letting Lõhmus counter with a right hand.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lõhmus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beach tries to clinch up but Lõhmus circles away and keeps his distance.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus moves out of range.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lõhmus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lõhmus misses the shot to the body.
Beach throws a right hand that Lõhmus ducks under and follows up with a left that Lõhmus also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beach has closed the distance and engaged Lõhmus in a clinch.
Lõhmus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lõhmus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lõhmus circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lõhmus flicks out a counter leg kick but Beach steps away.
A big left from Lõhmus misses.
It looked like Beach was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joosep Lõhmus dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Joosep Lõhmus's cut.
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. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beach backing away here, and Lõhmus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lõhmus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lõhmus swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
A little jabbing left from Lõhmus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lõhmus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lõhmus looks to score with a jab to the body but Beach is just out of range.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus is having none of it.
Beach lands a jab to the nose.
Beach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lõhmus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lõhmus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lõhmus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lõhmus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beach wants to clinch up but Lõhmus keeps it at a distance.
Lõhmus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beach misses with a double jab.
Beach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lõhmus.
Beach darts in trying to clinch
and Lõhmus counters with a stiff right hand.
Lõhmus feints and then cracks Beach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beach down.
Beach avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Beach on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lõhmus misses with a low kick.
Beach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Beach finds it's way through Lõhmus's defenses.
Beach throws a hook but Lõhmus avoids it easily.
Lõhmus thuds a left hand into Beach's body.
Lõhmus stuns Beach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sammy Beach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lõhmus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beach misses with a double jab.
Lõhmus misses with a low kick.
Beach went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lõhmus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Lõhmus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lõhmus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beach is looking to clinch but Lõhmus is avoiding it.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus is having none of it.
Lõhmus connects with a leg kick.
Beach closes the distance but Lõhmus moves to the side
and Lõhmus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beach on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Beach tries to clinch up but Lõhmus circles away and keeps his distance.
Lõhmus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joosep Lõhmus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lõhmus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Lõhmus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beach tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lõhmus counters with a stiff right hand.
Beach tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lõhmus! But no joy.
Lõhmus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Beach tries to move into range but Lõhmus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Beach moves to clinch but Lõhmus breaks away
and Lõhmus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beach tries to clinch but Lõhmus moves away
and Lõhmus counters with a right hand to the body.
Lõhmus thumps Beach with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beach's sensitive parts.
Lõhmus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beach has Lõhmus up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lõhmus manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Beach. Beautiful body shot.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lõhmus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lõhmus scores with a sloppy right hand. Beach should have avoided that one.
Beach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lõhmus.
Lõhmus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lõhmus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lõhmus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beach blocks a jab.
A low kick lands for Lõhmus.
Lõhmus with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joosep Lõhmus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lõhmus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joosep Lõhmus!
An out of breath Joosep Lõhmus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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