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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Koski (ranked 5249 p4p, 5183 weight class) and Olavi Eriksson (ranked 520 p4p, 514 weight class). The key to victory for Ispa Koski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ispa Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olavi Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Koski throws a right hand that misses
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski misses with a hook
and Eriksson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eriksson throws a right hand that misses
and Koski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Eriksson misses.
A little feinted left hand from Koski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Eriksson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eriksson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eriksson misses with a right hand
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eriksson misses with a straight left.
Koski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eriksson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Eriksson throws a jab when Koski was well out of range.
Koski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eriksson.
Koski misses with a hook
and Eriksson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Eriksson to counter with a crisp jab.
Koski connects with a looping right hand.
Eriksson slips a jab from Koski.
Eriksson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eriksson misses with a lunging right hand
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski misses with a lunging right hand
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski misses with a hook
and Eriksson counters with a nice uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Eriksson counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Olavi Eriksson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Eriksson misses with an uppercut
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski misses with a hook
enabling Eriksson to counter with a crisp jab.
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Eriksson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Eriksson misses with a hook
letting Koski counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson throws an off balance right hand
and Koski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Koski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Eriksson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koski swings widly with a right hand
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Eriksson counters with a nice uppercut.
Koski loads up on a big right hand but Eriksson slips the punch.
Eriksson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eriksson counters with a stiff right hand.
Eriksson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Koski counters with a stiff right hand.
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Eriksson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson misses with a hook
letting Koski counter with a right hand.
Koski throws a right hand that misses
and Eriksson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eriksson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koski finds it's way round the side to connect with Eriksson's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Koski dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Eriksson misses with a left hand
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Koski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Eriksson misses with a right hand
and Koski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson misses with a hook
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eriksson throws out the jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Eriksson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Koski throws out a loose jab but Eriksson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Eriksson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Eriksson.
A little jabbing left from Eriksson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two 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.
A jab from Eriksson finds it's way through Koski's defenses.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eriksson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eriksson throws out a counter right but Koski avoids it with no problem.
Eriksson slips a jab from Koski.
Eriksson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eriksson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson misses with an uppercut
letting Koski counter with a right hand.
Koski misses with a left hand
letting Eriksson counter with a right hand.
Eriksson swings widly with a right hand
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski misses with an uppercut
and Eriksson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a hook but Eriksson blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eriksson! But no joy.
Koski scores with a jab.
Eriksson throws a poor cross that misses
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Ispa Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koski slips a straight right by Eriksson.
It looked like Koski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Koski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Koski!
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