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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Purjo Pekka Koistinen (ranked 6707 p4p, 25028 weight class) and Anton Ibarra (ranked 500 p4p, 573 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra lands a right hook to the body.
Koistinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Ibarra rushes Koistinen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Koistinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibarra controls his hands.
Koistinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koistinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A body shot lands from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koistinen presses Ibarra against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koistinen.
Ibarra scores with a shoulder strike.
Ibarra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koistinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.
Koistinen lands a nice uppercut.
Ibarra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koistinen's elbow.
Koistinen prevents a body shot from Ibarra.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
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!
Koistinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibarra controls his hands.
Koistinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibarra throws a punch but it's blocked by Koistinen.
Ibarra misses with a body punch.
Koistinen tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Koistinen.
Koistinen scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koistinen.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ibarra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koistinen's brow.
A short left from Koistinen.
Ibarra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koistinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibarra blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
Ibarra takes a shot to the head.
Ibarra prevents a body shot from Koistinen.
Koistinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ibarra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Ibarra breaks the clinch.
A big left from Koistinen misses.
Ibarra steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Koistinen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koistinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ibarra moves away.
Ibarra is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Koistinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ibarra.
Koistinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ibarra momentarily.
Koistinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
The fighters circling - Koistinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koistinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ibarra.
Koistinen missing with a left hand there. Ibarra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ibarra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra is looking to slow Koistinen down with leg kicks.
Koistinen lands with a nice body punch.
Ibarra lands with a nice body punch.
Koistinen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koistinen duly obliges.
Koistinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koistinen looks to land a left hand but Ibarra moved out of range nicely.
Koistinen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ibarra.
The crowd cheers as Koistinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ibarra doesn't seem phased though.
Ibarra has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ibarra moves into the clinch successfully.
Koistinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koistinen blocks an elbow strike from Ibarra.
Koistinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koistinen prevents a body shot from Ibarra.
Koistinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Koistinen tries to work over Ibarra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Koistinen.
Koistinen blocks a body shot from Ibarra.
Koistinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ibarra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ibarra tries to work over Koistinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ibarra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ibarra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koistinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koistinen connects with a right hand. Ibarra shakes it off.
Ibarra throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Ibarra connects with an inside leg kick.
Ibarra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koistinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ibarra can do to turn this around?
Koistinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koistinen clinches with his opponent.
Koistinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koistinen tries to work over Ibarra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koistinen missing with knees to the body.
Ibarra throws a punch but it's blocked by Koistinen.
Koistinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibarra controls his hands.
Ibarra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibarra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Ibarra working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koistinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koistinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ibarra is looking to break free of the clinch but Koistinen has double underhooks.
Koistinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.
Ibarra avoiding damage as Koistinen throws knees to the body.
Ibarra lands a right hand.
Ibarra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Ibarra works on Koistinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Koistinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibarra.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibarra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koistinen clinches up against the ropes.
Koistinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibarra lands a right hand.
Ibarra misses with some punches.
Koistinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibarra scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibarra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibarra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen scores with a shot to the side of Ibarra's head.
Koistinen misses with a punch to the body.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ibarra.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koistinen.
Koistinen working aggressively here.
Ibarra lands a nice shot to the body.
Koistinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koistinen is pushing Ibarra up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ibarra misses with the head strike.
Ibarra has a couple of punches blocked by Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a knee to the head.
Ibarra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koistinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibarra finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ibarra scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ibarra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anton Ibarra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ibarra closes the distance and pushes Koistinen back into the ropes.
Koistinen tries a body shot but Ibarra blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibarra.
Koistinen misses with a body punch.
Ibarra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koistinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koistinen blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Ibarra, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koistinen lands with a straight right. Ibarra didn't see that one coming.
Ibarra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koistinen.
Koistinen closes the distance and pushes Ibarra back into the ropes.
Ibarra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Koistinen.
Koistinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koistinen scores with a shot to the side of Ibarra's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibarra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Koistinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koistinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ibarra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koistinen.
Ibarra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koistinen tries to throw a body punch but Ibarra avoids it by throwing Koistinen back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibarra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Ibarra.
Ibarra misses with a wild body shot.
Ibarra throws a leg kick which misses Koistinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Koistinen tries to avoid it.
Koistinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibarra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koistinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Ibarra is looking to score with low kicks.
Koistinen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Koistinen slips under a jab from Ibarra.
Koistinen rushes Ibarra and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koistinen.
Ibarra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ibarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Koistinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibarra misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ibarra.
Koistinen lands an uppercut.
Ibarra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Ibarra working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibarra.
Ibarra prevents a body shot from Koistinen.
Koistinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.
Koistinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koistinen lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Koistinen.
Koistinen is working Ibarra over against the ropes.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Koistinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ibarra blocks it with crossed arms.
Ibarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Koistinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koistinen.
Koistinen taking a breather.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koistinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ibarra backwards.
Good body shot from Ibarra.
Koistinen lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Koistinen fails to land.
Koistinen scores with a shot to the side of Ibarra's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen clearly takes that round.
That's time! Koistinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice combination there by Ibarra.
Koistinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koistinen throws out a loose jab but Ibarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koistinen jabs at Ibarra's body.
Ibarra moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koistinen wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibarra.
Koistinen lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koistinen.
A left hand lands to the body for Koistinen.
Ibarra lands with a left to the head.
Koistinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibarra has a couple of punches blocked by Koistinen.
Koistinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibarra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koistinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koistinen lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koistinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koistinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibarra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koistinen tries a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks it.
Koistinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koistinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibarra is defending well for now.
Ibarra misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ibarra.
Koistinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ibarra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koistinen is defending well for now.
Koistinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koistinen blocking some punches.
Koistinen tries to work over Ibarra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Koistinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibarra.
Ibarra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koistinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ibarra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Koistinen misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ibarra connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koistinen avoids the body shot from Ibarra.
Koistinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibarra.
Koistinen is looking to clinch but Ibarra is avoiding it.
Koistinen rushes Ibarra and presses him up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Koistinen.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibarra blocks an uppercut.
Ibarra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koistinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibarra controls his hands.
Ibarra lands a body shot.
Ibarra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right from Koistinen on the inside.
Koistinen works on Ibarra's body with a couple of short punches.
Koistinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibarra controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibarra.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koistinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Purjo Pekka Koistinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ibarra stalks Koistinen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koistinen's face. Koistinen staggers backwards, shaken.
Koistinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ibarra doesn't seem bothered though.
Ibarra is looking to chop away at Koistinen's legs.
Nice body punch from Koistinen.
Koistinen walks into a stiff left hand from Ibarra.
Koistinen throws a shot from downtown. Ibarra moves away and avoids it.
Koistinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Ibarra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koistinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ibarra clinches up against the ropes.
Ibarra manages to break the clinch.
Ibarra slips under a jab.
Ibarra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ibarra scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koistinen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koistinen loads up on a big right hand but Ibarra slips the punch.
Koistinen throws a right hand that Ibarra ducks under and follows up with a left that Ibarra also avoids with ease.
Ibarra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koistinen's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra wants to slow Koistinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Ibarra tries to score with a low kick but Koistinen moves his leg out of the way.
Koistinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Ibarra circles away.
Koistinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Koistinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ibarra circles away quickly and effectively.
Ibarra looks to score with a jab to the body but Koistinen is just out of range.
Ibarra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koistinen.
Koistinen is looking to clinch.
Koistinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koistinen clinches up against the ropes.
Koistinen stalling.
Koistinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ibarra scores with a shot to the side of Koistinen's head.
Ibarra lands a nice uppercut.
Ibarra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen is leaning against Ibarra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Purjo Pekka Koistinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ibarra tries a body shot but Koistinen blocks it.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibarra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koistinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibarra.
Ibarra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Ibarra misses with a punch to the body.
Ibarra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koistinen.
Ibarra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Ibarra lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Ibarra on the inside.
Anton Ibarra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ibarra tries to break the clinch but Koistinen is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Ibarra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Koistinen 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Purjo Pekka Koistinen!
Purjo Pekka Koistinen 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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