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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Brettzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Koskela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brettzky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Time is Now. Matti Koskela has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Brettzky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Koskela!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brettzky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskela.
Koskela throws a head kick that misses.
Brettzky drops Koskela with a nice combination! Brettzky dives into Koskela's guard, looking to finish!
Koskela is rocked!
It looks like Matti Koskela has been cut.
Brettzky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brettzky throwing strikes but missing.
Koskela is still in real trouble! Can Brettzky finish him?
Brettzky is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Koskela seems to have recovered his senses.
Koskela working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brettzky.
Brettzky is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brettzky seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Koskela for as long as he can get away with.
Koskela wants to stand but Brettzky is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brettzky controlling from the top position.
Brettzky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brettzky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Koskela is working an open guard so Brettzky takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brettzky shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Koskela napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brettzky scores with punches from side control.
Koskela looks gassed!
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!
Brettzky thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Koskela is trying to escape the position but Brettzky is controlling the position.
Brettzky decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brettzky throws a sloppy head kick and Koskela moves out of range easily.
Brettzky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brettzky misses with a two punch combination.
Brettzky walks into a jab.
Brettzky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matti Koskela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koskela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koskela darts in and clinches Brettzky up against the cage.
Brettzky avoids a wild elbow strike from Koskela.
Brettzky has picked Koskela up - he's going for a ride! Brettzky dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brettzky not doing much here.
Brettzky stands up and beckons Koskela to join him on the feet.
Matti Koskela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brettzky's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brettzky duly obliges.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brettzky moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brettzky throws a series of strikes that have Koskela backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brettzky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koskela sprawls well. Koskela wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brettzky gets slowly back to his feet.
Koskela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brettzky closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brettzky - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brettzky can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koskela tries to break free but Brettzky pushes him back against the cage.
Koskela is trying to break the clinch but Brettzky is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Brettzky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matti Koskela's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brettzky misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Koskela.
Koskela misses with a double jab
and Brettzky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Koskela is trying to break free.
Koskela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brettzky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koskela throws a jab when Brettzky was well out of range.
Brettzky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koskela defends it nicely.
Wayne Brettzky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koskela misses with a combination
and Brettzky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brettzky is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brettzky decides to return to a standing position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wayne Brettzky is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brettzky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Brettzky does it's job there.
Koskela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brettzky throws a right and a left that Koskela avoids nicely.
Koskela throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brettzky closes the distance and pushes Koskela back into the cage.
Brettzky wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brettzky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brettzky 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.
A head kick misses from Koskela.
Brettzky lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Koskela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brettzky forces Koskela back against the cage and clinches.
Koskela tries to land a knee to the head but Brettzky blocks with his arms.
Brettzky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koskela can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koskela working hard to break the clinch.
Brettzky misses with an elbow strike.
Brettzky is struggling to control the position.
Brettzky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koskela gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koskela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brettzky is looking to clinch but Koskela is avoiding it.
Koskela takes one to the chin there.
Brettzky fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Brettzky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koskela throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brettzky.
Brettzky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koskela scores with a head kick.
Brettzky misses with a series of wild punches.
Brettzky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brettzky punishes Koskela's body with a nice straight punch.
Koskela misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Brettzky or perhaps it was just good defense by Koskela which made him look bad.
A head kick misses from Koskela.
Koskela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brettzky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Koskela throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskela tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Brettzky finds it's way through Koskela's defenses.
Brettzky connects with the punch.
Brettzky blocks a head kick by Koskela.
Brettzky shoots in looking for a takedown. Koskela tries to sprawl out of it but Brettzky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koskela manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koskela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brettzky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koskela slips a jab and a cross from Brettzky.
Koskela tries to clinch but Brettzky moves out of range.
Brettzky scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brettzky stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskela lands a head kick. Brettzky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brettzky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koskela is fending him off so far but Brettzky persists. Nope, Koskela circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Brettzky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matti Koskela's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Koskela scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brettzky shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Koskela napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brettzky stands up and beckons Koskela to his feet.
Koskela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koskela lands with a kick to the temple. Brettzky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Koskela stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koskela wants it to stay on the feet.
Koskela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koskela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brettzky throws a head kick that misses
and Koskela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Koskela lands a head kick. Brettzky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Koskela moves in looking to clinch but Brettzky pushes him off.
Brettzky fails to land the takedown.
Koskela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brettzky throws a sloppy head kick
and Koskela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskela throws a sloppy head kick and Brettzky moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Koskela.
Koskela misses with a straight left.
Brettzky tries to clinch up.
Koskela takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brettzky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koskela sprawls well. Koskela wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brettzky gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Brettzky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koskela has Brettzky up against the cage in a clinch.
Brettzky is trying to break free.
Brettzky working hard to break the clinch.
Koskela manages to break the clinch.
Koskela tries to score with a low kick but Brettzky moves his leg out of the way.
Brettzky catches Koskela with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brettzky drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brettzky decides to stand back up.
Koskela tries to clinch up
and Brettzky counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Koskela!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brettzky tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brettzky's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Matti Koskela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brettzky has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Wayne Brettzky just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brettzky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wayne Brettzky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brettzky closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Brettzky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brettzky 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Brettzky!
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