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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Koskela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inge Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matti Koskela has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
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255 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Koskela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inge Grepp!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koskela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koskela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grepp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grepp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koskela ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koskela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grepp circles away quickly and effectively.
Koskela tries to clinch but Grepp is having none of it.
Grepp tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koskela sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grepp somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskela throws a leg kick
and Grepp counters with a single leg into guard. Koskela didn't expect that.
Grepp looks gassed!
Grepp won't allow Koskela to get back to his feet.
Grepp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grepp thows a big elbow that misses.
Koskela wants to stand up but Grepp is controlling him.
Grepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp prevents Koskela from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grepp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grepp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grepp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Koskela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grepp on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koskela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koskela wants to clinch but Grepp slips to the side
and Grepp decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koskela's guard.
Grepp throwing strikes from guard but Koskela blocks nicely.
Grepp postures up and lands a big shot to Koskela's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grepp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grepp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koskela is looking to stand up but Grepp isn't so interested in that idea.
Grepp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grepp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grepp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koskela tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grepp counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grepp.
Grepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grepp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grepp loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grepp throwing strikes from guard but Koskela blocks nicely.
Koskela on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koskela tries to get out of the position.
Koskela working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grepp.
Grepp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grepp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grepp throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koskela tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grepp counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koskela won't be happy with that.
Grepp tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Grepp in side control lands a decent elbow.
Grepp looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Koskela is avoiding damage well.
Grepp throws an elbow but Koskela slips to the side and avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grepp working the strikes but Koskela uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Koskela is defending against the submission attempts here by Grepp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inge Grepp dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koskela tries to clinch but Grepp moves away
and Grepp counters with a single leg into guard. Koskela didn't expect that.
Grepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grepp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koskela swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grepp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grepp won't allow Koskela to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grepp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grepp thows a big elbow that misses.
Grepp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koskela's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grepp throwing strikes but missing.
Grepp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grepp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koskela wants to stand up but Grepp is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koskela tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grepp counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koskela won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepp throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Grepp creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Grepp connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Koskela some visible discomfort.
Inge Grepp has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grepp is working Koskela over with some ground and pound from side control.
Koskela is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Grepp fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grepp works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grepp throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Grepp throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grepp wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Koskela, who protects the arm well.
Koskela is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Grepp asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Grepp in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grepp working the ground and pound from side control.
Grepp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grepp looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Koskela is avoiding damage well.
Grepp works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Grepp tries to move into full mount but can't pass Koskela's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inge Grepp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koskela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koskela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grepp looks for a takedown but Koskela sprawls well.
Koskela tries to clinch up
and Grepp counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grepp is looking for a kimura but Koskela is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grepp to get the leverage.
Koskela pushes Grepp off looking to stand but Grepp dives back in and keeps control.
Koskela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grepp.
Grepp lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grepp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koskela's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskela blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grepp.
Grepp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grepp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grepp prevents Koskela from standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koskela tries to clinch up
and Grepp counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koskela looks to clinch
and Grepp counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koskela pushes off an throws an elbow but Grepp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grepp has Koskela pressed against the cage, preventing Koskela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Grepp pulls guard effortlessly.
Grepp has control of Koskela's left arm, preventing Koskela from doing any damage.
Koskela tries to stand but Grepp is controlling from the bottom.
Grepp has his foot on Koskela's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koskela works his way back into a safe position though.
Grepp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grepp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskela wants to stand but Grepp is controlling his posture from full guard.
Grepp looking for a guillotine here but Koskela defends easily.
Grepp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koskela!
Matti Koskela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepp cracks Koskela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grepp lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Koskela squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Grepp is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Koskela can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Grepp putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Inge Grepp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grepp moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Koskela has worked his arm free - good work by Koskela!
And that's the end of the fight!
Inge Grepp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grepp 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Inge Grepp!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Inge Grepp!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Inge Grepp!
Inge Grepp wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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