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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendrick Payne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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187 cm
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kendrick Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen lands with a cross.
It looks like Kendrick Payne has been cut.
No luck for Payne with that takedown attempt.
Koistinen gets a clinch.
Payne has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Koistinen after a bit of a struggle.
Still in the clinch, Koistinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koistinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koistinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payne's elbow.
Koistinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Koistinen - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Koistinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Koistinen stalling in the clinch but Payne improves position.
Koistinen crunches a lovely knee into Payne's ribcage.
Koistinen looking to throw knees to the head but Payne is blocking nicely.
Koistinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koistinen can't find room to land a body shot as Payne controls the action.
Koistinen tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Koistinen back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne letting Koistinen take a breather here.
Payne is working for takedown but Koistinen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrick Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Koistinen is defending well.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Koistinen lands a nice uppercut.
Koistinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Payne up against the cage.
Payne wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koistinen throws an elbow but misses.
Koistinen misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Koistinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen has a couple of punches blocked by Payne.
Koistinen trying to land knees to the body.
Koistinen scores with a knee to the head.
Koistinen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Koistinen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koistinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Koistinen tries to land a knee to the head but Payne blocks with his arms.
Koistinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koistinen is pushing Payne up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Koistinen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Payne is looking for a takedown.
Payne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Koistinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Koistinen misses with a knee strike.
Payne blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koistinen lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Koistinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kendrick Payne's cut.
That's time! Payne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Koistinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koistinen tries to clinch but Payne moves away
and Payne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Koistinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Koistinen slowing the pace effectively.
Payne blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
Koistinen landing knees to the head.
Come on Koistinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koistinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Koistinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Payne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antti Koistinen.
Koistinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Antti Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Payne circles away.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koistinen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koistinen duly obliges.
Koistinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Payne. That did some damage!
Donk. Koistinen catches Payne right on the button with a cross.
Koistinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antti Koistinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koistinen tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Koistinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koistinen throws a series of punches but Payne avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Payne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Payne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Payne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koistinen misses with the combination.
Koistinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koistinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koistinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koistinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koistinen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koistinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koistinen lands an elbow inside that Payne shrugs off.
Payne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koistinen has Payne pushed against the cage.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
Koistinen with a knee to the head.
Koistinen scores with a knee to the head.
Koistinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Payne's face.
Kendrick Payne's cut is getting worse.
Koistinen is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Koistinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kendrick Payne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Koistinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koistinen tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.
Koistinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Payne's calf.
Horrible takedown by Payne or perhaps it was just good defense by Koistinen which made him look bad.
Koistinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koistinen moves into range and clinches up with Payne.
Koistinen misses with a punch to the body.
Payne is looking to take this one to the mat.
Payne prevents a body shot from Koistinen.
Koistinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Payne up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koistinen wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koistinen.
Koistinen stalling the fight.
Koistinen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Payne.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrick Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne avoiding damage as Koistinen throws knees to the body.
Payne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne blocks an elbow strike from Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koistinen trying to control the position but instead, Payne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koistinen into the cage.
Antti Koistinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koistinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Antti Koistinen.
Koistinen scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen lands a big head kick that sends Payne tumbling to the mat! Koistinen takes a step backwards and waves Payne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Payne is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koistinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Payne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koistinen unloads an enormous knee to the head! That's knocked Payne out cold! Holy cow, it was almost as if it lifted Payne off his feet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Antti Koistinen!
Antti Koistinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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