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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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156 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 31 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Haigh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Koski does it's job there.
Koski misses with a head kick.
A big right from Koski misses.
Haigh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Haigh moves away from the strike by Koski.
Haigh throws a series of punches but Koski moves out of range.
Haigh misses with a right hand
and Koski counters with a body kick that stops Haigh in his tracks momentarily.
Koski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jacks Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Haigh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koski scores with a leg kick.
Haigh throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Haigh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haigh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Koski.
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!
Koski looks to land a combination but Haigh avoids it well.
Koski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Koski moves away from the strike by Haigh.
Haigh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh throws a body kick that misses
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left and a right from Haigh both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Haigh does no damage.
Koski wants to land a leg kick but Haigh is out of range.
Haigh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koski blocks the body kick.
Koski tried to counter with a leg kick but Haigh avoided it.
Koski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haigh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koski connects with a body shot that sends Haigh's belly button to the back.
Koski lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski misses with a straight left.
Decent striking displayed by Koski there.
Koski looks for the body kick but Haigh saw that one coming.
Haigh throws a sloppy head kick and Koski moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Haigh on the side of the head.
Koski takes a swing at Haigh's ribcage but misses.
Juan Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haigh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koski.
Haigh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koski with a body shot.
Koski misses with the combination.
Koski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haigh's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haigh duly obliges.
It looks like Juan Koski has been cut.
Koski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Haigh ducks down to avoid it.
Haigh moves away from the strike by Koski.
Haigh is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Haigh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haigh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Haighs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koski throws the left hand but Haigh avoids the punch easily.
Haigh throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haigh throws a head kick but Koski moves out of range.
Koski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haigh swings widly with a right hand
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Koski coming out on top.
Koski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Koski misses its intended target.
Haigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koski throwing a counter right hand but Haigh manages to avoid it.
Haigh moves away from the strike by Koski.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haigh.
Koski throws a jab when Haigh was well out of range.
Koski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Haigh under the eye.
Koski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Haigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski thuds a left hand into Haigh's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski cracks a nice hook into Haigh's ribs.
A shot to the liver by Koski. Beautiful body shot.
Koski tests Haigh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koski missing with a left hand there. Haigh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koski lands with a kick to the temple. Haigh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Koski lands a jab to Haigh's midsection.
Haigh scores with a jab to the head.
No joy there for Haigh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koski is looking to counter punch.
Haigh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haigh.
Haigh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haigh throws a looping overhand right but Koski ducks down to avoid it.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haigh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Koski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Koski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koski throws a sloppy head kick and Haigh moves out of range easily.
Haigh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koski looks to throw the jab but Haigh is out of range.
Haigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haigh throws a sloppy head kick and Koski moves out of range easily.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski swings for the body but Haigh moves out of range.
Haigh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koski fails to land with a series of punches.
Haigh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Koski slips a straight right by Haigh.
Haigh tries to bum rush Koski with a series of wild strikes but Koski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haigh misses with a double jab
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Koski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haigh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Haigh unleashes a big counter combination but Koski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Haigh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haigh staying out of range there.
Haigh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koski slips under a jab.
Koski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haigh.
Koski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haigh.
Haigh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haigh throws the left hand but Koski avoids the punch easily.
Haigh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Koski finds it's way through Haigh's defenses.
Haigh throws a series of punches but Koski moves out of range.
Haigh swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Haigh's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Koski cracks Haigh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haigh throws a nice looking combination but Koski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haigh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koski on the side of the head.
Koski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haigh can do to turn this around?
Koski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haigh. That did some damage!
Haigh throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski is looking to counter with a body kick.
Haigh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koski.
John Haigh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haigh takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koski.
Koski misses with a body punch
and Haigh counters with a straight right hand.
Koski throws a head kick that misses.
Haigh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haigh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haigh there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Haigh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koski.
Haigh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koski throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Koski.
Koski lands with a shot to the body.
Haigh cracks Koski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Haigh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Haigh.
A low kick from Koski misses
and Haigh counters with a right hand to the body.
Koski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Haigh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koski counters with a nice uppercut.
Haigh swinging wildly here.
Koski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haigh just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haigh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski moves out of range of the strikes.
Koski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koski moves out of range of the body kick from Haigh.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haigh misses with a head kick.
Haigh avoids a kick to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Haigh might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Koski has got the better of the exchanges.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haigh.
Juan Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Koski misses its intended target.
Koski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
Koski lands with a hook. Haigh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koski.
Haigh misses with a hook. Koski ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Koski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Koski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Haigh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Haigh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koski backs up against the cage.
Haigh ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Haigh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haigh misses with a wild combination.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick
and Haigh counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Haigh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haigh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haigh throws a head kick that misses
and Koski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haigh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Koski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haigh.
Haigh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koski loads up on a big right hand but Haigh slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws out a powerful jab.
Koski scores with a hook.
Haigh is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Koski! Haigh is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Koski!
A relieved looking Juan Koski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated John Haigh had this to say: 'Maybe it is time for me to make the move to another weight class.'.
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