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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Koskinen (ranked 427 p4p, 61 weight class) and Bruce Vanorden (ranked 843 p4p, 129 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vanorden's choice of entrance music: Squad King Karter. The key to victory for Jani Koskinen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jani Koskinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Vanorden!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen scores with a one two! Vanorden had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Koskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koskinen throws a lazy head kick
enabling Vanorden to counter with a crisp jab.
Vanorden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koskinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koskinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've been informed that Vanorden has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vanorden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koskinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen digs a good hook to Vanorden's body.
Vanorden misses with a hook. Koskinen ducked under it nicely.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanorden is just out of range.
Koskinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Koskinen.
Koskinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koskinen cracks Vanorden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been told by Koskinen's head coaches at Malmi Aitta that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen with a jab.
Vanorden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koskinen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vanorden back to the cage. Koskinen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vanorden throws a lazy uppercut
and Koskinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vanorden blocks a head kick by Koskinen.
Vanorden slips a straight right by Koskinen.
Vanorden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vanorden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen lands a leg kick that knocks Vanorden off balance momentarily.
Koskinen tries to land a leg kick but Vanorden saw it coming and moves away.
Vanorden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Koskinen slips a jab from Vanorden.
Koskinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vanorden under the eye.
Vanorden takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen cracks Vanorden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vanorden lands a really nice looking cross but Koskinen seems unphased.
Vanorden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Koskinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koskinen.
Crunch! Koskinen slams his shin into Vanorden's torso.
Vanorden misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen thuds a left hand into Vanorden's body.
Koskinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vanorden enables Koskinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vanorden manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen trying to control but Vanorden is working from the bottom.
Koskinen advances to half guard.
Vanorden tries to get to full guard but Koskinen has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Koskinen wants to take a breather but Vanorden is having none of it.
Koskinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vanorden wants to improve his position but Koskinen is controlling well.
Vanorden is staying active underneath Koskinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koskinen is looking for a kimura but Vanorden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Koskinen to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vanorden won't allow Koskinen to pass to mount.
Koskinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vanorden sees it coming and defends easily.
Koskinen is keen to just control but Vanorden is a slippery customer.
Koskinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vanorden wants to get back to full guard.
Koskinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koskinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vanorden is trying to control but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Koskinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vanorden jabs Koskinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koskinen.
Vanorden misses with an uppercut. Koskinen saw that one coming.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Vanorden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Koskinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vanorden doesn't seem phased though.
Vanorden slips under a jab.
Vanorden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vanorden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden misses with a right hand
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vanorden takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vanorden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koskinen.
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!
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanorden manages to avoid it.
Koskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vanorden is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen stalks Vanorden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vanorden's face. Vanorden staggers backwards, shaken.
Vanorden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koskinen dips to his left and cracks Vanorden with an uppercut!
Koskinen throws an overhand right that lands on Vanorden's shoulder, as Vanorden tries to avoid the shot.
Vanorden moves out of range of the leg kick from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanorden.
Vanorden blocks a jab.
Vanorden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vanorden throws a looping overhand right but Koskinen ducks down to avoid it.
Koskinen throws a leg kick but Vanorden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koskinen works over Vanorden's head and body with a nice combination.
Jani Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen cracks Vanorden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Vanorden.
Koskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vanorden can do to turn this around?
Koskinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vanorden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koskinen closes the distance and clinches.
Vanorden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanorden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanorden misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanorden swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanorden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vanorden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koskinen or not.
Vanorden wants to break free but Koskinen has control.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vanorden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanorden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vanorden lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden misses with some punches.
Koskinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Koskinen blocks it.
Vanorden wants to get back to striking at distance but Koskinen won't allow it.
Vanorden lands with a left to the head.
Vanorden lands with a light punch inside.
Vanorden misses with the head strike.
Koskinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanorden scores with a shoulder strike.
Koskinen pushes Vanorden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vanorden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koskinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanorden swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanorden pushes Koskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body.
Vanorden tries to throw a body punch but Koskinen avoids it by throwing Vanorden back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koskinen tries to throw a body punch but Vanorden avoids it by throwing Koskinen back against the cage.
Koskinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanorden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Koskinen.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
Vanorden throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskinen.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body.
Vanorden working aggressively here.
Koskinen gets through Vanorden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskinen.
Vanorden throws a punch but it's blocked by Koskinen.
Koskinen wants to stall.
Koskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Vanorden controls the action.
Koskinen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Koskinen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Koskinen is looking to slow Vanorden down with leg kicks.
Koskinen is looking to slow Vanorden down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Koskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanorden throws an off balance right hand
enabling Koskinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Vanorden avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Vanorden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koskinen staying out of range there.
Koskinen is looking to counter punch.
Koskinen lands with a shot to the body.
Koskinen lands with a straight right. Vanorden didn't see that one coming.
Vanorden shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koskinen eats them both and turns towards Vanorden to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Jani Koskinen has been cut.
Vanorden throws a body shot but no joy.
Koskinen lands a body shot.
Koskinen lands a nice shot that snaps Vanorden's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden moves out of range as Koskinen throws a body kick.
Koskinen swings for the body but Vanorden moves out of range.
Koskinen misses with a wild combination.
Koskinen swings for the body but Vanorden moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Vanorden misses.
Vanorden slips a jab and a cross from Koskinen.
Despite the aggression on Vanorden's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Koskinen throws a jab when Vanorden was well out of range.
Koskinen lands a leg kick that knocks Vanorden off balance momentarily.
Koskinen is looking to land body kicks.
Koskinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vanorden in his tracks.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Vanorden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskinen.
Vanorden throws a lazy uppercut
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden checks a low kick from Koskinen.
Crunch! Koskinen slams his shin into Vanorden's torso.
Vanorden misses with a hook. Koskinen ducked under it nicely.
Vanorden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.
Koskinen connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen throws a leg kick but Vanorden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koskinen jabs Vanorden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koskinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vanorden! But no joy.
Vanorden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vanorden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vanorden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanorden missing with a left hand there. Koskinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koskinen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vanorden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen throws out a powerful jab.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Vanorden moves out of range.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koskinen misses with a hook to the body
and Vanorden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen misses with a combination
enabling Vanorden to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koskinen connects with the punch.
Vanorden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koskinen cracks Vanorden with a good jab.
Koskinen instigates a clinch.
Vanorden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanorden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vanorden throws a hook but Koskinen avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanorden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Koskinen moves in looking to clinch but Vanorden pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen wants to clinch.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen thumps Vanorden with a low kick.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the head.
Vanorden takes a swing at Koskinen's ribcage but misses.
Koskinen staying out of range there.
Koskinen defending well as Vanorden loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Koskinen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jani Koskinen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanorden.
Vanorden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koskinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanorden.
Vanorden throws an overhand right that lands on Koskinen's shoulder, as Koskinen tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Koskinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vanorden.
Koskinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vanorden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koskinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vanorden's hands.
Koskinen connects with a high kick.
Vanorden misses with a looping right.
Koskinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koskinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanorden lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koskinen lands with a straight right. Vanorden didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanorden checks a low kick from Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a slapping body shot.
Koskinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Vanorden misses.
Vanorden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koskinen throws a combination. Vanorden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vanorden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vanorden cracks Koskinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koskinen dips to his left and cracks Vanorden with an uppercut!
Koskinen cracks a nice hook into Vanorden's ribs.
Koskinen is looking to chop away at Vanorden's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vanorden! But no joy.
Koskinen throws a push kick but Vanorden slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden slips a straight right by Koskinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloppy strikes from Koskinen. Those never looked like landing.
Vanorden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koskinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jani Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Koskinen is predictable there
and Vanorden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koskinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a low kick.
Vanorden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vanorden misses with a left hand
and Koskinen counters with a straight right hand.
Koskinen misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen misses the body punch
and Vanorden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vanorden throws a body punch but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Vanorden to counter with a crisp jab.
Vanorden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koskinen.
Vanorden takes one on the button.
Vanorden swings widly with a right hand
and Koskinen counters with a good low kick that Vanorden was not able to check.
Vanorden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vanorden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Koskinen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koskinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vanorden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vanorden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice side step and Vanorden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Koskinen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanorden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vanorden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koskinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen throws a wild body kick that Vanorden sees coming a mile off.
Koskinen moves out of range as Vanorden strikes.
Vanorden slips a jab and a cross from Koskinen.
It seemed like Vanorden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a combination. Vanorden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A low kick from Koskinen misses
letting Vanorden counter with a right hand.
Koskinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Koskinen had his way with Bruce Vanorden in that round.
The cut man is working on Jani Koskinen's cut.
That's time! Koskinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Koskinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vanorden throws a series of punches but Koskinen avoids them all with ease.
Koskinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vanorden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koskinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Vanorden looks to move away, Koskinen throws a big counter combo but Vanorden just gets out of the way.
Koskinen lands a jab.
Koskinen lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen misses with a kick to the body.
Koskinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koskinen lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen misses with a body kick.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koskinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanorden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koskinen throws out the jab.
Koskinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Koskinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vanorden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vanorden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koskinen takes a swing at Vanorden's ribcage but misses.
Vanorden misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen throws a hook to the side of Vanorden's head but Vanorden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Vanorden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vanorden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vanorden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanorden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanorden misses with a looping left.
Koskinen scores with the left hand. Vanorden knows he should have avoided that one.
Vanorden dips to his left and cracks Koskinen with an uppercut!
Koskinen throws a hook to the side of Vanorden's head but Vanorden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vanorden stuffs the takedown.
Koskinen connects with a body shot that sends Vanorden's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen scores with a jab.
Koskinen thows a leg kick but Vanorden checks it
and Vanorden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jani Koskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vanorden swinging wildly here.
Koskinen throws a series of punches but Vanorden moves out of range.
Vanorden throws out a counter right but Koskinen avoids it with no problem.
Bruce Vanorden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koskinen thuds his right hand into Vanorden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koskinen lands a right hook to the body.
Koskinen misses with a few strikes there.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koskinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vanorden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vanorden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koskinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanorden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koskinen with a hook.
Koskinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanorden ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vanorden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vanorden ducks right into an uppercut from Koskinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen throws a right and a left that Vanorden avoids nicely.
Vanorden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Koskinen.
Koskinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vanorden momentarily.
Vanorden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koskinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koskinen shoots in and drives through. Vanorden sprawls well.
A slow jab from Vanorden misses its intended target.
Koskinen is looking to counter punch.
Vanorden avoids the head kick by Koskinen.
A head kick misses from Koskinen.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Koskinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koskinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Koskinen!
Jani Koskinen retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Jani Koskinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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