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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Koskinen (ranked 284 p4p, 369 weight class) and Joe Derrick (ranked 46 p4p, 59 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jani Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Derrick!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
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.
Nice body punch from Derrick.
Koskinen swings for the body but Derrick moves out of range.
Derrick's coach down at Blanc Fitness Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Derrick's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Derrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koskinen connects with a crisp jab.
Derrick tries to clinch but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koskinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koskinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koskinen tries to keep at a distance but Derrick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koskinen is defending well for now.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to throw a body punch but Derrick avoids it by throwing Koskinen back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Derrick obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Derrick.
Koskinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koskinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen pushes Derrick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Derrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koskinen's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Derrick.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Derrick blocks it.
Koskinen tries to throw a body punch but Derrick avoids it by throwing Koskinen back against the cage.
Koskinen managing to block the knees to the body from Derrick.
Koskinen misses with a body punch.
Koskinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Derrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Derrick blocks a body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Derrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Koskinen controls his hands.
Koskinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from Derrick.
Derrick lands a shot to the body.
Derrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Derrick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Derrick blocks it.
Koskinen lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derrick pushes off an throws an elbow but Koskinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Derrick blocks it.
Koskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Derrick controls his hands.
Derrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koskinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Derricks head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Derrick controls the action.
Koskinen is leaning against Derrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Derrick tries to throw a body punch but Koskinen avoids it by throwing Derrick back against the cage.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koskinen avoids it.
Derrick lands a nice shot to the body.
Derrick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Derrick controls his hands.
Derrick misses with an elbow strike.
Koskinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koskinen looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koskinen effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Koskinen.
Koskinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Derrick up against the cage.
Derrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koskinen cracks Derrick with a nice body shot.
Koskinen tries to work over Derrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koskinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Derrick fails to land.
Derrick scores a nice knee to the body.
Derrick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koskinen is breathing heavily.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from Derrick.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Derrick blocks it.
Koskinen avoiding damage as Derrick throws knees to the body.
Derrick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koskinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derrick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koskinen avoids it.
Koskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Derrick controls the action.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
Derrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koskinen working aggressively here.
Derrick misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derrick.
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
Koskinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koskinen blocks the elbow strike.
Koskinen is trying to stall.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koskinen avoids it.
Koskinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Derrick dominated that 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 looks to land a combination but Derrick avoids it well.
Koskinen lands a leg kick that knocks Derrick off balance momentarily.
Derrick defending well as Koskinen loads up on a big left hand.
Koskinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Koskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Derrick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koskinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koskinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derrick is looking to clinch but Koskinen is avoiding it.
Koskinen is looking for a counter combo.
Derrick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Derrick tries to clinch but Koskinen is having none of it.
Derrick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Derrick jabs Koskinen right on the nose. Koskinen blinks but takes it well.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut. Derrick saw that one coming.
Koskinen swings widly with a right hand
and Derrick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derrick throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Derrick is predictable there
and Koskinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koskinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derrick is looking to clinch but Koskinen is avoiding it.
Koskinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Derrick backs up against the cage.
Koskinen lands a leg kick that knocks Derrick off balance momentarily.
Koskinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koskinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koskinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Derrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Derrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Koskinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koskinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derrick misses with a jab to the body
and Koskinen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Derrick is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Koskinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Derrick steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Koskinen.
Derrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Koskinen misses with a body shot.
Jani Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Derrick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Derrick misses the shot to the body.
Derrick on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Derrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koskinen throws a combination. Derrick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koskinen lands with a kick to the temple. Derrick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice cross by Derrick.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Derrick moves out of range.
Derrick steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Koskinen.
Koskinen swings for the body but Derrick moves out of range.
Koskinen ducks under a wild hook from Derrick.
Koskinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Koskinen cracks Derrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Derrick blocks a jab.
Koskinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Derrick moves into the clinch.
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koskinen is defending well for now.
Derrick misses with an elbow over the top.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derrick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koskinen.
Derrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Derrick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koskinen is defending well for now.
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Koskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Derrick as Koskinen tries to tie him up.
Derrick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Derrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Koskinen avoids the damage to the body.
Derrick works on Koskinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Derrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derrick digs a right hand into Koskinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koskinen's gas tank.
Koskinen avoids the elbow strike from Derrick, against the cage.
Koskinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Joe Derrick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Derrick lands a good knee to the midsection. Koskinen won't want to take too many of those.
Derrick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Derrick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Derrick.
Derrick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Derrick lands a shoulder strike.
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Knees to the body from Derrick.
Koskinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Derrick lands with a left to the head.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Derrick blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derrick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Derrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Derrick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Derrick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Derrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Derrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen tries to land a leg kick but Derrick saw it coming and moves away.
Derrick throws a body punch but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Derrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Koskinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Derrick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Derrick lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Derrick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koskinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Koskinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Jani Koskinen has been cut.
Derrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derrick is looking to clinch.
Jab, jab by Koskinen - just one landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koskinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Derrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derrick ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Derrick drives through and clinches with Koskinen against the cage.
Koskinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Derrick is keeping busy.
Derrick tries a knee to the head but Koskinen blocks it.
Derrick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koskinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Koskinen lands a body punch.
Derrick pushes Koskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Derrick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koskinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Derrick.
Derrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Koskinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Derrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Derrick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Derrick lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Derrick blocking some punches.
Koskinen blocks an elbow strike from Derrick.
Derrick misses with a knee to the head.
Koskinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derrick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Derrick presses Koskinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Derrick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Koskinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Derrick fails to land.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from Derrick.
Koskinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Derrick backwards.
Derrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Derrick missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
Derrick misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koskinen.
Jani Koskinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Derrick lands a body punch.
Derrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body.
Derrick misses with the head strike.
Koskinen working aggressively here.
Derrick missing with knees to the body.
Derrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koskinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Derrick is keeping busy.
Derrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Derrick prevents a body shot from Koskinen.
Nice elbow from Derrick.
Derrick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derrick lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derrick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koskinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Derrick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Derrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koskinen is rocked!
Derrick lands a knee to the body.
Koskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Koskinen fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Derrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe Derrick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Koskinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Derrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
Koskinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derrick pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Koskinen! Derrick unloads with more strikes and Koskinen sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Derrick!
Joe Derrick thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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