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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Johnson (ranked 132 p4p, 632 weight class) and Jani Koskinen (ranked 23 p4p, 86 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by On The Run Jompson Brothers. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jani Koskinen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Koskinen's shoulder, as Koskinen tries to avoid the shot.
Koskinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson slips a straight right by Koskinen.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koskinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Koskinen throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Koskinen misses.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Koskinen slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen jabs at Johnson's body.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
enabling Koskinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Koskinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a hook. Koskinen ducked under it nicely.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Koskinen saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Koskinen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnson tests Koskinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koskinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Koskinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Koskinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson is looking to slow Koskinen down with leg kicks.
Johnson jabs at Koskinen's body.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Koskinen.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been informed that Koskinen 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.
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Koskinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koskinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Koskinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koskinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Koskinen's leg. Koskinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Koskinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koskinen scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Koskinen.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koskinen under the eye.
Koskinen dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Koskinen's body. Koskinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koskinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koskinen moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Koskinen misses with a head kick.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koskinen checks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Koskinen didn't see that one coming.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Koskinen's leg. Koskinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koskinen works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koskinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koskinen misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koskinen lands a body shot.
Koskinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koskinen misses with a body kick.
Koskinen moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Manny Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Koskinen moved out of range.
Koskinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Koskinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koskinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koskinen lands with a cross.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koskinen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Koskinen's knee but Koskinen avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Koskinen.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koskinen's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskinen throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koskinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from Koskinen finds it's target.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Johnson.
Koskinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
A bone on bone clash there as Koskinen blocks the leg kick.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Koskinen throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
It seemed like Koskinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Koskinen lands a head shot.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koskinen looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koskinen throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tests Koskinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Koskinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koskinen digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Koskinen slips under a jab from Johnson.
Koskinen slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Koskinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koskinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koskinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Koskinen blocks a leg kick.
Koskinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koskinen avoids a kick to the body.
Jani Koskinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Koskinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koskinen! But no joy.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson motions for Koskinen to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koskinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koskinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson swings for the body but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen misses with a body shot.
Koskinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koskinen! But no joy.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson defending well as Koskinen loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koskinen.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Koskinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
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 throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A little jabbing left from Koskinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koskinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Koskinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koskinen throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Koskinen tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jani Koskinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Koskinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Koskinen saw that one coming.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Koskinen is out of range.
Koskinen lands with an overhand left.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Koskinen moves out of range.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Koskinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Koskinen throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koskinen.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koskinen walks into a jab.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Koskinen is out of range.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Koskinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koskinen throws a leg kick
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Koskinen misses.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Koskinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Johnson.
Koskinen misses with a head kick.
Johnson swings for the body but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Koskinen ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koskinen misses with a double jab.
Koskinen throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Koskinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Koskinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koskinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koskinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a low kick but Koskinen moves out of range easily.
Koskinen swinging wildly here.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Koskinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koskinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Koskinen throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koskinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koskinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Koskinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koskinen throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Koskinen didn't see that one coming.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koskinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koskinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
A very excited looking Manny Johnson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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