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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ultima Koivisto (ranked 737 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Patrick Mahomes (ranked 112 p4p, 151 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ultima Koivisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koivisto misses with a hook. Mahomes ducked under it nicely.
Mahomes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koivisto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koivisto.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahomes! But no joy.
A big right from Mahomes misses.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut
and Mahomes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koivisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Mahomes.
Koivisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koivisto swinging wildly here.
Mahomes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mahomes is looking to chop away at Koivisto's legs.
A jab from Mahomes misses.
Mahomes ducks under a wild hook from Koivisto.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koivisto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Mahomes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut.
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!
Koivisto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut
and Mahomes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Koivisto misses the target.
Koivisto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koivisto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Koivisto misses.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Mahomes.
Nice shot by Koivisto.
Mahomes clinches.
Koivisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Mahomes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koivisto backwards.
Koivisto misses with a punch to the body.
Mahomes prevents a body shot from Koivisto.
Mahomes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koivisto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahomes thumps Koivisto with a low kick.
Koivisto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mahomes at a distance.
Mahomes lands a front kick.
Koivisto misses with a hook
and Mahomes counters with a body kick that stops Koivisto in his tracks momentarily.
Koivisto moves out of range of the body kick.
Koivisto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mahomes!
Mahomes checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mahomes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto throws a nice looking combination but Mahomes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mahomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koivisto.
A little feinted left hand from Koivisto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koivisto manages to avoid it.
Koivisto cracks Mahomes with a good jab.
Mahomes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Koivisto misses its intended target.
Mahomes feints a counter leg kick.
Koivisto thuds a left hand into Mahomes's body.
Mahomes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahomes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koivisto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mahomes with a hook.
A slow jab from Koivisto misses its intended target.
Mahomes looks to land a body kick but Koivisto moved away.
Mahomes misses with a straight right.
Mahomes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mahomes swinging wildly here.
Mahomes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koivisto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mahomes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto cracks a nice hook into Mahomes's ribs.
Koivisto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koivisto fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Koivisto lands.
A jab from Mahomes does it's job there.
Mahomes moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahomes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koivisto doesn't seem bothered though.
Koivisto throws a body punch but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mahomes cracks a nice hook into Koivisto's ribs.
Koivisto throws a hook but Mahomes avoids it easily.
Koivisto gets tackled into the cage by Mahomes. Mahomes maintains the clinch.
Koivisto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mahomes's elbow.
Mahomes is leaning against Koivisto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahomes lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koivisto tries to work over Mahomes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahomes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koivisto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahomes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koivisto 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes tries to work over Koivisto's front leg with a kick but Koivisto checks it.
Koivisto misses with a double jab.
Mahomes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Koivisto throws a hook to the side of Mahomes's head but Mahomes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahomes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koivisto keeps the fight on the outside.
Koivisto throws out a loose jab but Mahomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Koivisto checks it.
Mahomes loads up on a big right hand but Koivisto slips the punch.
Mahomes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the body from Mahomes misses
and Koivisto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mahomes cracks Koivisto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mahomes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koivisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mahomes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahomes works the jab nicely.
Mahomes throws a hook but Koivisto blocks it.
Mahomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koivisto lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahomes works the jab nicely.
Mahomes slips a jab from Koivisto.
Mahomes lands a right hook to the body.
Koivisto throws a lazy uppercut
and Mahomes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koivisto missing with a left hand there. Mahomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koivisto has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Koivisto throws the left hand but Mahomes avoids the punch easily.
Mahomes throws a head kick but Koivisto moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Koivisto misses the target.
Patrick Mahomes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahomes scores with a push kick.
Koivisto scores with a jab to the head.
Mahomes is looking to clinch but Koivisto is avoiding it.
Koivisto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koivisto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahomes defending well as Koivisto loads up on a big left hand.
Mahomes wants to counter with a clinch but Koivisto pushes him away.
Mahomes misses with a body shot.
Mahomes misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes looks to land a right hand but Koivisto moved out of range.
Koivisto throws a body punch but Mahomes moves out of range.
Koivisto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes moves out of range as Koivisto strikes.
Koivisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahomes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koivisto misses with a looping left.
Mahomes needs to keep his hands up - Koivisto had a free shot at his head there.
Both fighters circling a little - Mahomes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Koivisto moves out of range of the body kick from Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koivisto throws a leg kick that misses.
Mahomes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mahomes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koivisto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mahomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koivisto throws out the jab.
Mahomes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koivisto throws a jab when Mahomes was well out of range.
Koivisto throws a hook but Mahomes avoids it easily.
Koivisto looks to throw the jab but Mahomes is out of range.
Mahomes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto throws a big shot that misses.
Koivisto throws a shot from downtown. Mahomes moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Mahomes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koivisto swings for the body but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mahomes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koivisto finds it's way round the side to connect with Mahomes's head.
Mahomes connects with the punch.
A nice combination there by Koivisto.
A punch combination from Koivisto misses.
Mahomes cracks Koivisto with an open hand slap.
Mahomes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koivisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahomes.
Koivisto throws the left hand but Mahomes avoids the punch easily.
Mahomes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koivisto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mahomes misses with a hook. Koivisto ducked under it nicely.
Mahomes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koivisto throws out a loose jab but Mahomes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koivisto misses with an uppercut.
A low kick lands for Mahomes.
Mahomes wants to clinch up but Koivisto keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koivisto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koivisto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahomes was well out of range. Poor timing from Koivisto.
Koivisto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koivisto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahomes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mahomes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koivisto. That one must have hurt.
Koivisto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahomes.
Koivisto defending well as Mahomes loads up on a big left hand.
Koivisto feints and then cracks Mahomes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mahomes down.
Mahomes with the inside leg kick.
Mahomes slips under a jab.
Mahomes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koivisto.
Koivisto connects with a crisp jab.
Mahomes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koivisto. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Koivisto.
Mahomes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koivisto.
Some wild striking there from Koivisto.
Koivisto throws a jab but it's blocked by Mahomes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes throws an overhand right that lands on Koivisto's shoulder, as Koivisto tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Mahomes. Beautiful body shot.
Mahomes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mahomes misses with a wild body shot.
Mahomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koivisto throws out the jab.
Mahomes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koivisto staying out of range there.
Koivisto is looking to counter punch.
Mahomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Mahomes.
Koivisto looks to land a right hand but Mahomes moved out of range.
Mahomes lands with a straight right. Koivisto didn't see that one coming.
Nice cross by Koivisto.
Koivisto jabs at Mahomes's body.
Koivisto throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahomes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab by Koivisto.
Koivisto slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Mahomes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Koivisto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mahomes throws a jab when Koivisto was well out of range.
Mahomes looks to land a right hand but Koivisto moved out of range.
Mahomes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mahomes throws a push kick but Koivisto slaps the foot to one side.
Mahomes misses with a series of wild punches.
Mahomes scores with a hook.
Koivisto lands a nice shot that snaps Mahomes's head back.
Koivisto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahomes.
Mahomes takes the fight into the clinch.
Mahomes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahomes.
Mahomes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koivisto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koivisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koivisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahomes.
Koivisto moves out of range as Mahomes throws a body kick.
Koivisto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto looks to land a right hand but Mahomes moved out of range.
Koivisto misses with a wild body shot.
Koivisto missing with a left hand there. Mahomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koivisto misses with a left hand
and Mahomes counters with an outside leg kick.
Mahomes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Koivisto throws a right and a left that Mahomes avoids nicely.
Koivisto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mahomes wants to slow Koivisto down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Koivisto misses the target.
Mahomes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Koivisto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koivisto blocks a jab.
Mahomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koivisto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Koivisto lands a jab.
Koivisto takes a swing at Mahomes's ribcage but misses.
Mahomes tries to clinch there but Koivisto circles away.
Mahomes lands a nice hook to Koivisto's body. Koivisto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mahomes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahomes thumps Koivisto with a low kick.
Ultima Koivisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Mahomes.
Koivisto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahomes.
Mahomes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koivisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koivisto throws a jab when Mahomes was well out of range.
Mahomes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koivisto throws out the jab.
Koivisto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahomes.
Mahomes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koivisto clobbers Mahomes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahomes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahomes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mahomes tests Koivisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koivisto ducks under a wild hook from Mahomes.
Koivisto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koivisto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mahomes moves out of range of the body kick from Koivisto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koivisto blocks a head kick by Mahomes.
Mahomes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koivisto takes a step back to recover.
Mahomes throws a jab when Koivisto was well out of range.
Mahomes throws out a powerful jab.
Mahomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koivisto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mahomes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koivisto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mahomes has Koivisto up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahomes blocks a body shot from Koivisto.
Koivisto breaks from the clinch.
Mahomes looks to land a combination but Koivisto avoids it well.
Mahomes throws a looping overhand right but Koivisto ducks down to avoid it.
Koivisto loads up on a big right hand but Mahomes slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koivisto throws a hook but Mahomes blocks it.
Koivisto misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahomes scores with a leg kick.
Mahomes moves away from the strike by Koivisto.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Koivisto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koivisto scores with a body shot.
Mahomes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mahomes misses with a series of wild punches.
Koivisto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mahomes counters with a left to the body.
Koivisto looks to land a combination but Mahomes avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahomes lands a head shot.
Mahomes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Mahomes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mahomes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!
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RATING
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