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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Ballin (ranked 1714 p4p, 2194 weight class) and Esa Koskinen (ranked 201 p4p, 252 weight class). Ballin's entrance music is Wanna Be A Baller - LilTroy. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Ballin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esa Koskinen!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Ballin gets a clinch.
Koskinen wants to break free but Ballin has control.
Ballin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koskinen is trying to break free.
Ballin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ballin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koskinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koskinen can't break the clinch.
Ballin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballin controlling the action here for a moment.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ballin up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen is trying to break the clinch but Ballin is controlling him.
Koskinen tries to circle away but Ballin has him pinned against the cage.
Koskinen breaks from the clinch.
Ballin misses with a body shot.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koskinen throws a series of punches but Ballin moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Koskinen.
Ballin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koskinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koskinen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ballin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Koskinen connects with a body shot.
Ballin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Koskinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ballin counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballin is just out of range.
Koskinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen lands a slapping body shot.
Ballin moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Ballin looks to land a combination. Koskinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Koskinen misses with a double jab
and Ballin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen throws an off balance right hand
and Ballin counters with a nice uppercut.
Ballin swings widly with a right hand
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballin manages to avoid it.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Ballin avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ballin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen missing with a left hand there. Ballin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koskinen moves out of range as Ballin strikes.
Koskinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Koskinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koskinen throws a lazy right hand but Ballin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koskinen slips a jab from Ballin.
Koskinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koskinen misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskinen, as that shot connected.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Koskinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koskinen.
Ballin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ballin. Ballin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballin.
Ballin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koskinen scores with a nice head shot.
Ballin has managed to clinch.
Koskinen has had enough of the clinch but Ballin keeps him there for the moment.
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballin backwards.
Koskinen tries to stall but Ballin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koskinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballin.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Koskinen on the inside.
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Koskinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ballin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ballin looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Ballin misses the body punch
letting Koskinen counter with a right hand.
Koskinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ballin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut. Ballin saw that one coming.
Ballin throwing a counter right hand but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Koskinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballin lands a right hook to the body.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Ballin throws a body shot but no joy.
Esa Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ballin 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.
Ballin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koskinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballin misses with a hook to the body
and Koskinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen jabs Ballin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ballin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Koskinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ballin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koskinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ballin moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Ballin pushes Koskinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballin lands a nice shot to the body.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from Ballin.
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koskinen is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esa Koskinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koskinen connects with a jab.
Ballin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballin's corner calls for a 1-2. Ballin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballin.
Koskinen misses with a straight right.
A big right from Ballin misses.
Koskinen dips to his left and cracks Ballin with an uppercut!
Ballin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Ballin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koskinen connects with a single shot there.
Ballin misses with a body shot
and Ballin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Ballin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballin doesn't manage to clinch there - Koskinen circles away.
Ballin slips a jab from Koskinen.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Ballin throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
Ballin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koskinen throws out a counter right but Ballin avoids it with no problem.
Ballin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ballin is looking to clinch but Koskinen is avoiding it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body kick from Koskinen.
Koskinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koskinen looks to land a right hand but Ballin moved out of range.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Koskinen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
Ballin throws a body punch but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ballin momentarily.
Ballin takes one to the chin there.
Ballin misses with a hook to the body
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ballin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ballin on the side of the head.
Ballin slips under a jab from Koskinen.
Ballin missing with a left hand there. Koskinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koskinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koskinen cracks a nice hook into Ballin's ribs.
Ballin throws a right and a left that Koskinen avoids nicely.
Koskinen loads up on a big right hand but Ballin slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Koskinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ballin moves out of range of the strikes.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koskinen throws a nice head kick!
Ballin slips under a jab.
A low kick from Koskinen is predictable there
enabling Ballin to counter with a crisp jab.
Ballin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ballin misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koskinen is trying to break free.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from Ballin.
Ballin lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
Ballin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ballin fails to land.
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
Ballin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballin has Koskinen pressed against the cage.
Koskinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koskinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ballin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ballin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koskinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballin closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Koskinen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ballin lands a hook that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
Koskinen is trying to break the clinch but Ballin has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ballin - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
Koskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ballin tries a body shot but Koskinen blocks it.
Ballin lands with a left to the head.
Ballin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ballin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koskinen misses with a right hand
and Ballin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ballin lands a right hand.
Koskinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballin.
Ballin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Ballin.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from Ballin.
Ballin lands a right hand.
Come on Koskinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Patrick Ballin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koskinen trying to control the position but instead, Ballin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koskinen into the cage.
Koskinen tries to break free but Ballin pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koskinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Koskinen.
Ballin struggles to land a body shot inside as Koskinen controls his hands.
Ballin working aggressively here.
Ballin struggles to land a body shot inside as Koskinen controls his hands.
Ballin controlling the action here for a moment.
Koskinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koskinen lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Ballin counters with a left to the body.
Ballin gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Patrick Ballin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskinen, as that shot connected.
Ballin misses with a looping right.
Koskinen throws an off balance right hand
letting Ballin counter with a right hand.
Ballin misses with a jab to the body
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the head.
Ballin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Koskinen.
Koskinen ducks under a wild hook from Ballin.
Koskinen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen with a nice cross.
Ballin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koskinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Ballin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballin moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Ballin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen swings for the body but Ballin moves out of range.
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Ballin.
Koskinen misses with a combination
and Ballin counters with a nice body shot.
Ballin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Ballin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Koskinen lands with an overhand left.
Koskinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Ballin.
Ballin misses with a left hand
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballin misses with a left hand
and Koskinen counters with a straight right hand.
Koskinen clobbers Ballin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ballin moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Ballin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen tests Ballin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koskinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ballin lands with a hook. Koskinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koskinen scores with a body shot.
Koskinen throws a hook to the side of Ballin's head but Ballin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koskinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ballin closes the distance and clinches.
Ballin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballin lands with a short shot to the head.
Koskinen is rocked!
Ballin lands a nice uppercut.
Koskinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballin finish him?
Koskinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Ballin.
Koskinen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ballin lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Ballin as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Ballin.
Ballin throws a big uppercut that drops Koskinen! More strikes from Ballin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Koskinen lies dazed against the cage as Ballin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Ballin!
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