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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esa Koskinen (ranked 2598 p4p, 1952 weight class) and Max All The Way (ranked 298 p4p, 222 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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3 - 3 - 0 |
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4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esa Koskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Max All The Way!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koskinen moves away from the strike by All The Way.
All The Way fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
All The Way misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Esa Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from All The Way is defended easily by Koskinen.
Esa Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max All The Way.
All The Way on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent All The Way stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
All The Way changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koskinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koskinen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but All The Way presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Koskinen working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
All The Way trying to control but Koskinen is having none of it.
All The Way working for a guillotine from mount but Koskinen is in no mood to give up.
All The Way is working for a guillotine from mount but Koskinen frees his head quite easily.
All The Way trying to control but he's not successful this time.
All The Way throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
All The Way with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
All The Way wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Koskinen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koskinen tries to get out of the position.
All The Way trying to control but he's not successful this time.
All The Way swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Koskinen is now in All The Way's guard. A big mistake from All The Way there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
All The Way is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Koskinen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
All The Way moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
All The Way seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
All The Way is looking for a triangle but Koskinen pushes his legs off easily.
Koskinen is looking to work some ground and pound but All The Way has wrist control.
Koskinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
All The Way not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koskinen trying to control but All The Way is working from the bottom.
All The Way lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
All The Way slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen controlling the position.
All The Way lands a couple of decent looking shots.
All The Way trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
All The Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Koskinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
All The Way stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koskinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
All The Way trying to control the position from guard on top but Koskinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
All The Way advances to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max All The Way dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A cross from Koskinen lands.
Koskinen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
All The Way drives through with a takedown into guard.
All The Way stays in close to Koskinen's body and controls the position.
All The Way sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koskinen's guard.
We've been informed that All The Way has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Max All The Way has got the better of the ground game so far.
All The Way is keen to just control but Koskinen is a slippery customer.
All The Way is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Koskinen is just riding it out for now. All The Way eventually gives up the hold.
All The Way seems to be looking for submissions.
All The Way has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
All The Way trying to mount his opponent but Koskinen defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
All The Way trying to control the pace.
All The Way not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
All The Way throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
All The Way in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Koskinen tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from All The Way!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max All The Way!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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