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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Sirkkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harri Sirkkeli has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Josh Kos's chin.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Kos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harri Sirkkeli!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirkkeli defending well as Kos loads up on a big left hand.
Sirkkeli looks to score with a jab to the body but Kos is just out of range.
Kos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sirkkeli loads up on a big right hand but Kos slips the punch.
Sirkkeli takes a swing at Kos's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Kos.
Sirkkeli throws a lazy right hand but Kos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sirkkeli slips under a jab.
Sirkkeli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kos avoids the body shot from Sirkkeli.
Sirkkeli instigates a clinch.
Sirkkeli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sirkkeli pulls guard effortlessly.
Sirkkeli looking for a guillotine here but Kos defends easily.
Sirkkeli throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No luck for Sirkkeli with that takedown attempt.
Josh Kos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkkeli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sirkkeli looks to score with a jab to the body but Kos is just out of range.
Kos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sirkkeli's head backwards.
Sirkkeli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kos defends it nicely.
Josh Kos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harri Sirkkeli.
Kos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sirkkeli throws out the jab.
Sirkkeli throws a leg kick but Kos checks it.
Kos misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kos.
Kos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sirkkeli moves out of range of the strikes.
Kos looks to land a left hand but Sirkkeli moved out of range nicely.
Sirkkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kos manages to avoid it.
Sirkkeli takes a swing at Kos's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos cracks Sirkkeli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sirkkeli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kos manages to avoid it.
Sirkkeli clinches up against the cage.
Sirkkeli stops a takedown attempt from Kos.
Sirkkeli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kos avoids the body shot from Sirkkeli.
Sirkkeli slips under a jab from Kos.
Kos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirkkeli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sirkkeli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sirkkeli throws a body punch but Kos moves out of range.
Sirkkeli shoots in looking for a takedown. Kos tries to sprawl out of it but Sirkkeli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sirkkeli misses with a wild body shot.
Kos with a jab.
Sirkkeli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sirkkeli.
Kos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Josh Kos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kos misses with a straight right.
Sirkkeli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Kos misses.
Sirkkeli lands a glancing blow to the side of Kos's head.
Sirkkeli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kos rather than just go for the knockout.
Kos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kos leaves Sirkkeli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sirkkeli.
Horrible takedown by Sirkkeli or perhaps it was just good defense by Kos which made him look bad.
Sirkkeli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sirkkeli takes a swing at Kos's ribcage but misses.
Kos throws a hook but Sirkkeli avoids it easily.
Kos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sirkkeli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sirkkeli misses the shot to the body.
Sirkkeli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sirkkeli.
Good standup being displayed there by Kos as he connects with a hook.
Sirkkeli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sirkkeli throws a hook to the side of Kos's head but Kos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sirkkeli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sirkkeli on the side of the head.
Kos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sirkkeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Kos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sirkkeli momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sirkkeli rushes Kos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kos wants to get back to striking at distance but Sirkkeli won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Kos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sirkkeli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kos throws a hook but Sirkkeli blocks it.
Kos misses with a straight left.
Kos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kos throws a jab when Sirkkeli was well out of range.
Kos throws a hook to the side of Sirkkeli's head but Sirkkeli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Sirkkeli.
Sirkkeli bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sirkkeli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Sirkkeli crashes against the mat.
Kos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sirkkeli on the ground.
Kos is pushing Sirkkeli's head away, looking to escape. Sirkkeli manages to hold on to the position though.
Sirkkeli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sirkkeli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sirkkeli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkkeli working the ground and pound but Kos is defending the strikes.
Sirkkeli tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sirkkeli is trying to get an arm triangle but Kos is defending well.
Kos parries the strikes from Sirkkeli easily there. Sirkkeli is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kos to escape.
Sirkkeli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kos tries to get out of the position.
Sirkkeli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sirkkeli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kos is trying to get back to his feet.
Sirkkeli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kos taking a bit of punishment here - Sirkkeli scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkkeli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kos, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirkkeli in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Kos misses with a looping left.
Sirkkeli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kos was well out of range. Poor timing from Sirkkeli.
Kos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kos throws a hook but Sirkkeli avoids it easily.
Sirkkeli throws an overhand right that lands on Kos's shoulder, as Kos tries to avoid the shot.
Sirkkeli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sirkkeli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkkeli slips a straight right by Kos.
Sirkkeli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kos pinned against the cage. Kos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sirkkeli. Sirkkeli circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Kos misses the target.
Sirkkeli moves out of range as Kos strikes.
Sirkkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kos looks to throw the jab but Sirkkeli is out of range.
Sirkkeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Kos moves out of range as Sirkkeli strikes.
Sirkkeli tries to clinch there but Kos circles away.
Kos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sirkkeli darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirkkeli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harri Sirkkeli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Sirkkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kos.
Kos lands an overhand right.
Sirkkeli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sirkkeli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sirkkeli moves out of range as Kos strikes.
Kos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sirkkeli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sirkkeli slips under a jab from Kos.
Kos misses with an uppercut.
Kos looks to land a right hand but Sirkkeli moved out of range.
Sirkkeli rushes Kos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sirkkeli manages to break the clinch.
Sirkkeli throws an overhand right that lands on Kos's shoulder, as Kos tries to avoid the shot.
Sirkkeli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kos.
Josh Kos is winning the standup battle so far.
Kos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirkkeli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Kos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kos scores with a nice head shot.
Sirkkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kos.
Sirkkeli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sirkkeli ducks under a wild hook from Kos.
Sirkkeli looks to score with a jab to the body but Kos is just out of range.
A jab from Sirkkeli misses.
A jab from Kos does it's job there.
Sirkkeli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sirkkeli ducks under a wild hook from Kos.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sirkkeli scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Josh Kos has been cut.
Sirkkeli swings for the body but Kos moves out of range.
Sirkkeli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kos moves away.
Sirkkeli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sirkkeli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kos on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkkeli throws a body punch but Kos moves out of range.
Good exchange - Kos coming out on top.
Sirkkeli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kos.
Sirkkeli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirkkeli wants to clinch up but Kos keeps it at a distance.
Sirkkeli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Kos misses.
Kos throws a hook but Sirkkeli avoids it easily.
Kos looks to land a left hand but Sirkkeli moved out of range nicely.
Sirkkeli defending well as Kos loads up on a big left hand.
Sirkkeli shoots for a takedown but Kos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sirkkeli ducks under a wild hook from Kos.
Sirkkeli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sirkkeli scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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!
Sirkkeli postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sirkkeli creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kos is trying to buck Sirkkeli off.
Sirkkeli sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sirkkeli passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kos!
Sirkkeli lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sirkkeli working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sirkkeli misses with a head shot.
Sirkkeli throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sirkkeli unloading with bombs!
Sirkkeli misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirkkeli throws some wild stikes that Kos manages to avoid easily.
Sirkkeli unloads with some shots from mount but Kos bucks and avoids them well.
Sirkkeli sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kos is squirming around, avoiding Sirkkeli's attempts to control the action.
Sirkkeli looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kos wants to get back to his feet.
Kos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sirkkeli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sirkkeli.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harri Sirkkeli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sirkkeli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harri Sirkkeli!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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