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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kusimuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Dj Neon - In Hardtrance I Trust . Kusimuki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: National Anthem Of Japan. 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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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Kusimuki!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Koski scores with a one two! Kusimuki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kusimuki throws the left hand but Koski avoids the punch easily.
Koski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kusimuki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kusimuki.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki tries to close the distance and clinch but Koski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kusimuki looks to throw the jab but Koski is out of range.
Koski lands a nice shot to the body.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Good exchange - Kusimuki coming out on top.
Koski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Kusimuki saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Koski misses the target.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up.
Kusimuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kusimuki manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski misses with a body shot.
Kusimuki tries to move into range but Koski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kusimuki punishes Koski's body with a nice straight punch.
Kusimuki throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
Koski swings for the body but Kusimuki moves out of range.
Kusimuki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kusimuki wants to clinch up but Koski keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kusimuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koski's corner calls for a 1-2. Koski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koski misses with a body shot.
Kusimuki wants to clinch up but Koski keeps it at a distance.
Koski fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Koski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koski.
Kusimuki throws a series of punches but Koski moves out of range.
A jab from Kusimuki does it's job there.
Koski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kusimuki.
Koski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kusimuki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kusimuki falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kusimuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koski keeps the fight on the outside.
Kusimuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski throws a shot from downtown. Kusimuki moves away and avoids it.
Koski connects with a right hand. Kusimuki shakes it off.
Koski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Takeshi Kusimuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kusimuki slips a jab and a cross from Koski.
Kusimuki misses with a wild body shot.
Kusimuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
Kusimuki lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Kusimuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kusimuki.
Koski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kusimuki moves in looking to clinch but Koski pushes him off.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski misses with a body shot.
Kusimuki tries to close the distance and clinch but Koski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kusimuki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koski backs up against the cage.
Koski throws a jab when Kusimuki was well out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kusimuki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koski manages to break the clinch.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kusimuki moves away.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up
and Kusimuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kusimuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kusimuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kusimuki is leaning against Koski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kusimuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kusimuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kusimuki throws a punch but it's blocked by Koski.
Koski breaks from the clinch.
Koski ducks under a wild hook from Kusimuki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kusimuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kusimuki.
Koski takes a swing at Kusimuki's ribcage but misses.
Kusimuki throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski looks to land a right hand but Kusimuki moved out of range.
Kusimuki misses the jab.
Kusimuki lands with a hook. Koski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Kusimuki wants to clinch
and Koski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tomi Koski will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up but Koski circles away and keeps his distance.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Kusimuki falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Koski counter with a right hand.
Koski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kusimuki.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kusimuki.
Koski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kusimuki.
Koski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koski lands a really nice looking cross but Kusimuki seems unphased.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands with an uppercut that bounces Koski off the cage and back into rage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kusimuki. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kusimuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koski.
Kusimuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up
and Koski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusimuki throws a big shot that misses.
Kusimuki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koski takes a swing at Kusimuki's ribcage but misses.
Kusimuki wants to clinch but Koski slips to the side
and Koski counters with a nice uppercut.
Kusimuki misses with a body shot.
Kusimuki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kusimuki lands a body shot.
Kusimuki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kusimuki throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
Kusimuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kusimuki lands a head shot.
Koski lands a nice hook to Kusimuki's body. Kusimuki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koski avoids the body shot from Kusimuki.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kusimuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Koski is just out of range.
Koski slips a jab and a cross from Kusimuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but Koski moves away
and Koski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski misses with a body shot.
Kusimuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomi Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kusimuki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kusimuki tries to clinch up
and Koski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koski throws the left hand but Kusimuki avoids the punch easily.
Kusimuki tries to bum rush Koski with a series of wild strikes but Koski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kusimuki.
Kusimuki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kusimuki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kusimuki throws a head punch that misses.
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Koski wants to break free but Kusimuki has control.
Koski breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki's corner calls for a 1-2. Kusimuki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kusimuki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Kusimuki wants to clinch up but Koski keeps it at a distance.
Koski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kusimuki takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kusimuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kusimuki takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Koski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kusimuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kusimuki misses with a jab to the body
and Koski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kusimuki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koski slips a straight right by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki loads up on a big right hand but Koski slips the punch.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kusimuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Koski.
Koski scores with a shot to the body.
Kusimuki lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kusimuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kusimuki lands with a cross.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kusimuki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koski counters with a left to the body.
Koski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kusimuki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kusimuki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Koski.
Koski scores with a decent looking hook.
Kusimuki avoids the body shot from Koski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kusimuki is breathing heavily.
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki dips to his left and cracks Koski with an uppercut!
Kusimuki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Koski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Koski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kusimuki in his tracks.
Kusimuki looks to land a left hand but Koski moved out of range nicely.
Koski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kusimuki momentarily.
Kusimuki clinches but Koski breaks the clinch
and Koski counters with a nice uppercut.
Kusimuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kusimuki.
Koski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kusimuki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koski connects with a body shot.
Kusimuki connects with a jab.
Koski cracks Kusimuki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koski needs to keep his hands up - Kusimuki had a free shot at his head there.
Kusimuki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Kusimuki as he connects with a hook.
Kusimuki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kusimuki moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but Koski moves away
and Koski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kusimuki looks to clinch
and Koski counters with a left to the body.
Kusimuki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koski backs up against the cage.
Kusimuki misses with a shot to the body
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
Kusimuki moves out of range of the strikes.
Koski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kusimuki momentarily.
Nice body punch from Koski.
Kusimuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kusimuki.
Koski thuds his right hand into Kusimuki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Kusimuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kusimuki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tomi Koski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusimuki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski scores with a jab.
Koski lands a jab to the head.
Kusimuki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takeshi Kusimuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koski misses with a straight right.
Koski misses the jab.
Kusimuki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kusimuki misses with a wild body shot.
Kusimuki moves in looking to clinch but Koski pushes him off.
Koski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kusimuki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kusimuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kusimuki tries to clinch
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Kusimuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kusimuki momentarily.
Koski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kusimuki.
Koski thows a body shot but no joy.
Koski scores with a hook to the body. Kusimuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koski slips a straight right by Kusimuki.
Kusimuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kusimuki throws a big shot that misses.
Kusimuki works Koski's body with a nice hook.
Koski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kusimuki on the side of the head.
Kusimuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kusimuki closes the distance and clinches.
Koski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kusimuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kusimuki.
Kusimuki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koski avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski breaks the clinch.
Kusimuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kusimuki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koski counters with a left to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Koski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koski.
Koski slips a straight right by Kusimuki.
Koski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Koski tests Kusimuki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kusimuki needs to keep his hands up - Koski had a free shot at his head there.
Kusimuki looks to throw the jab but Koski is out of range.
Kusimuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kusimuki tries to clinch but Koski moves away
and Kusimuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kusimuki lands a jab to the head.
Kusimuki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koski throws out the jab.
Kusimuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Koski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Koski!
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