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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosh Josheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kosh Josheck!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josheck walks into a left hand.
A big right from Keijo misses.
Josheck fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Keijo sprawls well initially but Josheck persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Josheck wants to take a breather but Keijo is having none of it.
Keijo is looking to control Josheck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Keijo avoid being mounted?
Keijo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Josheck is looking to take a break and control but Keijo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Keijo is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Josheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Josheck scores with a takedown into Keijo's guard.
Josheck tries to free his leg and advance position but Keijo is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Keijo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Josheck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keijo is keeping the position for now.
Keijo trying to keep a closed guard but Josheck is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Josheck throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Keijo.
Josheck is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Josheck takes one to the side of the head.
Keijo misses with a straight left.
Keijo misses with a hook
and Josheck counters with a shoot takedown. Keijo fights it but they end up in guard.
Keijo keeping full guard, as Josheck tries to pass.
Josheck preventing the sweep.
Keijo controls Josheck momentarily but Josheck frees himself.
Josheck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Keijo is looking for a sweep.
Josheck trying to control the position but Keijo is working away.
Josheck is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Keijo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Josheck is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Keijo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Keijo can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Keijo sneaks back into half guard.
Josheck is looking for a kimura here.
Keijo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Josheck thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Keijo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keijo keeping moving, preventing Josheck from controlling successfully.
Keijo working for a triangle but Josheck defends it easily.
Keijo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Josheck wants to control from the top but Keijo keeps moving.
Josheck is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Josheck wants to pass the guard but Keijo is keeping the position.
Josheck trying to control but Keijo is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosh Josheck dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Josheck walks into a straight right hand from Keijo.
Josheck slips a jab and a cross from Keijo.
Keijo checks a leg kick.
Keijo misses with a takedown
and Josheck counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Keijo is trying to maintain the position but Josheck is very close to passing his half guard.
Josheck works his way into full mount!
Keijo is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Josheck tries to control but Keijo wriggling away.
Keijo is desperately trying to improve his position but Josheck has a good base and remains in mount.
Josheck is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Josheck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keijo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Josheck avoids the body shot from Keijo.
Keijo misses with a looping left.
Keijo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keijo misses with a left hand
and Josheck counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Keijo's guard now.
Keijo controls Josheck momentarily but Josheck frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josheck drops back looking for a leg! Keijo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Keijo manages to kick Josheck off! Josheck jumps back into Keijo's guard.
Keijo trying to control the position here.
Josheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keijo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keijo keeping moving, preventing Josheck from controlling successfully.
Keijo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Josheck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keijo is keeping the position for now.
Keijo trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brutaali Keijo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Keijo misses with an uppercut. Josheck saw that one coming.
Keijo misses with a straight left.
Keijo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Josheck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keijo.
Josheck throws a body punch but Keijo moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Josheck moves out of range as Keijo strikes.
Keijo swats away the attempt to clinch by Josheck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Keijo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keijo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keijo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Josheck wants to clinch up but Keijo keeps it at a distance.
Josheck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Keijo misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Keijo misses the target.
Keijo throws a hook to the side of Josheck's head but Josheck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosh Josheck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Josheck misses with a wild combination.
Josheck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Keijo is pressed up against the cage. Josheck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keijo down to the mat. Keijo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Josheck shoots in and bounces Keijo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Keijo controls Josheck momentarily but Josheck frees himself.
Josheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keijo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Keijo looking for a sweep. Not yet Keijo, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keijo is trying to keep Josheck in close.
Josheck wants to pass the guard but Keijo is keeping the position.
Keijo trying to control the position.
Josheck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Keijo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Josheck has managed to get both his arms back between Keijo's legs - danger averted.
Josheck looking to pass the guard.
Keijo has his hands on Josheck's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brutaali Keijo.
Josheck tries a low kick but Keijo avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Josheck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Josheck defending well as Keijo loads up on a big left hand.
Josheck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Josheck blocks a jab.
Keijo throws a looping overhand right but Josheck ducks down to avoid it.
Josheck misses with a low kick.
Josheck tries to clinch there but Keijo circles away.
Kosh Josheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Josheck defending well as Keijo loads up on a big left hand.
Kosh Josheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Josheck misses with a double jab
and Keijo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brutaali Keijo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josheck drives through with a takedown into guard.
Josheck passes into half guard.
Josheck tries to pass the half guard into mount. Keijo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Keijo wants to control but Josheck is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kosh Josheck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Keijo is controlling Josheck's trapped leg to prevent Josheck from advancing to side control.
Josheck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Josheck passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Josheck is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Keijo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Josheck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on Keijo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Keijo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Josheck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Keijo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Josheck tries to move into full mount but can't pass Keijo's legs.
Josheck remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Keijo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Keijo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Josheck pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kosh Josheck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Josheck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosh Josheck!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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