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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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234 lbs
46 - 26 - 1 |
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248 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
46 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.
Klitschko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Klitschko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Klitschko there.
Klitschko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koski misses with a double jab.
Klitschko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Klitschko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koski - the referee stops the clock and Klitschko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koski. Klitschko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koski swings widly with a right hand
and Klitschko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klitschko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koski.
Good leg kick by Koski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Klitschko scores with a leg kick.
Koski scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko scores with a hook to the body. Koski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klitschko was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Klitschko throws out a loose jab but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Koski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Klitschko tries to clinch but Koski is having none of it.
Koski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski scores with a spinning back kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Klitschko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomi Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koski ducks under a wild hook from Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a sloppy head kick and Koski moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Koski.
Klitschko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Koski to the ground. Klitschko is now in Koski's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Koski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klitschko defends well.
Klitschko throwing strikes from guard but Koski blocks nicely.
Koski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Klitschko preventing the sweep.
Klitschko forces his way into half guard.
Klitschko misses with a head shot. Koski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Klitschko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski pulls Klitschko in close to his closed guard and prevents Klitschko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Klitschko pushing down on Koski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klitschko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koski keeps working.
Koski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Klitschko moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koski tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Klitschko easily slips into full mount!
Klitschko avoids the attempt from Koski to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko trying to control but Koski is having none of it.
Klitschko throwing strikes here but Koski is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Klitschko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Koski is surviving well by controlling Klitschko's body position as best he can.
Koski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Koski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klitschko prevents Koski from getting the reversal.
Klitschko with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yegor Klitschko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Klitschko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Klitschko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koski is trying to defend but Klitschko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Koski controlling the position for now.
Klitschko looks to land a strike but Koski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Klitschko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klitschko throwing strikes from guard but Koski blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klitschko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Koski seems to be working for a kimura but Klitschko defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Koski is just content to waste time from the top position. Klitschko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Koski tries to free his leg and advance position but Klitschko is retaining full guard.
Koski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koski throwing strikes from guard but Klitschko blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski trying to control but Klitschko is working from the bottom.
Koski preventing the sweep.
Klitschko has his feet on Koski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Klitschko slips under a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koski.
Koski scores with the left hand. Klitschko knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Koski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klitschko doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski throws a wild body kick that Klitschko sees coming a mile off.
Koski misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a few strikes there.
Klitschko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Klitschko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Klitschko working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Koski looking for submissions off his back.
Koski actively working from the bottom here.
Koski is trying to maintain the position but Klitschko is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko trying to pass the guard but Koski defending well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Koski tries to get to full guard but Klitschko has control of the leg.
Klitschko trying to control the action but Koski is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klitschko lands a nice short elbow.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klitschko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koski gets full guard.
Klitschko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Koski's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yegor Klitschko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Koski thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Klitschko if he has to take too many more of those.
Klitschko lands with a straight right. Koski didn't see that one coming.
Klitschko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Koski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klitschko scores with a nice head shot.
Koski takes one on the button.
Koski walks into a jab.
Klitschko walks into a straight right hand from Koski.
Koski tries to land a front kick but Klitschko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski pushes Klitschko away with a front kick.
Klitschko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klitschko scores with a jab to the head.
Tomi Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Klitschko feints and then cracks Koski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koski down.
Koski throws a low kick but Klitschko moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a straight right.
Koski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klitschko doesn't seem bothered though.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klitschko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koski scores with a jab to the head.
Koski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klitschko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Klitschko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koski backs up against the cage.
Klitschko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Klitschko instigates a clinch.
Klitschko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klitschko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Koski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klitschko working the ground and pound.
Koski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Klitschko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Koski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Klitschko connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Koski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Klitschko is looking to take a break and control but Koski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yegor Klitschko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Klitschko passes to side control.
Koski is not content to let Klitschko control the position.
Koski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Klitschko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Koski regains half guard.
Klitschko wants to control but Koski is keeping him busy.
Klitschko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koski defending well though.
Koski wants to get back to his feet.
Koski looking for a kimura from the bottom but Klitschko passes into side control!
Klitschko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tomi Koski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klitschko wants to control but Koski is keeping him busy.
Yegor Klitschko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Koski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Klitschko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Koski is trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yegor Klitschko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Klitschko 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yegor Klitschko!
A relieved looking Yegor Klitschko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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