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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez dives in and grabs Koistinen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koistinen pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.
Koistinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Koistinen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sloppy strikes there by Alvarez.
Alvarez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alvarez with the ground and pound but Koistinen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Alvarez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koistinen defending well though.
Koistinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alvarez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Koistinen kicks Alvarez off and gets back to his feet.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez tries to break free but Koistinen pushes him back against the cage.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Koistinen. No joy for Alvarez on that attempt.
Antti Koistinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Koistinen circles away.
Alvarez has Koistinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Koistinen is trying to stall.
Koistinen prevents Alvarez from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koistinen is looking to control Alvarez's arms but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koistinen has his back to the cage.
Koistinen is pushing Alvarez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Koistinen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Koistinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez goes for a takedown attempt but Koistinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alvarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Koistinen regains half guard, as Alvarez was trying to land strikes.
Koistinen pushes Alvarez off looking to stand but Alvarez dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koistinen is trying to stand.
Alvarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alvarez is looking to advance position but Koistinen won't allow it.
Koistinen is looking to escape.
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koistinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez stands up and beckons Koistinen to join him on the feet.
Koistinen is breathing heavily.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Koistinen moved away.
A head kick by Koistinen misses
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koistinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Koistinen throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Alvarez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koistinen doesn't seem phased though.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Koistinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen tries to bum rush Alvarez with a series of wild strikes but Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvarez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Koistinen quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez throwing shots but Koistinen is blocking nicely.
Koistinen is not content to let Alvarez control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Alvarez dominated that round.
That's time! Koistinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Alvarez misses with a body punch
and Koistinen counters with a big head kick but Alvarez shrugs it off.
Alvarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez fails with the takedown
and Koistinen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Antti Koistinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Alvarez.
Koistinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch but Koistinen keeps him there for the moment.
Alvarez wants to break free but Koistinen has control.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koistinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koistinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alvarez. That did some damage!
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Alvarez shoots for a takedown but Koistinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koistinen pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Koistinen keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koistinen into the cage.
Koistinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koistinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns Koistinen into the cage.
Alvarez is trying to break free.
Koistinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Koistinen has him pinned against the cage.
Koistinen misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koistinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Koistinen tries to tie him up.
Koistinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvarez blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koistinen lands an elbow inside.
Koistinen working aggressively here.
Koistinen keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Koistinen has him pinned against the cage.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koistinen feints and then cracks Alvarez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alvarez down.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Koistinen sprawls well.
Koistinen connects with a body shot that sends Alvarez's belly button to the back.
Koistinen lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koistinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Koistinen sprawls well.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Koistinen both land. Nice combination.
Koistinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koistinen thuds his shin into the meat of Alvarez's side.
Alvarez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Koistinen sprawls well.
Alvarez throws a nice looking combination but Koistinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koistinen pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alvarez wants to break free but Koistinen has control.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koistinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.
Koistinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koistinen prevents Alvarez from breaking the clinch.
Koistinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Koistinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Koistinen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Koistinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Antti Koistinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
and Koistinen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Koistinen instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Koistinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Koistinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Koistinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koistinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Koistinen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Koistinen finish him?
Koistinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Koistinen tries to clinch up.
Antti Koistinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Koistinen moves out of range.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koistinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez loads up on a big right hand but Koistinen slips the punch.
Horrible takedown by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Koistinen which made him look bad.
Antti Koistinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Micheal Alvarez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch but Koistinen keeps him there for the moment.
Alvarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koistinen is defending well for now.
Koistinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Koistinen tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Koistinen back against the cage.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koistinen moves to clinch but Alvarez breaks away
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Koistinen tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Koistinen circles away.
Koistinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koistinen scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alvarez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koistinen lands a two punch combo.
Koistinen scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen throws a one two combo.
Koistinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Alvarez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koistinen throws a shot to the body.
Koistinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koistinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Koistinen looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koistinen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen lands with a left to the head.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koistinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Koistinen is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Alvarez ducks right into an uppercut from Koistinen.
Alvarez misses with a two punch combination.
Antti Koistinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koistinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alvarez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alvarez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Koistinen misses with the combination.
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koistinen avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koistinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alvarez takes a step back to recover.
Koistinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez has his takedown stuffed
and Koistinen counters with a good low kick that Alvarez was not able to check.
Koistinen lunges at Alvarez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alvarez's hand.
Koistinen stalks Alvarez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alvarez's face. Alvarez staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a takedown but Koistinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alvarez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koistinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Koistinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koistinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Antti Koistinen!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Antti Koistinen!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Antti Koistinen!
Antti Koistinen wins by unanimous decision!
Antti Koistinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
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