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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kylla Ei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kylla Ei has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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289 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Koistinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kylla Ei!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koistinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Koistinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ei has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ei keeps control of Koistinen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koistinen is trying to force a seperation but Ei has the dominant position.
Koistinen breaks from the clinch.
Ei misses with a wild combination.
Juha Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Ei. No joy for Koistinen on that attempt.
Koistinen darts in looking for a takedown but Ei gets double underhooks and turns Koistinen into the cage.
Koistinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Koistinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koistinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Ei's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Koistinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Koistinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Ei sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Koistinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ei throws a left that rocks Koistinen and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ei dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Koistinen regain composure!
It looks like Juha Koistinen has been cut.
Koistinen tries to improve position but can't.
Koistinen looking for a sweep but Ei has passed into full mount! Oh no!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koistinen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koistinen is working hard here to advance position.
Koistinen is squirming around, avoiding Ei's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ei content just to control the position here.
Koistinen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ei 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.
Koistinen is squirming around, avoiding Ei's attempts to control the action.
Ei looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koistinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei controlling the position easily from mount.
Koistinen working to try and regain half guard.
Koistinen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Koistinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ei is looking to stand up but Koistinen isn't so interested in that idea.
Koistinen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ei is looking to stand up but Koistinen isn't so interested in that idea.
Koistinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ei wants to stand and escape but Koistinen is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylla Ei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juha Koistinen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koistinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ei. That did some damage!
Koistinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koistinen tries for a takedown but Ei circles away easily
letting Ei counter with a right hand.
Ei drops Koistinen with a nice combination! Ei dives into Koistinen's guard, looking to finish!
Koistinen working a defensive guard but Ei passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ei takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Koistinen tries to get to full guard but Ei has control of the leg.
Ei trying to pass the guard but Koistinen defending well.
Koistinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei wants to get up but he can't break Koistinen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Koistinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ei is one step ahead there.
Koistinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ei is aware though and is defending well.
Koistinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ei slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ei looking to pass the guard.
Koistinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Koistinen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ei is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Koistinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koistinen is trying to get back to half guard.
Koistinen is trying to work for a sweep but Ei has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ei avoids the attempt from Koistinen to control.
Ei scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koistinen?
Ei trying to control but Koistinen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Ei connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ei throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koistinen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ei controlling from the full mount.
Ei can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koistinen is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Koistinen gets back to half guard.
Koistinen wants to control but Ei is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koistinen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Koistinen keeping moving, preventing Ei from controlling successfully.
Koistinen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ei stacks Koistinen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ei!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koistinen tries to buck Ei off but Ei is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylla Ei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juha Koistinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Ei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koistinen.
Koistinen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ei takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Koistinen tries for a kimura but Ei is defending well.
Koistinen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koistinen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Koistinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ei keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koistinen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Koistinen tries for a kimura but Ei is defending well.
Ei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ei is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Koistinen is controlling him well.
Koistinen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ei has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Koistinen but great work by Ei.
Koistinen is trying to control Ei's posture but Ei avoids it.
Koistinen gets back to half guard.
Ei tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Koistinen.
Ei not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ei trying to control from half guard but Koistinen is working away.
Koistinen manages to get to full guard.
Koistinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ei wants to stand but Koistinen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ei postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ei wants to stand but Koistinen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Koistinen has his foot on Ei's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ei works his way back into a safe position though.
Ei has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koistinen is proving hard to escape from.
Ei must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Koistinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ei defends well.
Koistinen working for a triangle but Ei defends it easily.
Koistinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four 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.
Ei wants to control from the top but Koistinen keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Ei misses.
Ei throws a series of punches but Koistinen moves out of range.
Koistinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ei is fending him off so far but Koistinen persists. Nope, Ei circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Koistinen with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koistinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Juha Koistinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koistinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koistinen's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Juha Koistinen.
Well Ei has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylla Ei!
In his post fight interview, Kylla Ei gave a big smile as he said 'JUHA AHOKAS! You absolutely suck!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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