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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otso Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otso Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlton Leach!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski feints and then cracks Leach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leach down.
A clash of legs there as Leach blocks the low kick.
Koski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leach is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leach.
Koski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leach's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Leach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good work by Leach as he checks the leg kick.
Koski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big right from Koski misses.
Koski has closed the distance and engaged Leach in a clinch.
A short left from Leach.
Leach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koski is defending well for now.
Leach working aggressively here.
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Leach misses with some punches.
Koski stalling in the clinch but Leach improves position.
Leach throws a head punch that misses.
Leach pushes Koski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Carlton Leach has been cut.
Koski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leach tries to break free but Koski pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach takes an elbow to the temple.
Leach tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koski avoids it.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Leach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koski is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leach.
Leach dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
Leach blocks an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Leach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leach's corner calls for a 1-2. Leach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leach.
Koski throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski darts in and clinches Leach up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach scores with a shoulder strike.
Leach misses with a knee strike.
Leach has a couple of punches blocked by Koski.
Koski has a couple of punches blocked by Leach.
Koski lands a left hand.
Koski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leach avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
The referee calls for Koski to work.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koski managing to block the knees to the body from Leach.
Leach is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskis head.
Koski breaks from the clinch.
Koski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leach looks to throw the jab but Koski is out of range.
Koski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good work by Koski as he checks the leg kick.
Leach has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Leach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach looks to land a left hand but Koski moved out of range nicely.
Koski lands a nice shot that snaps Leach's head back.
Koski is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Koski throws a leg kick which misses Leach's front leg but catches the back leg as Leach tries to avoid it.
Leach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koski.
Some bone on bone action there as Leach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koski drives through and clinches with Leach against the cage.
Leach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leach avoids a wild elbow strike from Koski.
Nice elbow from Koski.
Koski tries to work over Leach's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leach as Koski tries to tie him up.
A bit of stalling here from Koski.
A nice left hand lands by Leach.
Koski throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koski lands with a light punch inside.
Leach swings wildly with an uppercut but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Koski.
Koski misses with a punch on the inside.
Koski has Leach pressed against the cage.
Koski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koski wants to stall.
Leach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Koski.
That has opened up Carlton Leach's cut even more.
Koski is looking to control Leach's arms but Leach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koski has his back to the cage.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koski.
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 Otso Koski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlton Leach's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Koski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leach doesn't seem phased though.
Leach lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Koski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leach lands a right hand.
Leach dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Koski controlling the action here for a moment.
Leach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koski clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leach missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Leach fails to land.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Leach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leach lands a nice uppercut.
Leach misses with a punch on the inside.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Leach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koski looking to slow down the pace here.
Koski throws an elbow that misses.
Koski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leach trying to control the position but instead, Koski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leach into the cage.
Leach misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leach's brow.
Leach dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leach is keeping busy.
Koski throws an elbow that misses.
Koski digs a right hand into Leach's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leach's gas tank.
Koski tries to stall but Leach uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koski struggles to land a body shot inside as Leach controls his hands.
Koski manages to break the clinch.
Koski pushes Leach up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koski lands a nice shot to the body.
Koski misses with a body punch.
Koski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koski misses with a hook. Leach ducked under it nicely.
Koski connects with a solid leg kick.
Leach is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Leach lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leach avoids the body shot from Koski.
Leach uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koski.
Koski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Koski.
Leach throws a shot to the body.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Leach lands with a hook. Koski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leach sizes up Koski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leach blocks a jab.
Leach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach staying out of range there.
Koski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leach, pushing him back against the cage.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Leach controls the action.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Leach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Otso Koski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koski lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Koski.
Leach blocks the elbow strike.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leach wants to stall.
Koski stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Leach's brow.
Koski misses with an elbow over the top.
Koski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leach's defenses.
Koski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koski trying to control the position but instead, Leach has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koski into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski managing to block the knees to the body from Leach.
Leach is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leach fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Koski.
Leach misses with the head strike.
Koski lands a shot to the body.
Koski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Koski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Koski for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Leach is trying to stall.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Koski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Leach's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Koski scores with a sloppy right hand. Leach should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Leach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski instigates a clinch.
Koski slows down the pace here.
Leach lands a left hand.
Leach takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leach's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Leach swings wildly with an uppercut but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leach has a couple of punches blocked by Koski.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leach avoids a wild elbow strike from Koski.
Koski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leach can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leach - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Leach lands with a short shot to the head.
Koski lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Carlton Leach's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Koski lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Koski.
Leach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koski avoiding damage as Leach throws knees to the body.
Koski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leach's defenses.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Leach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Leach dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koski.
Leach is rocked!
Carlton Leach's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Koski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leach is still on wobbly legs! Can Koski finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlton Leach's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Otso Koski!
A victorious Otso Koski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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