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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Merle Highchurch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onni Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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184 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Merle Highchurch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onni Koski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highchurch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Highchurch.
Koski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Highchurch has a takedown stuffed.
Highchurch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koski dives in and scores a takedown into Highchurch's guard.
Highchurch pushes Koski off and scrambles back to his feet.
Koski slaps away a takedown attempt from Highchurch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merle Highchurch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Highchurch. Highchurch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highchurch misses with a takedown attempt
and Koski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horrible takedown attempt by Highchurch or perhaps it was just good defense by Koski, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Koski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Highchurch throws a head kick but Koski moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koski, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Koski.
Highchurch seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Koski works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Koski.
Highchurch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koski pinned against the cage. Koski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highchurch with a poor takedown
and Koski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Highchurch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koski defends it nicely.
Koski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Koski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Highchurch moves forwards but Koski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highchurch doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Koski counter with a right hand.
Highchurch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Highchurch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Highchurch throws a lazy head kick
and Koski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Highchurch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koski sprawls well. Koski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Highchurch gets slowly back to his feet.
Highchurch closes the distance and clinches up with Koski, looking for a takedown. Highchurch pushes Koski against the cage but Koski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Koski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Koski throws a right and a left that Highchurch avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highchurch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koski sprawls well. Koski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Highchurch gets slowly back to his feet.
Highchurch has his takedown stuffed
and Koski counters with a series of strikes. Highchurch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Highchurch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Highchurch is looking to counter the offense by Koski and move into the clinch.
Koski is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Highchurch had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Highchurch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Highchurch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Highchurch is breathing heavily.
Highchurch tries for a takedown but Koski circles away easily
and Highchurch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onni Koski dominated that round.
That's time! Highchurch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good shot there by Koski.
Koski lands with an uppercut that bounces Highchurch off the cage and back into range.
Highchurch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koski avoids it really well and circles away.
Koski lands a really nice looking cross but Highchurch seems unphased.
Koski might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highchurch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koski defends well and Highchurch ends up having to push Koski into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Highchurch shoots for a takedown but Koski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merle Highchurch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Highchurch fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Highchurch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koski avoids it really well and circles away.
Highchurch walks into a stiff left hand from Koski.
Highchurch has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highchurch has a takedown stuffed.
Highchurch misses with a left hand
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
Onni Koski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Koski.
Merle Highchurch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Highchurch shoots in for a takedown but Koski shows good takedown defense.
Koski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koski misses with a jab, cross combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Highchurch misses its target.
Highchurch fails with the takedown
and Koski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Highchurch thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Highchurch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koski as he jumps to the side.
Koski tries to bum rush Highchurch with a series of wild strikes but Highchurch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Highchurch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koski's waist but Koski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Highchurch off to one side.
It seemed like Koski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Highchurch shoots for a double leg takedown but Koski sprawls well. He's pushed Highchurch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koski connects with a crisp jab.
Highchurch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koski as he avoids it easily.
Highchurch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Highchurch does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koski digs a good hook to Highchurch's body.
Highchurch misses with a lunging right hand
and Koski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Highchurch throws a lazy body kick
and Koski counters with a nice uppercut.
Highchurch misses with a takedown
and Koski counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Highchurch fails with the takedown
and Highchurch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski digs a good hook to Highchurch's body.
Koski lands a nice shot that snaps Highchurch's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onni Koski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Koski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koski cracks Highchurch with a good jab.
Highchurch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Highchurch darts in looking for a takedown but Koski gets double underhooks and turns Highchurch into the cage.
A little jabbing left from Koski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Highchurch slips under a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Highchurch. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Highchurch shoots for a takedown but Koski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koski, as that shot connected.
Highchurch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merle Highchurch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highchurch ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Koski lands a jab to Highchurch's midsection.
Highchurch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koski finds it's way round the side to connect with Highchurch's head.
Highchurch with a poor takedown
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Highchurch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Highchurch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Highchurch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Highchurch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koski scores with the left hand. Highchurch knows he should have avoided that one.
Highchurch shoots in but Koski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highchurch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left and a right from Koski both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski scores with a decent looking hook.
Highchurch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koski lands a jab.
Koski swinging wildly here.
Highchurch is looking to counter the offense by Koski and move into the clinch.
Koski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highchurch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koski misses with a body shot.
Highchurch misses with a takedown attempt - Koski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Highchurch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koski defends it nicely.
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.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Highchurch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Highchurch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Highchurch moves away.
Highchurch shoots for a takedown but Koski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Highchurch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Highchurch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Koski.
Highchurch throws a push kick but Koski slaps the foot to one side.
Koski throws out a counter right but Highchurch avoids it with no problem.
Merle Highchurch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onni Koski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koski dips to his left and cracks Highchurch with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Onni Koski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koski 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 James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onni Koski!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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