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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Montgomery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onni Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montgomery comes to the cage accompanied by Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
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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 New York, Jason Montgomery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onni Koski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery lands a slapping body shot.
Montgomery looks to land a combination but Koski avoids it well.
And Koski tries to counter it with a takedown but Montgomery pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Koski dodges the punch combination from Montgomery.
Montgomery uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Montgomery lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Montgomery lands with a nice body punch.
Jason Montgomery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Montgomery misses its intended target.
Koski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Koski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Montgomery there as he acknowledges the shot.
Montgomery misses with a double jab
and Koski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Montgomery scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Koski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Montgomery swings widly with a right hand
and Koski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Koski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Montgomery seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Koski's guard.
Montgomery controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Koski pulls Montgomery in close to his closed guard and prevents Montgomery from doing any damage or advancing position.
Montgomery controlling from the top position.
Montgomery has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery stands and throws Koski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Koski seems a little lost for a moment, as Montgomery dominates the positioning.
Montgomery creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Koski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Montgomery is staying tight to Koski's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Montgomery looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jason Montgomery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Montgomery lands a right hook to the body.
Montgomery swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Koski changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Koski defending well as Montgomery loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Montgomery dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Koski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jason Montgomery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Montgomery as Koski shoots in.
A punch combination from Montgomery misses.
Koski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Montgomery throws a nice looking combination but Koski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koski slips a jab from Montgomery.
Koski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Montgomery defends it well.
Koski forces Montgomery back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski wants a takedown.
Montgomery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski stalling against the cage.
Montgomery has a couple of punches blocked by Koski.
Montgomery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montgomery misses with some punches.
Montgomery misses with the head strike.
Montgomery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montgomery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with the head strike.
Koski blocks an uppercut.
Montgomery wants to get back to striking at distance but Koski won't allow it.
The referee calls for Koski to work.
Montgomery leaning against his opponent.
Montgomery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montgomery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koski can do to turn this around?
Montgomery leaning against his opponent.
Montgomery has a couple of punches blocked by Koski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery tries to break free but Koski pushes him back against the cage.
Montgomery looking to stall.
Montgomery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Montgomery tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Koski is in Montgomery's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koski throws an elbow that misses. Montgomery uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koski's guard. Nice move by Montgomery!
Montgomery prevents Koski from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery stays in close to Koski's body and controls the position.
Koski wants to improve his position but instead Montgomery has moved into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Montgomery keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Montgomery dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montgomery.
Montgomery appears to be looking for a big counter.
Montgomery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Montgomery cracks Koski with a good jab.
Montgomery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jason Montgomery is winning the standup battle so far.
Montgomery missing with a left hand there. Koski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koski with the counter takedown but Montgomery avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Montgomery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski has closed the distance and engaged Montgomery in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Koski lands a right hand.
Montgomery can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Koski lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Montgomery.
Montgomery managing to block the knees to the body from Koski.
Koski throws a punch but it's blocked by Montgomery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koski has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Montgomery.
Koski prevents Montgomery from breaking the clinch.
Koski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Montgomery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koski effectively controlling the action here.
Montgomery lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Koski gets through Montgomery's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koski has Montgomery pressed against the cage, preventing Montgomery from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onni Koski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Montgomery up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montgomery looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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 Jason Montgomery.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Montgomery, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Montgomery!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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