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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Baals (ranked 1301 p4p, 139 weight class) and Kalevi Koski (ranked 1878 p4p, 197 weight class). Harry Baals has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Baals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalevi Koski!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baals tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Baals.
Koski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baals misses with a body shot.
Baals has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heritage Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Baals misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koski! But no joy.
An inside leg kick from Baals misses.
Koski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koski misses with a lunging right hand
letting Baals counter with a right hand.
Baals fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koski.
Koski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baals really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Koski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baals.
Harry Baals seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski walks into a straight right hand from Baals.
Koski scores with a push kick.
Koski cracks Baals with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baals misses with a hook
and Koski counters with an inside leg kick.
Baals throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baals misses with a looping left.
Baals throws a jab but it's blocked by Koski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baals throws a shot from downtown. Koski moves away and avoids it.
Koski lands with a nice body punch.
Koski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baals checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Koski.
Baals paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baals. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski scoring well with a low kick there.
Baals just misses with a punch to the body.
Baals misses the jab.
Koski moves out of range of the body kick from Baals.
Koski is looking to slow Baals down with leg kicks.
Koski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baals throws out the jab.
Kalevi Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baals jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baals throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koski! But no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baals has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baals and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koski. That's going to slow Baals down.
Baals gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baals throws a low kick, looking for Koski's leg but Koski calmly moves out of range.
Koski cracks Baals with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koski.
Baals staying out of range there.
Koski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baals takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Baals blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws out a loose jab but Baals uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baals misses with a kick to the body.
Baals fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Baals takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baals blocks a jab.
Baals is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Koski.
Baals is rocked!
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Baals is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koski lands a left and a right that send Baals crashing to the mat, dazed. Koski thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baals scores with a nice right hand.
Koski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baals.
A little jabbing left from Koski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koski misses the jab.
Koski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baals fails with a takedown attempt.
Baals seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baals throws a solid leg kick but Koski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baals.
Baals thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski scores with a nice body kick.
Baals blocks a leg kick.
Koski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baals uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Koski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baals.
Baals displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koski throws out the jab.
Koski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baals is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koski.
Koski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baals misses with a body shot
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
Baals plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Koski lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Koski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baals throws a shot from downtown. Koski moves away and avoids it.
Baals fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Baals lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A swing and a miss from Baals.
Koski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baals tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koski is able to avoid easily.
Koski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Koski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koski takes a swing at Baals's ribcage but misses.
Koski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baals.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Baals swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Baals throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baals takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Baals throws a series of punches but Koski avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Koski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baals tries a low kick but Koski avoids it.
Baals throws a big shot that misses.
Koski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koski moves out of range as Baals strikes.
Baals is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baals throws a body kick that misses.
Koski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baals. That did some damage!
Baals takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baals swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koski connects with a leg kick. Baals looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koski throws a hook but Baals avoids it easily.
Baals appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Koski slips a jab from Baals.
Koski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Baals saw that one coming.
Baals changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Koski throws a body kick that misses.
Baals waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.
Koski tests Baals's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koski looks to land a left hand but Baals moved out of range nicely.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baals misses with a body shot.
Baals staying out of range there.
Baals ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koski moves away.
Baals throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koski throws a hook to the side of Baals's head but Baals sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baals tries a head kick but it misses.
Baals smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baals throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski scores with a decent looking hook.
Baals lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baals throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baals moves out of range as Koski strikes.
Baals clobbers Koski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baals thows a body kick. Koski tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Baals. Beautiful body shot.
Baals throws a body shot but no joy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Koski in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Koski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baals. That did some damage!
Baals defending well as Koski loads up on a big left hand.
Koski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baals lands with a right hand.
Baals lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Baals throws an overhand right that lands on Koski's shoulder, as Koski tries to avoid the shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Baals might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Baals throws a leg kick which misses Koski's front leg but catches the back leg as Koski tries to avoid it.
Koski avoids the body shot from Baals.
Koski blocks a jab.
Baals looks to land a combination but Koski avoids it well.
Koski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baals misses with a body shot
and Koski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Koski.
Koski jabs at Baals's body.
Koski cracks Baals with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Baals.
Koski throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Baals misses its intended target.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski moves into the clinch.
Baals misses with a body punch.
Baals misses with a body punch.
Baals has a couple of punches blocked by Koski.
Koski misses with some punches.
Baals blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baals slowing the pace effectively.
Koski swings wildly with an uppercut but Baals uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baals lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Baals will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baals.
Koski moves away from the strike by Baals.
Kalevi Koski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koski throws a sloppy head kick
and Baals counters with a shoot takedown. Koski fights it but they end up in guard.
Koski trying to keep a closed guard but Baals is proving a slippery customer.
Baals in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baals is working Koski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baals got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Baals has managed to get both his arms back between Koski's legs - danger averted.
Koski is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baals postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baals wants to control from the top but Koski keeps moving.
Baals being controlled here momentarily.
Koski controls Baals momentarily but Baals frees himself.
Baals will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Good work by Baals as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Baals does no damage.
Koski lands with a shot to the body.
Koski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Baals uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koski.
Baals throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baals throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baals moves out of range as Koski strikes.
Koski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baals is out of range.
Baals tries to work over Koski's front leg with a kick but Koski checks it.
Baals throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Koski tenderised Baals's leg. Baals is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baals misses with a head kick.
Koski blocks a head kick by Baals.
Baals fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good work by Koski as he checks the leg kick.
Baals jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Baals catches Koski right on the button with a cross.
Baals misses with a hook. Koski ducked under it nicely.
Koski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Baals misses.
Baals with a nice cross.
Baals throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baals manages to avoid it.
Baals appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Koski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Baals's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baals's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baals scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski stuns Baals with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Koski.
Koski just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBaals.
Baals on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Koski finds it's way through Baals's defenses.
Baals tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
BOOM! Koski lands a beautiful left hook that drops Baals. Baals tries to recover but Koski is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Baals lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalevi Koski!
A very excited looking Kalevi Koski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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