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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kalevi Koski (ranked 895 p4p, 42 weight class) and Tobias Marshall (ranked 1740 p4p, 78 weight class). 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalevi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobias Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab by Koski.
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Koski slips the punch.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Marshall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koski with a body shot.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
Koski lands a right hook to the body.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koski.
Nice uppercut lands for Koski. That snapped Marshall's head back.
That kick from Koski tenderised Marshall's leg. Marshall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marshall ducks right into an uppercut from Koski.
Marshall's coach down at Tōshi was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marshall's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski throws a lazy body kick
and Marshall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koski tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski throws a lazy body kick
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Koski throws a good cross that connects.
Marshall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marshall takes one to the side of the head.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marshall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Koski throws a lazy uppercut
and Marshall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marshall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koski lands a head shot.
Jab by Marshall.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marshall dodges the punch combination from Koski.
We've been told by Koski's head coaches at Julius Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marshall on the side of the head.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Koski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Koski tries a low kick but Marshall avoids it.
Koski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koski.
Koski is looking to land body kicks.
A countering left hand to the body from Marshall misses.
Marshall scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Koski. That snapped Marshall's head back.
Koski misses with a lunging right hand
and Marshall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marshall misses with a hook
and Marshall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marshall counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a nice shot that snaps Koski's head back.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Marshall misses.
Koski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marshall has time to react.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koski.
Marshall moves forwards but Koski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Marshall misses.
Marshall misses with a hook.
Koski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marshall counters with a one-two to the body.
Marshall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koski counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski misses with a jab to the body
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Marshall lands a glancing blow to the side of Koski's head.
Marshall scores with a body shot.
Koski swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Marshall counter with a right hand.
Koski missing with a left hand there. Marshall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koski throws a hook to the side of Marshall's head but Marshall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Marshall misses.
Koski fires out a quick counter leg kick but Marshall just manages to avoid it.
Koski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marshall's sensitive parts.
Koski misses with a hook
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marshall blocks a head kick by Koski.
Marshall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Kalevi Koski will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Koski circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Koski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marshall.
Marshall moves away from the strike by Koski.
Marshall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marshall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marshall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marshall misses with an uppercut. Koski saw that one coming.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Koski.
Koski throws a front kick that sends Marshall stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marshall. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marshall punishes Koski's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski lands with a right hand.
Marshall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marshall scores with a jab to the body.
Koski scoring well with a low kick there.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Koski pushes Marshall away with a front kick.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marshall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marshall. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marshall at a distance.
Marshall throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koski motions for Marshall to come forward. Koski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Koski. That snapped Marshall's head back.
Koski connects with an inside leg kick.
Koski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koski misses with a lunging right hand
and Marshall counters with a left to the body.
Koski lands a jab to the head.
Marshall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koski counters with a thumping low kick.
Marshall misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall defending well as Koski loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Marshall checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Marshall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Koski misses with a body punch
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marshall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koski.
Koski doesn't manage to clinch there - Marshall circles away.
Marshall slips a jab from Koski.
Marshall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marshall blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Marshall on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marshall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Marshall defending well as Koski loads up on a big left hand.
Marshall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski connects with a solid leg kick.
Marshall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koski counters with a nice uppercut.
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Koski takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Koski jabs at Marshall's body.
Koski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Koski thows a body kick. Marshall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Koski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Koski misses with a body kick.
Marshall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Marshall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marshall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marshall is able to avoid easily.
Marshall tries to counter by closing the distance.
Koski gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Marshall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marshall can do to turn this around?
Marshall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koski can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marshall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kalevi Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Koski misses.
Koski misses the jab.
Koski throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalevi Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall moves out of range as Koski strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marshall! But no joy.
Koski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marshall tries to keep at a distance but Koski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marshall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marshall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Koski - that landed with a thud.
Koski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marshall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koski lands a left hand.
Marshall lands a hook that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Koski tries to throw a body punch but Marshall avoids it by throwing Koski back against the cage.
Koski lands a left hand.
Koski manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Marshall.
Tobias Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalevi Koski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall throws an off balance right hand
and Koski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koski scores with a jab to the body.
Koski misses with a body punch
enabling Marshall to counter with a crisp jab.
Koski misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Koski misses its intended target.
Koski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marshall's head backwards.
Marshall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koski is looking to slow Marshall down with leg kicks.
Koski lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Marshall misses.
Koski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marshall's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski misses with a jab to the body
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
Koski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marshall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marshall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Marshall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marshall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marshall scores with a nice head shot.
Marshall throws a combination that misses
and Koski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski slips a jab from Marshall.
Marshall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koski slips a straight right by Marshall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands a jab to Marshall's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Koski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Marshall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marshall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marshall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marshall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marshall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koski.
Koski looks to land a left hand but Marshall moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marshall! But no joy.
Koski throws a head kick that Marshall semi-blocks.
Koski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalevi Koski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalevi Koski!
A relieved looking Kalevi Koski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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