Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: RFL 016 Krause vs Machado
Date: Mar 25, 2017

#R1##CL#
Koski gets tackled into the cage by Rutten. Rutten maintains the clinch.
Rutten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koski misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koski.
Nice elbow from Koski.
Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Koski manages to break the clinch.
Rutten throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
Koski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Koski.
Rutten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Koski.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski misses with a wild combination.
Koski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rutten is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten slips under a jab.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Koski circles away.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koski has time to react.
Koski slips a straight right by Rutten.#T1#
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Koski moved out of range.
It seemed like Koski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koski slips under a jab from Rutten.
Koski connects with an inside leg kick.
OH! Koski has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Rutten smells blood and charges in for the finish! Rutten unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Koski sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bas Rutten!
Bas Rutten seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RFL 009 Fiddler vs Tigiev
Date: Feb 25, 2017

#R1#
Alvarez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Koski.
Koski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alvarez is able to avoid easily.
Koski moves out of range of the strikes.
Alvarez moves out of range as Koski strikes.
Koski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.#TD#
Alvarez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is thwarting Koski's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Koski is defending against the submission attempts here by Alvarez.
Koski is looking to escape.#T1#
Alvarez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koski won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount.
Koski trying to control from the bottom.
Alvarez is controlling the pace.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Koski is defending well.
Koski is trying to stand back up but Alvarez is controlling him
Koski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alvarez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Koski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koski is pushing Alvarez's head away, looking to escape. Alvarez manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Koski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T3##SUB#
Alvarez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Koski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Alvarez's guard! Nice work there by Koski! #SUB#
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koski wants to stand but Alvarez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Alvarez trying to keep a closed guard but Koski is proving a slippery customer. #T4#
Alvarez has a closed guard, preventing Koski from standing up.
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Koski being controlled here momentarily. #SUB#
Alvarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvarez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koski wants to stand but Alvarez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Otso Koski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Alvarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvarez.
Alvarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Alvarez misses.
Koski misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a stiff right hand.
Koski throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez checks a low kick from Koski.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Koski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Koski punishes Alvarez's body with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koski is fending him off so far but Alvarez persists. Nope, Koski circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Eduardo Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alvarez tries to bum rush Koski with a series of wild strikes but Koski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1#
Alvarez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koski blocks a jab.
Alvarez drops his hands momentarily and Koski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Koski.
Koski has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvarez checks a leg kick.
Alvarez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Koski is having none of it.
Otso Koski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Alvarez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Koski misses its intended target.
Alvarez throws out a powerful jab.#TD#
Alvarez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Koski did well to prevent Alvarez getting side control.#T2#
Koski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Alvarez is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Koski to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez won't allow Koski to sweep him here.
Alvarez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Alvarez stops Koski from standing up.
Alvarez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T3#
Alvarez pushes down on Koski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Koski is looking to escape.
Alvarez wants to control but Koski is keeping him busy.
Koski is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Alvarez seems to be working for a kimura but Koski defends the submission attempt.
Koski trying to control here. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Alvarez stops Koski from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koski swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Koski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL#
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koski throws an elbow but misses. #TD#
Alvarez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alvarez manages to end up in side control.#SUB#
Alvarez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Koski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Koski is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Otso Koski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Alvarez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Koski throws a leg kick but Alvarez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvarez attempts a counter takedown but Koski avoids it well and moves away.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koski. Koski obviously looking to wear him down.
Koski lands with an uppercut that bounces Alvarez off the cage and back into range.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
Alvarez cracks Koski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvarez shoots for a takedown but Koski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koski moves away from the strike by Alvarez.
Koski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Koski to counter with a crisp jab.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez lands a jab to Koski's midsection.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Koski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Koski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Koski misses.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez feinted with a counter takedown.#T1#
Koski lands a jab to the nose.
Otso Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Koski coming out on top.
Good work by Alvarez as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Koski.
Alvarez slips under a jab from Koski.#CL#
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Koski.
Good body shot from Alvarez.
Koski looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Come on Koski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koskis head.
Alvarez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koski working aggressively here.
Koski lands a body shot.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Koski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
Koski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Koski as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Koski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Koski.
Alvarez tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez goes for a takedown attempt but Koski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Koski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Koski misses.
Koski scores with a jab to the head. #T3#
Koski swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range. #CL#
Alvarez rushes Koski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koski lands an elbow just above Alvarez 's eye.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alvarez tries for a takedown but Koski manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch but Koski improves position.
Eduardo Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Koski gets an underhook and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Koski throws an elbow that misses.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alvarez is working Koski over against the cage.
Koski stalling the fight.
Alvarez is stalling here.
Alvarez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
The referee is keeping an eye on Koski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alvarez avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage. #BC2#
Koski breaks from the clinch.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Koski cracks Alvarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koski jabs at Alvarez's body.
A big left from Koski misses.
Otso Koski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koski lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koski. Koski obviously looking to wear him down.
Alvarez throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
Koski clobbers Alvarez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alvarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski scores with a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otso 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Koski!
A very excited looking Otso 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.

Event: RFL 004 Akulenko vs Koski
Date: Feb 08, 2017

#R1#
Akulenko with a nice cross.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Akulenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akulenko cracks a nice hook into Koski's ribs.
Akulenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Akulenko.
Akulenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akulenko.
Akulenko moves out of range as Koski strikes.
A swing and a miss from Koski.
Akulenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Casino in the buildup to the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akulenko, right into the meat.
Akulenko misses with a hook.
Koski wants to land a leg kick but Akulenko is out of range.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski avoids the body shot from Akulenko.
Koski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akulenko looks to land a left hand but Koski moved out of range nicely.
Akulenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Koski throws a solid leg kick but Akulenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koski.
Koski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akulenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Koski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akulenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Akulenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koski to score with a decent uppercut.#ROC2#
Akulenko is rocked!
Koski misses with a left hand
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Akulenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koski misses with a leg kick
and Akulenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akulenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Koski misses with a low kick as Akulenko jumps back.
Akulenko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Koski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akulenko slips a straight right by Koski.
A big left from Koski misses.
Koski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koski swats away the attempt to clinch by Akulenko.#T2#
Akulenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good work by Akulenko as he checks the leg kick.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Koski misses with an uppercut
and Akulenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Akulenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koski's head backwards.
Akulenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Koski is just out of range.
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Akulenko.
Akulenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Akulenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Akulenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koski throws a body punch but Akulenko moves out of range.
Nice shot by Koski.
Akulenko closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Koski lunges at Akulenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akulenko's hand.
Akulenko slips a straight right by Koski.
A swing and a miss from Koski.
A big right from Koski misses. #T3#
Koski sizes up Akulenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Akulenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Akulenko is just out of range.
Koski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akulenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Akulenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
A big left from Koski misses.
Akulenko looks to land a left hand but Koski moved out of range nicely.
Koski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koski looks to throw the jab but Akulenko is out of range.
Koski scores with a hook.
Koski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akulenko.
Koski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akulenko.
Akulenko misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T4#
Akulenko scores with a nice right hand.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Akulenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Akulenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koski throws a hook but Akulenko blocks it.
Koski misses with a looping left.
And Akulenko counters with a quick kick to the body but Koski blocks it.
Koski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akulenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akulenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koski connects with a looping right hand.
Koski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Akulenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Koski.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Akulenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akulenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akulenko.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akulenko.
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 Eugeniy Akulenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Koski walks into a straight right hand from Akulenko.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Akulenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Akulenko is just out of range.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Akulenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Akulenko connects with a crisp jab.
Koski looks to land a right hand but Akulenko moved out of range.
Akulenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Akulenko misses with the combination.
Koski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Akulenko.
Akulenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eugeniy Akulenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Akulenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akulenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koski. Koski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Akulenko misses.
Akulenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T1#
Koski blocks the body kick.
Koski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Akulenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akulenko throws a leg kick which misses Koski's front leg but catches the back leg as Koski tries to avoid it.
Akulenko looks to land a right hand but Koski moved out of range.
Akulenko throws a hook to the side of Koski's head but Koski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koski misses with a low kick as Akulenko jumps back.
Akulenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akulenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Koski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akulenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koski.
Koski misses with a hook.
Akulenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Akulenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Koski cracks Akulenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akulenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T2#
Akulenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koski on the side of the head.
Akulenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koski can do to turn this around?
Akulenko misses with a straight left.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Akulenko misses the target.
Koski misses with a hook
and Akulenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akulenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Akulenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koski wants to land a leg kick but Akulenko is out of range.
Akulenko feints and then cracks Koski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koski down.
The fighters circling - Akulenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akulenko tests Koski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akulenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akulenko lands with a cross.
Akulenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koski lands a right hook to the body.
Koski works the jab nicely.#T3#
Koski avoids the body shot from Akulenko.
Akulenko lands with an overhand left.
Akulenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Koski misses with a looping right.
A jab from Koski misses.
A low kick from Koski misses
and Akulenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akulenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koski's sensitive parts.
Akulenko throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akulenko.
Akulenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Akulenko misses the target.
Koski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akulenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koski.
Koski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akulenko scores with a body shot.
Akulenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akulenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T4#
Koski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koski moves out of range of the strikes.
Koski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski misses with a hook
and Akulenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akulenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akulenko.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Koski misses its intended target.
Koski tries to work over Akulenko's front leg with a kick but Akulenko checks it.
Akulenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Koski.
Akulenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koski throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koski throws a jab when Akulenko was well out of range.
Akulenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Koski should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Akulenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugeniy Akulenko dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Koski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Akulenko is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Koski misses the target.
Koski misses the shot to the body.
Akulenko is looking to counter punch.
Koski scores with a jab.
Akulenko takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Akulenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akulenko thuds his right hand into Koski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akulenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koski.
Akulenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akulenko takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Akulenko counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akulenko.
Koski slips under a jab from Akulenko.
Koski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akulenko's head backwards.
Koski misses with a straight left.
Akulenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T1#
Akulenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akulenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koski momentarily.
Koski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koski walks into a jab.
Akulenko throws a low kick but Koski moves out of range easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Akulenko!
Akulenko moves away from the strike by Koski.
Akulenko connects with a jab.
Akulenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koski counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Koski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akulenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koski throws a hook but Akulenko blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Akulenko.
Akulenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koski on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akulenko misses with a body shot. #T2#
A swing and a miss from Koski.
Akulenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Koski misses.
Akulenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koski lands a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Akulenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akulenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akulenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akulenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koski throws a shot from downtown. Akulenko moves away and avoids it.
Akulenko staying out of range there.
A big right from Koski misses.
Akulenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akulenko missing with a left hand there. Koski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Koski misses with a body shot.
Akulenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akulenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koski.
Akulenko lands with a right hand.
Koski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koski jabs Akulenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akulenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koski tries to work over Akulenko's front leg with a kick but Akulenko checks it.
Akulenko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koski has time to react.
Akulenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Akulenko jabs at Koski's body.
Akulenko lands a leg kick that knocks Koski off balance momentarily.
Akulenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Koski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koski throws a low kick but Akulenko avoids it.
Koski throws a good cross that connects.
Otso Koski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Akulenko. #T4#
Koski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akulenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akulenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Akulenko blocks the leg kick.
Akulenko throwing a counter right hand but Koski manages to avoid it.
Akulenko connects with a single shot there.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Akulenko ducks down to avoid it.
Koski throws a jab when Akulenko was well out of range.
Akulenko avoids the body shot from Koski.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akulenko.
Akulenko misses with a looping left.
Akulenko blocks a jab.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akulenko moves away.
Koski throws an off balance right hand
and Akulenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akulenko throws out a powerful jab.
Akulenko catches Koski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugeniy Akulenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akulenko 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugeniy Akulenko!
Eugeniy Akulenko decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: CFC 405
Date: Nov 04, 2016

#R1#
Koski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT#
It looks like Kron Silva has been cut.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Silva. #TD2#
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koski's head.
Koski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
My spies in The Shark Tank inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Koski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is thwarting Koski's attempts to control the position.
Silva stalling. #T1#
Koski is looking to improve his position.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Koski is looking to improve his position.
Koski wants to control but Silva is keeping busy. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Koski tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Koski misses with a hook.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Koski missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koski lands a jab.
Koski catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva cracks a nice hook into Koski's ribs.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.#TD2#
Koski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Koski wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Silva manages to pass to side control. #REVR#
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3#
Koski wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Koski wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Koski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Koski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koski is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Koski working to try and regain half guard.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koski is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
It looks like Silva might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kron Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kron Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Koski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva moves away from the strike by Koski.
Silva throws a right hand that Koski ducks under and follows up with a left that Koski also avoids with ease.
Koski is looking for a counter combo.
Koski lands a nice shot to the body.
Koski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva thuds his right hand into Koski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Otso Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Koski throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Koski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Koski.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Koski moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Koski.
Silva throws a hook but Koski blocks it.#T1#
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koski.
Koski cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
We've been told by Koski's head coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva jabs Koski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koski.
Koski sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koski lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch. #T2#
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!
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
A frustrated look appears on Koski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koski's elbow.
Koski has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Koski controls his hands.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koski taking a breather.
Koski looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koski lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Koski controls his hands.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T3#
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koski throws an elbow but misses.
Koski struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva misses with some punches.
Koski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Koski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
That has opened up Kron Silva's cut even more.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva tries to stall but Koski uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T4#
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva gets through Koski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva cracks Koski with a nice body shot.
Koski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Koski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Koski blocks a body shot from Silva.
Koski misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva pushes Koski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Kron Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koski blocks a body shot from Silva.
Silva stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kron Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kron Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Silva moves into the clinch.
Koski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koski lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
A short left from Silva.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koski.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Koski tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Koski prevents a body shot from Silva. #BC#
Koski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koski throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Koski throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Koski misses the jab.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Koski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Koski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
Silva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koski tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koski throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koski.
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Otso Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lands a nice hook to Koski's body. Koski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koski moves away from the strike by Silva.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!#CL2#
Koski gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koski blocks a body shot from Silva.
Koski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koski's elbow.
Koski is trying to break free.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a body shot from Koski. #T3#
Koski lands an elbow inside. #CUT#
The cut above Kron Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Koski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koski lands a nice elbow.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC#
Koski manages to break the clinch.
Koski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Koski throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Koski throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Otso Koski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Koski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koski paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD2#
Silva scores with a takedown into Koski's guard.
Silva stops Koski from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Koski.

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 Otso Koski.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: CFC 399
Date: Oct 14, 2016

#R1#
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Koski slips the punch.
Koski swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monroe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koski thuds his right hand into Monroe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koski cracks Monroe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Koski misses with a hook. Monroe ducked under it nicely.
Monroe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koski doesn't seem bothered though.
Koski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monroe on the side of the head.
Koski staying out of range there.
Koski avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Monroe swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koski moves away.
Koski connects with a body shot that sends Monroe's belly button to the back.
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!
Koski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koski scores with a body shot.
Koski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
That kick from Koski tenderised Monroe's leg. Monroe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koski connects with a leg kick. Monroe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Monroe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Koski moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Monroe.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Monroe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Monroe misses the target.
Koski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koski.
Monroe clobbers Koski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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 Monroe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monroe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Monroe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monroe with a hook.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Nice uppercut there from Koski.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koski avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Koski with a jab.
Monroe moves away from the strike by Koski.
Koski misses with a low kick as Monroe jumps back.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koski moves away.
Monroe misses with an uppercut. Koski saw that one coming.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Koski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Monroe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koski rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab from Koski misses.
Good work by Monroe as he checks the leg kick.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monroe tries to bum rush Koski with a series of wild strikes but Koski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koski slips under a jab.
Koski swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Monroe moves out of range of the strikes.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Monroe checks the leg kick.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Koski connects with a leg kick. Monroe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Monroe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe 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.
Koski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Koski throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monroe's head.
Koski throws a jab when Monroe was well out of range.
Koski ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Koski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koski throws a poor cross that misses
and Monroe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koski punishes Monroe's body with a nice straight punch.
Monroe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD2#
and Monroe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koski's guard.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Koski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koski controls Monroe momentarily but Monroe frees himself.
Monroe throwing strikes but missing.
Koski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Monroe is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monroe is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otso Koski dominated that 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.
#R2#
Monroe slips a jab from Koski.
Koski tests Monroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Koski is just out of range.
Koski slips a jab from Monroe.
Koski is looking to counter punch.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monroe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Koski slips a straight right by Monroe.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monroe was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Monroe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koski with a body shot.
Koski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monroe at a distance.
Monroe throws the left hand but Koski avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monroe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koski avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Koski slips under a jab from Monroe.
Koski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koski feints and then cracks Monroe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monroe down.
Monroe throws a hook but Koski avoids it easily.
Koski punishes Monroe's body with a nice straight punch.
Koski throws a poor cross that misses
and Monroe counters with a right hand to the body.
Monroe misses with a jab to the body
and Koski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monroe throws out a loose jab but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Monroe.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monroe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koski counters with a head kick. That will keep Monroe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.#T2#
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Koski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monroe can do to turn this around?
Monroe lands with a shot to the body.
Monroe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koski. Koski obviously looking to wear him down.
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Monroe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koski.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Koski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Koski throws a low kick but Monroe moves out of range easily.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Monroe ducks down to avoid it.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.#T3#
Koski throws out a loose jab but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koski.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Koski.
Monroe lands the left hand.
Koski throws a jab but it's blocked by Monroe.
Monroe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Koski back to the cage. Monroe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice cross by Koski.
Monroe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Monroe scores with a hook.
Koski throws a jab when Monroe was well out of range.
Monroe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe throws a hook but Koski avoids it easily.
Monroe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koski. #T4#
Koski takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
Monroe swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Koski thumps Monroe with a low kick.
Monroe scores with a body shot.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Koski's head but Koski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Koski misses the jab.
Koski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Koski misses the target.
Koski fails to land with a series of punches.
Monroe staying out of range there.
Monroe throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
Koski lands a jab to the nose.
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 Otso 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. 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.
#R3#
Koski misses with a straight left.
Monroe misses with an uppercut.
Monroe throws a lazy uppercut
and Monroe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monroe connects with a right hand. Koski shakes it off.
Koski misses with a hook.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koski throws a hook but Monroe avoids it easily.
Otso Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Koski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koski throws a shot from downtown. Monroe moves away and avoids it.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Koski is just out of range.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Monroe is just out of range.
Koski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koski.
Monroe checks a leg kick.
Koski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monroe.
Koski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Monroe has time to react.
Koski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Monroe is out of range.
Monroe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koski avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koski connects with a solid leg kick.
Monroe slips a jab from Koski.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski swings for the body but Monroe moves out of range. #T2#
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Monroe lands with a good body shot.
Monroe thuds a left hand into Koski's body.
Koski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe jabs Koski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koski missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Monroe. Beautiful body shot.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Koski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Koski misses with a low kick as Monroe jumps back.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Koski is out of range. #T3#
Koski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Monroe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Koski cracks the inside of Monroe's front leg.
Koski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Monroe is just out of range.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Koski's head but Koski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monroe throws a poor cross that misses
and Koski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe staying out of range there.
Koski misses with a hook.
Monroe scores with a one two! Koski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Koski thumps Monroe with a low kick.
Koski throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Monroe moves away from the strike by Koski. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski throws a hook but Monroe blocks it.
Koski misses with a leg kick
letting Monroe counter with a right hand.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Koski digs a good hook to Monroe's body.
Koski's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Koski ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe misses with a hook.
Koski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
A jab from Koski misses.
Otso Koski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monroe swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Koski ducks down to avoid it.
Koski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monroes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A lazy left from Koski finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Koski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Monroe. Beautiful body shot.

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 Otso Koski.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koski, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Koski!
Otso Koski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CFC 393
Date: Sep 17, 2016

#R1#
Koski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koski scores with a shot to the body.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Myles misses with an uppercut.
Koski connects with a nice looking jab.
Myles jabs at Koski's body.
Myles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koski avoids the body shot from Myles.
Koski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Myles keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Koski darts in and clinches Myles up against the cage.
Koski has Myles pushed against the cage.
Myles takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski effectively controlling the action here.#BC2#
Myles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Koski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Myles counters with a right hand to the body.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski misses the jab.
Koski scores with a push kick.
Myles jabs at Koski's body.
Koski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Otso Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Myles misses with a hook.
Koski tries to clinch up but Myles circles away and keeps his distance.
Koski connects with a solid leg kick.
Myles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koski has time to react.
Myles walks into a jab.
Koski throws a jab when Myles was well out of range.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Myles wants to slow Koski down by chopping away at his legs.
Myles blocks a leg kick.#T2#
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!
Myles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koski's sensitive parts.
Koski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koski throws a hook to the side of Myles's head but Myles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Myles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski thows a leg kick but Myles checks it
enabling Myles to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Koski moves into the clinch.
Myles throws a punch but it's blocked by Koski.
Koski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myles lands a right hand. #TD2#
Myles pulls guard successfully. #SUB2#
Myles is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koski is aware though and is defending well.
Koski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Myles is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB2#
Myles has an active guard here but Koski has managed to pass into half guard.
Myles trying to hold on to Koski's head to control him but Koski postures up.
Koski trying to control the pace.
Myles is trying to maintain the position but Koski is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
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.
Well, if Koski is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Myles wants to get back to full guard.
Koski controlling the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pluto Myles will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Koski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Myles is out of range.
Koski connects with a leg kick. Myles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Koski.
Myles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Myles lands a right hook to the body.
Myles throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Koski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Myles blocks an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski lands an elbow that stopped Myles in his tracks for a moment.
Myles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koski lands an elbow that stopped Myles in his tracks for a moment.
Koski swings wildly with an uppercut but Myles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Koski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Myles.
Myles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Myles scores with a shot to the side of Koski's head. #BC2#
Myles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Myles was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
Myles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koski blocks a low kick nicely.#CL#
Koski has Myles up against the cage in a clinch.
Myles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Myles can turn it around.
Koski lands an elbow inside that Myles shrugs off. #CUT#
It looks like Pluto Myles has been cut.
Koski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Otso Koski has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Myles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T2#
Myles throws a body punch but Koski moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Koski misses.
A nice side step and Myles releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Myles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koski is looking to score with low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski defending well as Myles loads up on a big left hand.
Koski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koski wants to clinch up but Myles keeps it at a distance.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Myles lands a nice looking body shot. #CL#
Koski rushes Myles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koski lands an elbow just above Myles 's eye. #BC2#
Myles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Myles.
Koski misses the body punch
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Myles off balance momentarily.
Myles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Koski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koski tries to clinch up but Myles circles away and keeps his distance.
Koski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Myles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myles. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski throws the left hand but Myles avoids the punch easily.
Pluto Myles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koski throws a looping overhand right but Myles ducks down to avoid it.
Koski throws a leg kick which misses Myles's front leg but catches the back leg as Myles tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Myles.
A telegraphed right hand from Koski misses the target.
Koski misses with a leg kick.
Koski throws a leg kick but Myles checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Koski misses the target. #T4#
Koski clobbers Myles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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.
Koski throws a chopping leg kick but Myles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Myles throws a counter combo.
Myles slips a straight right by Koski.
Koski throws out a leg kick but Myles moves out of range and Koski only half commits.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myles swats away the attempt to clinch by Koski.
Myles lands a right hook to the body.
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Myles.
Myles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myles lunges at Koski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koski's hand.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Myles drops his hands momentarily and Koski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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 Pluto Myles's cut.
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!
#R3#
Myles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myles. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koski slips a straight right by Myles.
Koski wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Myles moves forwards but Koski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Myles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Myles changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Myles goes for a double leg but Koski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koski continues to drive forward.
Koski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myles takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Koski throws a chopping leg kick but Myles manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#CL#
Koski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Myles is keeping busy.
Myles blocks an elbow strike.#T1#
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Myles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koski holding his opponent close, against the cage. #BC2#
Myles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Myles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Myles.
Koski connects with a leg kick. Myles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koski tries to clinch up
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Myles is out of range.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Myles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Myles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Myles scores with a decent looking hook.#T2#
Koski tries to clinch but Myles is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Myles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koski throws a front kick aimed at Myles's knee but Myles avoids it well.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Myles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Myles sizes up Koski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski throws a right hand that misses
and Myles counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski tries to clinch but Myles is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Myles on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Myles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Myles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Myles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Myles looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koski lands with an overhand left.
Myles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Myles appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Koski looks to land a combination. Myles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Koski tries to clinch
and Myles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski misses with an uppercut. Myles saw that one coming.
Koski's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Myles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Koski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Myles appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A low kick from Koski is predictable there
and Myles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski throws a head kick that Myles semi-blocks.
Koski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Myles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koski defends it nicely.
Koski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Myles under the eye.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Myles keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koski moves in looking to clinch but Myles pushes him off.#CL#
Koski closes the distance and clinches.
Koski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koski tries to work over Myles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Koski.
Myles lands a hook that snaps the head of Koski backwards.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Koski.
Myles blocks the elbow strike.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otso Koski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Koski!
Otso Koski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: LEGACY! 76
Date: Jul 20, 2016

#R1#
Koski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Left hook, right uppercut from Koski.
Koski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grunwaldzki looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A cross from Koski lands.#CL2#
Koski clinches up with Grunwaldzki and pushes him back against the cage.
Grunwaldzki throws a head punch that misses.
Grunwaldzki is trying to break the clinch but Koski has him pressed against the cage.
Grunwaldzki lands an uppercut.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Grunwaldzki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grunwaldzki avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
Koski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grunwaldzki dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
Nice elbow from Koski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Grunwaldzki fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koski.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koski has Grunwaldzki pushed against the cage.
Koski throws an elbow but it misses. #T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Grunwaldzki.
Koski misses with an elbow over the top.
Koski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grunwaldzki lands with a short shot to the head.
Grunwaldzki can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Grunwaldzki blocks an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grunwaldzki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koski has him pressed against the cage.
Grunwaldzki misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grunwaldzki.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grunwaldzki's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koski. #BC2#
Koski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grunwaldzki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Koski.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Grunwaldzki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski fails to land with a series of punches.
Grunwaldzki is looking to counter with a shot 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grunwaldzki. Koski does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Koski tries a head kick but it misses.
Koski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koski scoring well with a low kick there.
Grunwaldzki tests Koski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grunwaldzki ducks right into an uppercut from Koski.
Grunwaldzki scores with a leg kick.
Koski connects with the punch.
Koski moves out of range of the body kick from Grunwaldzki.
Koski lands a right hook to the body.
Grunwaldzki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koski.
Koski's coach down at Montreal Fighter's Gym (5* Sparring) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Koski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grunwaldzki is looking to chop away at Koski's legs.
Koski swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Grunwaldzki to counter with a crisp jab.
Grunwaldzki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T3#
Nice defenses there by Koski.
Koski misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Koski misses
and Grunwaldzki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski throws a combination that misses
and Grunwaldzki counters with a thumping low kick.
Grunwaldzki avoids the head kick by Koski.
Koski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands a nice shot to the body.
Grunwaldzki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Koski throws a poor cross that misses
and Grunwaldzki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Koski misses
and Grunwaldzki counters with a nice body shot. #CL2#
Koski closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski wants to stall.
Grunwaldzki tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Koski prevents a body shot from Grunwaldzki. #BC#
Grunwaldzki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koski throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grunwaldzki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grunwaldzki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koski to score with a decent uppercut.
Koski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grunwaldzki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Koski darts in and clinches Grunwaldzki up against the cage.
Koski leaning against his opponent.
Koski leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC#
Grunwaldzki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grunwaldzki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Grunwaldzki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Koski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grunwaldzki's hands.
Koski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grunwaldzki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otso Koski 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.
#R2#
Koski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grunwaldzki.
Otso Koski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koski scores with a nice head shot.
Koski is looking to clinch.
Grunwaldzki misses with a hook #CL2#
and Koski moves into the clinch.
Grunwaldzki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grunwaldzki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Koski throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grunwaldzki misses with some punches.
Grunwaldzki misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski is trying to stall.
Koski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grunwaldzki scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Koski swings wildly with an uppercut but Grunwaldzki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC#
Grunwaldzki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grunwaldzki cracks Koski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koski avoids the head kick by Grunwaldzki.
Koski swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Grunwaldzki to counter with a crisp jab.
Koski scores with a leg kick.
Koski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grunwaldzki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grunwaldzki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grunwaldzki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grunwaldzki fires out a quick counter leg kick but Koski just manages to avoid it.
Donk. Koski catches Grunwaldzki right on the button with a cross.#CL2#
Koski rushes Grunwaldzki and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunwaldzki gets through Koski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Grunwaldzki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T2#
Koski tries to clinch up but Grunwaldzki circles away and keeps his distance.
Koski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Grunwaldzki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunwaldzki is just out of range.
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Grunwaldzki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Grunwaldzki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koski misses with an uppercut.
Grunwaldzki connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koski.
A low kick from Koski is predictable there
and Grunwaldzki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grunwaldzki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koski.
Koski cracks the inside of Grunwaldzki's front leg.
Koski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grunwaldzki ducks under a wild hook from Koski.
Grunwaldzki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Grunwaldzki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3#
Grunwaldzki looks to land a combination but Koski avoids it well.
It seemed like Koski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Koski blocks the leg kick.
Koski cracks a nice hook into Grunwaldzki's ribs.
Koski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grunwaldzki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koski cracks Grunwaldzki with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Koski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koski lands a nice looking body shot.
Koski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grunwaldzki needs to keep his hands up - Koski had a free shot at his head there.
Koski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grunwaldzki throws out the jab.
Grunwaldzki swats away the attempt to clinch by Koski.#T4#
Nice cross by Koski.
Koski throws a leg kick but Grunwaldzki moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Koski is looking to clinch.
Koski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grunwaldzki throws out the jab.
Koski tries to clinch up.
Koski doesn't manage to clinch there - Grunwaldzki circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat. #CL2#
Koski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki just leaning against Koski, taking a breather.
Koski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grunwaldzki's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Otso Koski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Koski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grunwaldzki throws a head kick but Koski moves out of range.
Koski throws out a counter right but Grunwaldzki avoids it with no problem.
Koski misses with a looping right.
Grunwaldzki throws a jab but it's blocked by Koski.
Despite the aggression on Koski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Koski misses with a hook. Grunwaldzki ducked under it nicely.
Koski throws a leg kick but Grunwaldzki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grunwaldzki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grunwaldzki's sensitive parts.
Koski avoids the body shot from Grunwaldzki.
Koski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grunwaldzki counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grunwaldzki is able to avoid easily.
Grunwaldzki connects with a jab.#T1#
Grunwaldzki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koski scores with a jab to the head.
Grunwaldzki slips a jab from Koski.
Grunwaldzki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grunwaldzki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koski cracks a nice hook into Grunwaldzki's ribs.
Grunwaldzki slips a straight right by Koski.
Grunwaldzki throws a head kick that misses.
Grunwaldzki swats away the attempt to clinch by Koski.
It looked like Grunwaldzki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koski misses with a low kick as Grunwaldzki jumps back.
Grunwaldzki misses the jab.
Koski throws out a counter right but Grunwaldzki avoids it with no problem.
Grunwaldzki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Artur Grunwaldzki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Grunwaldzki thumps Koski with a low kick.
Koski swings for the body but Grunwaldzki moves out of range.
Grunwaldzki feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Grunwaldzki.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Koski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Grunwaldzki off balance momentarily.
Koski scores with a punch to the head.
Grunwaldzki lands a really nice looking cross but Koski seems unphased.
A shot to the liver by Koski. Beautiful body shot.
Koski lands the left hand.
Koski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grunwaldzki counters with a straight right hand.
Koski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T3##CL2#
Koski has managed to clinch.
Koski stalling in the clinch.
Grunwaldzki doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Grunwaldzki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koski scores with a jab to the body.
Koski throws a big shot that misses.
Grunwaldzki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grunwaldzki misses the shot to the body.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Grunwaldzki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#
Koski is rocked!
Koski throws a body kick that misses.
Koski is still on wobbly legs! Can Grunwaldzki finish him?
Koski thumps Grunwaldzki with a low kick.
Grunwaldzki drops Koski with a big left hand! Koski is injured, injured bad! Grunwaldzki jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Grunwaldzki!
Artur Grunwaldzki thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: LEGACY! 69
Date: Jun 11, 2016

#R1#
Good exchange - La Bor coming out on top.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Bor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koski. Koski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
La Bor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
La Bor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koski.
Koski backing away here, and La Bor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Bor.
Jab, jab by Koski - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from La Bor misses the target. #CL#
Koski moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koski just misses with a elbow thrown towards La Bor's brow. #BC#
Koski breaks the clinch.
Koski throws a nice inside leg kick.
La Bor connects with a right hand. Koski shakes it off.
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!
Koski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Bor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koski on the side of the head.
La Bor defending well as Koski loads up on a big left hand.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski lands a jab to the nose.
A good leg kick by Koski. #T1#
La Bor circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Koski closes the distance and clinches.
La Bor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Bor wants to get back to striking at distance but Koski won't allow it.
La Bor avoids a wild elbow strike from Koski.
Koski throws an elbow that misses.
Koski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
La Bor avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
La Bor gets through Koski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koski displaying some good clinch control by pressing La Bor up against the cage.
La Bor misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
La Bor breaks the clinch.
La Bor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
La Bor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and La Bor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T2#
Koski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some bone on bone action there as La Bor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski is looking to slow La Bor down with leg kicks.
Koski tries to score with a low kick but La Bor moves his leg out of the way.
Koski looks to score with a jab to the body but La Bor is just out of range.
Koski tries to move into range but La Bor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
La Bor throws a looping overhand right but Koski ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Koski does it's job there.
Koski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch up but La Bor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
La Bor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
La Bor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
La Bor misses with a looping left.
Koski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
La Bor throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koski.
La Bor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
La Bor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koski lands with an uppercut that bounces La Bor off the cage and back into range.
La Bor misses with a lunging right hand
and Koski counters with a leg kick. #T3#
Koski lands a high kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts La Bor, as that shot connected.
Koski ducks right into an uppercut from La Bor.
Koski walks into a left hand.
La Bor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Bor manages to avoid it.
La Bor throws a counter combo.
Koski misses with a hook
and La Bor counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Koski.
A jab from La Bor does it's job there.#ROC2#
Koski is rocked!
La Bor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
La Bor swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
La Bor looks to throw the jab but Koski is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Bor wants to slow Koski down by chopping away at his legs.
Koski lands with a hook. La Bor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
La Bor looks to land a combination but Koski avoids it well.
La Bor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Koski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#CL#
Koski drives through and clinches with La Bor against the cage. #T4#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koski. #BC#
Koski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koski tries to clinch there but La Bor circles away.
La Bor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Koski slips a jab and a cross from La Bor.
Koski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koski tries a head kick but it misses.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Bor.
La Bor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
La Bor takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from La Bor misses the target.
Koski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from La Bor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
La Bor takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Koski wants to land a leg kick but La Bor is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koski fails in his attempt to clinch.
La Bor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! La Bor scrambles back to his feet.
La Bor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koski's head backwards.
A jab from Koski does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otso Koski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Koski punishes La Bor's body with a nice straight punch.
La Bor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Bor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
La Bor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koski moves out of range as La Bor strikes.
Koski moves out of range as La Bor strikes.
Koski misses with a looping right.
La Bor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koski throws a hook to the side of La Bor's head but La Bor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
La Bor unleashes a big counter combination but Koski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Koski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from La Bor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL#
Koski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koski tries to work over La Bor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
La Bor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koski's elbow.
Koski can't break the clinch.
Koski throws an elbow that misses.
La Bor tries to circle away but Koski has him pinned against the cage.
Koski misses with an elbow over the top.
Koski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koski misses with an elbow over the top.
Koski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Koski stalling against the cage.
La Bor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
La Bor lands a body shot.
Koski tries to throw a body punch but La Bor avoids it by throwing Koski back against the cage.
La Bor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koski's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koski throws an elbow but misses. #T2#
Koski misses with an elbow over the top.#BC#
Koski breaks the clinch.
La Bor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Bor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from La Bor.
Koski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
La Bor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
La Bor's corner calls for a 1-2. La Bor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by La Bor as he connects with a hook.
Koski avoids the body shot from La Bor.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL#
La Bor tries to keep at a distance but Koski has taken the fight into the clinch.
La Bor tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing La Bor back against the cage. #BC#
Koski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
La Bor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from La Bor.
Koski fires out a quick counter leg kick but La Bor just manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Koski. #T3#
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Bor.
Koski tries to clinch but La Bor is having none of it.
La Bor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Koski avoids a kick to the body.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but La Bor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from La Bor.
Some bone on bone action there as Koski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
La Bor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Koski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
La Bor was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#CL#
Koski moves into the clinch.
La Bor prevents a body shot from Koski.
La Bor avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koski prevents La Bor from breaking the clinch.
Koski throws an elbow but it misses.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
La Bor dodges an elbow strike from Koski. #T4##BC2#
La Bor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Otso Koski is winning the standup battle so far.
Koski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
La Bor scores with a shot to the body.
Koski staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski lands a really nice looking cross but La Bor seems unphased.
Koski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koski throws a big shot that misses.
Koski throws a body punch but La Bor moves out of range.
La Bor moves out of range as Koski strikes.
Koski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot lands for La Bor.
Koski moves into range and connects with a jab.
La Bor throws the left hand but Koski avoids the punch easily.
Koski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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 Otso 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
La Bor checks a low kick from Koski.
La Bor connects with a looping right hand.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Koski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Bor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koski with a body shot.
La Bor lands a head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Koski as he connects with a hook.
Koski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Koski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koski throws a low kick, looking for La Bor's leg but La Bor calmly moves out of range.
La Bor cracks Koski with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Koski tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but La Bor pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Koski is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel La Bor!
Manuel La Bor seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: LEGACY! 67
Date: May 21, 2016

#R1#
Menethil avoids the body shot from Koski.
Menethil defending well as Koski loads up on a big left hand.
Koski sizes up Menethil with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koski swings for the body but Menethil moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Menethil scores with a four punch combination!
Menethil moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Koski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
Koski moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Menethil takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koski misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Koski.
Menethil misses with a knee to the head.
Menethil tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Menethil tries a body shot but Koski blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Menethil.
Menethil just leaning against Koski, taking a breather. #T1##TD#
Menethil pulls guard. #SUB#
Menethil looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Koski passes into half guard.
It looks like Koski is going to stand back up.
Menethil slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Menethil being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB#
Koski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Menethil keeping moving, preventing Koski from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menethil controlling the position.#SUB#
Menethil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Menethil being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Koski is continuing to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koski won't allow Menethil to sweep him here. #SU2#
Koski stands and steps away. Menethil gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Menethil tries to keep at a distance but Koski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Menethil fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Menethil on the inside.
Menethil tries to pull guard but Koski holds him up against the cage and eventually Menethil drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T4#
Stalling in the clinch from Menethil.
Our sources have told us that Menethil has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Koski controlling the action here for a moment.
Menethil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koski is leaning against Menethil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Menethil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Menethil dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
Menethil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Menethil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koski lands a nice elbow. #BC2#
Koski breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koski.
Koski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Menethil.
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!
Koski scores with the left hand. Menethil knows he should have avoided that one.
Koski throws a leg kick #CL#
and Menethil counters by moving into the clinch.
Koski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Menethil.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Otso Koski will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Koski feints and then cracks Menethil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Menethil down.
Koski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Menethil misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koski tries a quick counter leg kick but Menethil is wise to it.#CL2#
Koski rushes Menethil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Menethil blocks an elbow strike.
Menethil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Koski scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menethil misses with a knee to the head.
Koski has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Menethil seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Koski can turn it around.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Menethil avoids a wild elbow strike from Koski.
Koski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but Koski blocks with his arms.
Menethil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Koski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Menethil blocks an elbow strike.
Menethil misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koski scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Koski as the two fighters clinch.
Koski stalling in the clinch but Menethil improves position.
Koski lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koski.
Koski lands a left hand.
Koski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Menethil's defenses.
Menethil takes an elbow to the temple.
Otso Koski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Menethil takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Koski.
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!
Menethil misses with a knee strike.
Koski lands an elbow inside that Menethil shrugs off. #T2#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Menethil with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Menethil blocks the elbow strike.
Koski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Come on Koski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koski blocks a body shot from Menethil.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koski.
Menethil misses with a body punch.
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koski stalling in the clinch but Menethil improves position.
Koski lands an elbow just above Menethil 's eye.
Menethil is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Koski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Koski trying to control the position but instead, Menethil has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koski into the cage.
Koski misses with an elbow over the top.
Koski letting Menethil take a breather here.#T3#
Koski looking to stall.
Koski is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Menethil presses Koski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#TD#
Menethil jumps guard.
Koski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Koski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Koski trying to control the position from guard on top but Menethil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koski forces his way into half guard.
Koski trying to control the action but Menethil is working from the bottom.
Menethil makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Menethil.#SUB#
Koski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otso Koski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Menethil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Menethil throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Koski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Menethil is in Koski's guard.
Koski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Menethil pulls Koski in close to prevent any damage. #SUB#
Menethil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menethil has Koski pulled in close to control his posture. #T1#
Menethil has a closed guard, preventing Koski from standing up. #SUB#
Menethil is looking for a triangle but Koski pushes his legs off easily.
Koski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Koski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Koski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Menethil keeps working. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Menethil is trying to escape the position but Koski is controlling the position.
Koski tries to stand but Menethil is controlling his head.
Menethil manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Koski wants to control but Menethil is keeping busy.
Koski regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB#
Menethil is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Menethil wants to control from the top but Koski keeps moving. #T3#
Menethil sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB#
Menethil thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Menethil prevents Koski from getting back to his feet. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Menethil drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Koski manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Menethil has Koski in his guard.#REVB##SUB#
Menethil working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Koski has passed into half guard!
Menethil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Otso Koski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SUB#
Menethil looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Menethil is looking to control Koski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Menethil avoid being mounted?
Arthas Menethil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in half guard, Koski seems content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Otso Koski.
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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Otso Koski!
A very excited looking Otso 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.

Event: Causing Havoc 61
Date: Apr 22, 2016

#R1#
Ahokas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ahokas throws a series of punches but Koski avoids them all with ease.
Koski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahokas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koski's calf.
Ahokas takes one to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Ville Ahokas has been cut.
Ahokas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ahokas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahokas misses with a straight right.
Koski with a hook.
Koski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ahokas's calf.
Koski wants to land a leg kick but Ahokas is out of range.
Koski tries to clinch but Ahokas moves out of range.
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!
Ahokas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahokas.
Koski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A bone on bone clash there as Ahokas blocks the leg kick.
Jab from Koski.#T1#
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahokas staying out of range there.
Ahokas lands with a nice body punch.
Ahokas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koski on the side of the head. #CL#
Koski drives through and clinches with Ahokas against the cage. #BC2#
Ahokas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koski tries to clinch there but Ahokas circles away.
Ahokas is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ahokas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koski moves away.
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.
Koski tries to clinch up
and Ahokas counters with a two punch combo.
Koski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahokas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahokas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahokas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahokas darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Ahokas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Ahokas misses.
Koski defending well as Ahokas loads up on a big left hand.
Ahokas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koski's calf.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski throws a chopping leg kick but Ahokas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Koski is predictable there
and Ahokas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahokas.
Ahokas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ahokas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Koski misses with a leg kick.
Koski throws a body shot but no joy.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Ahokas slips under a jab from Koski.
Koski misses with an uppercut
and Ahokas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koski is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ahokas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koski.
Ahokas misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Koski misses the target.#T3#
Ahokas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ahokas duly obliges.
Ahokas throws a series of strikes that have Koski backpedaling.
Ahokas misses with a looping left.
Ahokas throws a lazy right hand but Koski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahokas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahokas manages to avoid it.
Koski throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahokas counters with a left to the body.
Koski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ahokas connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski misses with a low kick.
Ahokas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ahokas.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahokas misses the target.
Ahokas misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Koski.
Koski throws a low kick, looking for Ahokas's leg but Ahokas calmly moves out of range.
Ahokas ducks under a wild hook from Koski.#T4#
Ahokas slips under a jab from Koski.
Koski is looking to clinch.
Ahokas throws out a counter right but Koski avoids it with no problem.
Koski moves out of range as Ahokas strikes.
Ahokas connects with a body shot.
Ahokas defending well as Koski loads up on a big left hand.
Koski walks into a left hand.
Koski swings for the body but Ahokas moves out of range.
Koski throws a lazy right hand but Ahokas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Ahokas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Ahokas scores with a shot to the body.
Koski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koski tries to clinch but Ahokas moves away
and Ahokas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ahokas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahokas slips a jab from Koski.
Koski takes one on the button.
Koski doesn't manage to clinch there - Ahokas circles away.
Koski blocks a leg kick.
Ahokas jabs at Koski's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ville Ahokas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ville Ahokas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Koski tried to score with a low kick but Ahokas checks it.
Ahokas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ville Ahokas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Ahokas misses.
Koski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahokas looks to land a left hand but Koski moved out of range nicely.
Ahokas blocks a head kick by Koski.
Koski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Koski finds it's way through Ahokas's defenses.
Koski tries to clinch there but Ahokas circles away. #CL#
Koski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koski stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas can't break the clinch.
Ahokas avoids a wild elbow strike from Koski.
A shot in the inside from Ahokas.
Ahokas misses with some punches.
Koski throws an elbow that misses. #T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Koski on the inside.
Koski lands a nice uppercut.
Ahokas dodges an elbow strike from Koski.
Koski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Koski.
Koski stalling against the cage.
Ahokas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ahokas being controlled against the cage.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Ahokas controls the action. #T2#
Koski lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ahokas's brow.
Ahokas avoids a wild elbow strike from Koski.
Nice body punch from Koski.
The referee calls for Koski to work.
Good body shot from Ahokas.
Ahokas has a couple of punches blocked by Koski.
Ahokas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ahokas can turn it around.
Koski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koski lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahokas tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing Ahokas back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ahokas's brow.
Come on Koski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koski lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
With the fighters up against the cage, Koski throws an elbow but misses.
Koski is pushing Ahokas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Koski lands an uppercut.
Ahokas struggles to land a body shot inside as Koski controls his hands.
Koski is pushing Ahokas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee is keeping an eye on Koski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ahokas scores with a shoulder strike.
Otso Koski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koski lands an elbow inside that Ahokas shrugs off. #T4#
Koski misses with a punch to the body.
Koski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koski tries to throw a body punch but Ahokas avoids it by throwing Koski back against the cage.
Koski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC#
Koski manages to break the clinch.
Ahokas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ahokas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Koski closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Ahokas.
Koski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Ville Ahokas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ahokas throws a head kick that misses.
Ahokas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koski counters with a nice body shot.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahokas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ahokas lands with an uppercut that bounces Koski off the cage and back into range.
Ahokas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koski tries to clinch up.
Koski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahokas.
Ahokas throws out a counter right but Koski avoids it with no problem.
Ahokas looks to land a combination but Koski avoids it well.
Koski half committed to a counter leg kick.
Koski misses with a straight right.
Ahokas on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL#
Koski clinches up against the cage.
Ahokas avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
Ahokas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahokas blocks an elbow strike.
Ahokas tries to throw a body punch but Koski avoids it by throwing Ahokas back against the cage.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T1#
Ahokas tries to circle away but Koski has him pinned against the cage.
Ahokas swings wildly with an uppercut but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahokas blocks an elbow strike.
Koski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ahokas's efforts to push away.
Koski throws an elbow but it misses.
Koski prevents a body shot from Ahokas.
Koski pushes off an throws an elbow but Ahokas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahokas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ahokas avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage. #BC2#
Ahokas manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koski.
Koski swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T2#
Koski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ahokas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koski tries to work over Ahokas's front leg with a kick but Ahokas checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ahokas.
Koski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koski thows a leg kick but Ahokas checks it
and Ahokas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahokas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koski tries to clinch but Ahokas is having none of it.
Ahokas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koski misses with a wild body shot.
Koski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ahokas counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut. Koski saw that one coming.
Koski tries to clinch there but Ahokas circles away. #T3#
Koski lands a jab to the nose.
Koski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ahokas misses the shot to the body.
Koski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ahokas walks into a stiff left hand from Koski.
Koski moves to clinch but Ahokas breaks away
and Ahokas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koski thinking.
Koski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koski.
Ahokas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ahokas lands a jab to Koski's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski misses with a right hand
and Ahokas counters with a nice uppercut.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahokas.
As Ahokas looks to move away, Koski throws a big counter combo but Ahokas just gets out of the way.
The fighters circling - Koski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahokas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
Ahokas lands with a straight right. Koski didn't see that one coming.#ROC2#
Koski is rocked!
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski tries to clinch but Ahokas moves away
and Ahokas counters with a left to the body.
Koski connects with a nice looking jab.
Ahokas swings for the body but Koski moves out of range.
Ahokas checks a leg kick.
Ahokas lands a nice looking body shot.
Ahokas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahokas throws an overhand right that lands on Koski's shoulder, as Koski tries to avoid the shot.
Koski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koski cracks Ahokas with a good jab.
Ahokas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ahokas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ahokas.
Ahokas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ahokas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ville Ahokas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ahokas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Ahokas!
Ville Ahokas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Causing Havoc 57
Date: Mar 25, 2016

#R1#
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. #CL#
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. #CUT#
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.#T1#
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. #BC#
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!#CL#
Koski darts in and clinches Leach up against the cage.#T2#
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. #BC#
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.#T3#
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. #CL#
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. #T4#
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. #CUT#
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!
#R2#
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. #CL#
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. #BC2#
Leach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
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. #T1#
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. #BC#
Koski manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Koski pushes Leach up against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
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. #BC#
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.#T3#
Leach staying out of range there.#CL#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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.#CL#
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?#T1#
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. #CUT#
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. #ROC#
Leach is rocked!#CUT#
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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