Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SFL 93 | Hopkins vs KVDB
Date: Aug 21, 2021

#R1#
Koskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kardashian.
Koskinen scores with a leg kick.
Kardashian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koskinen throws a low kick but Kardashian avoids it.
Kardashian throws a shot to the body.
Kardashian throws a body shot but no joy.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Kardashian lunges at Koskinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koskinen's hand.
Koskinen lands with a nice body punch.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kardashian appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kardashian throws a body shot but no joy.
Koskinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Koskinen.
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kardashian.
Kardashian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koskinen in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
Koskinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Koskinen misses the jab.
Koskinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Kardashian tries to clinch but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kardashian is just out of range.
Kardashian misses with a straight right.
Kardashian throws a hook to the side of Koskinen's head but Koskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kardashian looks to land a right hand but Koskinen moved out of range.
Koskinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koskinen cracks Kardashian with a good jab.
Kardashian looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Kardashian takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koskinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Koskinen ducks under a wild hook from Kardashian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen lands a jab.
A nice combination there by Koskinen. #CUT#It looks like Rob Kardashian has been cut.#CL#
Koskinen has managed to clinch. #T2#
Kardashian lands a nice shot to the body.
Kardashian misses with the head strike.
Kardashian scores with a hook to the body.
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kardashian's elbow.
Kardashian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kardashian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Kardashian works on Koskinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Kardashian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Koskinen on the inside.
Kardashian throws a punch but it's blocked by Koskinen.
Kardashian misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kardashian fails to land.
Kardashian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koskinen.
Kardashian working aggressively here.
Kardashian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards. #T3#
Kardashian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kardashian being controlled against the cage.
Kardashian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kardashian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kardashian backwards.
Kardashian misses with a punch to the body.
Kardashian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kardashian.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koskinen.
Kardashian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kardashian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kardashian has a couple of punches blocked by Koskinen.
Kardashian is leaning against Koskinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kardashian.
Kardashian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koskinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kardashian up against the cage.#T4#
Koskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kardashian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kardashian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kardashian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koskinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from Kardashian.
Stalling in the clinch from Koskinen.
Kardashian misses with a punch on the inside.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Kardashian blocks it.
Koskinen wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Kardashian scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kardashian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from Kardashian.
Kardashian has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koskinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kardashian can turn it around.
Koskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kardashian controls his hands.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from Kardashian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Kardashian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Kardashian's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kardashian connects with a solid leg kick.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Kardashian.
Kardashian throws a jab but it's blocked by Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a kick to the body.
Kardashian misses with a looping right.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Kardashian avoids the punch easily.
Kardashian let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kardashian tries to clinch up but Koskinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Koskinen.
Kardashian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Koskinen!
Koskinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koskinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kardashian's head backwards.
Jani Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koskinen throws a jab when Kardashian was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Kardashian throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
A big right from Kardashian misses. #T1#
Koskinen looks to land a left hand but Kardashian moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kardashian was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Kardashian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kardashian avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Kardashian moves away from the strike by Koskinen.
Kardashian throws a big shot that misses.
Kardashian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kardashian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kardashian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koskinen momentarily.
Kardashian slips a straight right by Koskinen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kardashian! But no joy.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
Koskinen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kardashian finds it's way round the side to connect with Koskinen's head.
Koskinen cracks Kardashian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Koskinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kardashian.
Kardashian scores with 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!
Kardashian is looking to slow Koskinen down with leg kicks.
A big left from Kardashian misses.
Koskinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kardashian on the side of the head.
Koskinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kardashian slips under a jab.
Koskinen tests Kardashian's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kardashian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Kardashian tries to get set, Koskinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Kardashian manages to avoid the attempt.
Koskinen throws a big shot that misses.
Koskinen misses the jab.
Kardashian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koskinen looks to land a left hand but Kardashian moved out of range nicely.
Koskinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kardashian.
Koskinen moves away from the strike by Kardashian.
Nice shot lands for Kardashian.#T3#
Kardashian throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
Kardashian scores with a nice strike.
Koskinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kardashian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kardashian misses with a body shot.
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
Koskinen looks to land a right hand but Kardashian moved out of range.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kardashian tries to clinch but Koskinen moves out of range.
Kardashian tries to clinch there but Koskinen circles away.
Koskinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kardashian.
Koskinen moves out of range as Kardashian strikes.
Nice cross by Kardashian.#ROC2#Koskinen is rocked!
Kardashian throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
Oh Koskinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Kardashian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koskinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koskinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kardashian unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Koskinen! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kardashian is unloading with more strikes now! Koskinen drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Kardashian!
In his post fight interview, Rob Kardashian started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: SFL 87 | Hopkins vs Johnson II
Date: Jul 25, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Koskinen pushes Sahrahsahe up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Sahrahsahe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sahrahsahe scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sahrahsahe.
Koskinen thuds a left hand into Sahrahsahe's body.
Sahrahsahe connects with an inside leg kick.
Sahrahsahe takes one to the chin there.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
Sahrahsahe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koskinen is able to avoid easily.
Koskinen throws a hook but Sahrahsahe blocks it.
Jani Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskinen moves out of range as Sahrahsahe strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koskinen! But no joy.
Sahrahsahe scores with a punch to the head.
Sahrahsahe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sahrahsahe is looking to slow Koskinen down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Sahrahsahe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koskinen misses with a hook. Sahrahsahe ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Sahrahsahe misses the target.
Koskinen lands the left hand.#T1#
Koskinen lands the left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a right hand
and Sahrahsahe counters with a stiff right hand.
Koskinen avoids the head kick by Sahrahsahe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a nice looking combination but Sahrahsahe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Sahrahsahe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sahrahsahe tries to score with a low kick but Koskinen moves his leg out of the way.
Sahrahsahe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Koskinen moves out of range as Sahrahsahe strikes.
Sahrahsahe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sahrahsahe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.
It seemed like Koskinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sahrahsahe is just out of range.
Sahrahsahe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sahrahsahe misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Koskinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koskinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Sahrahsahe.
Sahrahsahe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab from Koskinen.
Sahrahsahe misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Sahrahsahe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sahrahsahe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Koskinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sahrahsahe on the side of the head.
Koskinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Sahrahsahe counters with a straight right hand.
Sahrahsahe connects with a nice looking jab.
Koskinen misses with a straight left.
Koskinen throws a hook but Sahrahsahe blocks it.
Sahrahsahe looks to throw the jab but Koskinen is out of range.
Koskinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Sahrahsahe misses with a hook. Koskinen ducked under it nicely.
Koskinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
Koskinen throws an off balance right hand
and Sahrahsahe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sahrahsahe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Sahrahsahe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sahrahsahe manages to avoid it.
Koskinen swings widly with a right hand
and Sahrahsahe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Koskinen.#TD2#
Koskinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Sahrahsahe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Koskinen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskinen connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Koskinen.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Sahrahsahe throws out a loose jab but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sahrahsahe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koskinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a hook to the side of Sahrahsahe's head but Sahrahsahe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koskinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Koskinen.
Sahrahsahe throws a body shot but no joy.
Sahrahsahe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskinen swings for the body but Sahrahsahe moves out of range.
Sahrahsahe lands with a straight right. Koskinen didn't see that one coming.
Sahrahsahe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen. #CL2#
Koskinen darts in and clinches Sahrahsahe up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jani Koskinen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Sahrahsahe.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sahrahsahe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koskinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sahrahsahe.
Koskinen blocks a low kick nicely.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Sahrahsahe.
Sahrahsahe with the inside leg kick.
Sahrahsahe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jani Koskinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sahrahsahe with a nice calf kick.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sahrahsahe half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sahrahsahe. That's going to slow Koskinen down.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sahrahsahe tries to move into range but Koskinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sahrahsahe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.#T1#
Sahrahsahe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sahrahsahe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koskinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Koskinen misses with a combination
and Sahrahsahe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sahrahsahe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sahrahsahe scores with a leg kick.
Sahrahsahe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskinen.
It seemed like Koskinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koskinen checks a leg kick.
Koskinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Koskinen digs a good hook to Sahrahsahe's body.
Koskinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sahrahsahe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koskinen looks to land a right hand but Sahrahsahe moved out of range.
Koskinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Sahrahsahe staying out of range there.
It looked like Sahrahsahe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sahrahsahe was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
A clash of legs there as Koskinen blocks the low kick.
Koskinen misses with a hook
and Sahrahsahe counters with a good low kick that Koskinen was not able to check.
Koskinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koskinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick lands for Sahrahsahe.
Koskinen misses with a combination
and Sahrahsahe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Koskinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sahrahsahe moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Koskinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koskinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sahrahsahe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koskinen.#T3#
Sahrahsahe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Koskinen checks a low kick from Sahrahsahe.
Koskinen misses with a body shot.
Koskinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koskinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sahrahsahe looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Sahrahsahe tries a low kick but Koskinen avoids it.
Sahrahsahe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koskinen lands with a good body shot.
Koskinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sahrahsahe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, jab by Koskinen - just one landing.
Koskinen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Sahrahsahe to counter with a crisp jab.
Koskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koskinen scores with a punch to the head.#T4#
Sahrahsahe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sahrahsahe throws a hook to the side of Koskinen's head but Koskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sahrahsahe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Sahrahsahe avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
Koskinen misses with a hook. Sahrahsahe ducked under it nicely.
Koskinen misses with a double jab.
Sahrahsahe throwing a counter right hand but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Koskinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sahrahsahe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut. Sahrahsahe saw that one coming.
Koskinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sahrahsahe counters with a big head kick but Koskinen shrugs it off.
Sahrahsahe avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Good leg kick by Sahrahsahe.
Koskinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koskinen connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jani Koskinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Koskinen works the jab nicely.
Sahrahsahe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sahrahsahe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koskinen throws out the jab.
Sahrahsahe throws a chopping leg kick but Koskinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sahrahsahe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koskinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sahrahsahe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sahrahsahe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koskinen throws a hook to the side of Sahrahsahe's head but Sahrahsahe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sahrahsahe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sahrahsahe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Sahrahsahe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Sahrahsahe finds it's way through Koskinen's defenses.
Sahrahsahe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Koskinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Koskinen.
Koskinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Koskinen scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Koskinen.
Sahrahsahe throws a wild body kick that Koskinen sees coming a mile off.
Koskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sahrahsahe moves away from the strike by Koskinen.
Jab, jab by Sahrahsahe - just one landing.
Sahrahsahe checks the leg kick.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koskinen throws an overhand right that lands on Sahrahsahe's shoulder, as Sahrahsahe tries to avoid the shot.
Herrick Sahrahsahe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Koskinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sahrahsahe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sahrahsahe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sahrahsahe is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from Sahrahsahe misses.
Sahrahsahe thumps Koskinen with a low kick.
Sahrahsahe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sahrahsahe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Koskinen works Sahrahsahe's body with a nice hook.
Koskinen throws a series of punches but Sahrahsahe moves out of range.
Sahrahsahe throws the kick towards the body but Koskinen avoids it.
Koskinen throws a front kick aimed at Sahrahsahe's knee but Sahrahsahe avoids it well.
Koskinen throws a hook but Sahrahsahe blocks it.
Sahrahsahe throws a right hand that Koskinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Koskinen also avoids with ease.
Koskinen cracks a nice hook into Sahrahsahe's ribs.#T3#
Sahrahsahe blocks a jab.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body. Sahrahsahe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jani Koskinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sahrahsahe avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Sahrahsahe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Koskinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A right-left combo lands from Sahrahsahe.
Sahrahsahe throws a low kick but Koskinen avoids it.
Sahrahsahe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koskinen is out of range.
Koskinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Koskinen. Beautiful body shot.
Koskinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sahrahsahe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sahrahsahe throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
Sahrahsahe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sahrahsahe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sahrahsahe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T4#
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
Sahrahsahe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a front kick.
Sahrahsahe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sahrahsahe lands a jab to the nose.#CUT#It looks like Jani Koskinen has been cut.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Sahrahsahe avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Koskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koskinen cracks Sahrahsahe with a good jab.
Koskinen feints a jab promting Sahrahsahe to slip. Koskinen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sahrahsahe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Koskinen lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskinen moves out of range as Sahrahsahe strikes.
Koskinen scores with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Koskinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koskinen 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jani Koskinen!
A relieved looking Jani Koskinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SFL 76 | Hopkins vs Lomax II
Date: Jun 04, 2021

#R1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haskins.
Haskins lands a nice looking body shot.
Haskins misses with a left hand
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Haskins's corner calls for a 1-2. Haskins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskinen, as that shot connected.
Koskinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haskins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haskins ducks right into an uppercut from Koskinen.
Haskins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haskins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koskinen under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Haskins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haskins avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Koskinen stalks Haskins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haskins's face. Haskins staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT#It looks like Dwayne Haskins has been cut.
Jab by Koskinen.
Haskins misses with an uppercut
and Haskins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haskins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koskinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
Koskinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T1#
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haskins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haskins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Haskins moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Koskinen cracks Haskins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koskinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Koskinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskins throws out the jab.
Koskinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Haskins sprawls and moves away.
Koskinen swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Haskins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koskinen moves forwards but Haskins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haskins throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
Haskins throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
Koskinen swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
A big left from Haskins misses.
Koskinen misses with a two punch combination.
Haskins misses with a looping left.
A combination from Koskinen does no damage.
Dwayne Haskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haskins misses with a hook. Koskinen ducked under it nicely.
Koskinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koskinen backing away here, and Haskins unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Koskinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen lands with a straight right. Haskins didn't see that one coming.#T2#
Koskinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haskins manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Haskins.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Koskinen defending well as Haskins loads up on a big left hand.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Haskins avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen jabs Haskins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Haskins.
Haskins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haskins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Haskins is looking for the big counter here.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Haskins misses its intended target.
Haskins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koskinen.
Haskins avoids the head kick by Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a wild combination. #T3#
A jab from Haskins does it's job there.
Haskins misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Haskins misses.
Haskins cracks Koskinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Haskins.
Haskins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koskinen at a distance.
Haskins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Haskins throws a hook to the side of Koskinen's head but Koskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Koskinen.
Haskins slips under a jab from Koskinen.
Haskins fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haskins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Haskins throws a poor cross that misses
and Koskinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haskins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haskins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T4#
Haskins misses with a looping right.
Koskinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haskins.
Koskinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haskins.
Koskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haskins.
Koskinen is looking to counter punch.
Koskinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haskins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that Haskins avoids nicely.
Koskinen throws a big shot that misses.
Haskins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Haskins misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haskins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haskins throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
Haskins dodges the punch combination from Koskinen. #CL2#
Haskins closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jani Koskinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Haskins looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haskins.
Haskins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haskins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskinen.
Koskinen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Koskinen lands with a nice body kick.
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Haskins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koskinen. Koskinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Koskinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haskins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haskins thumps Koskinen with a low kick.
Koskinen defending well as Haskins loads up on a big left hand.
As Haskins tries to get set, Koskinen tries to push him back and clinch up but Haskins manages to avoid the attempt.
Haskins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
Haskins avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a really nice looking cross but Haskins seems unphased.
Haskins looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
Koskinen throws a big counter combination but Haskins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good exchange - Haskins coming out on top.#T1#
Koskinen slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen throws a head kick but Haskins moves out of range.
Haskins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Haskins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Haskins misses with a hook.
Koskinen lands with a nice body punch.
Koskinen checks a low kick from Haskins.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskins throws out the jab.
Koskinen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Haskins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Haskins scores with a sloppy right hand. Koskinen should have avoided that one.
Koskinen walks into a jab.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Haskins is just out of range.
Haskins avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Haskins misses.
Haskins punishes Koskinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Haskins.#T2#
Haskins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koskinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haskins throws a big shot that misses.
Haskins throws a hook to the side of Koskinen's head but Koskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haskins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haskins moves forwards but Koskinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haskins lands with a straight right. Koskinen didn't see that one coming.
Haskins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Haskins ducks down to avoid it.
Haskins throws a series of punches but Koskinen avoids them all with ease.
Koskinen throws out a loose jab but Haskins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haskins flicks out a counter leg kick but Koskinen steps away.
Nice cross by Koskinen.
Koskinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haskins's head backwards.
Koskinen throws a push kick but Haskins slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Haskins throws a hook but Koskinen blocks it.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Haskins moves out of range.
Koskinen throws a series of punches but Haskins avoids them all with ease.
Koskinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haskins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen. #T3#
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Haskins misses.
Koskinen swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haskins was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Koskinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskins throws out the jab.
Haskins is looking to land body kicks.
Haskins slips a jab and a cross from Koskinen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haskins! But no joy.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
Haskins misses with a straight right.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haskins.
Koskinen takes a swing at Haskins's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Haskins takes a swing at Koskinen's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Haskins.
Haskins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.
Haskins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T4#
Haskins staying out of range there.
Haskins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Haskins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Koskinen throwing a counter right hand but Haskins manages to avoid it.
Haskins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.
Haskins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koskinen throws a big counter combination but Haskins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Haskins lands.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Haskins is just out of range.
Haskins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koskinen backs up against the cage.
Koskinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Koskinen catches Haskins right on the button with a cross.
Haskins slips a straight right by Koskinen.
It seemed like Haskins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koskinen moves forwards but Haskins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jani Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Koskinen connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskinen throws a combination that misses
and Koskinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haskins is trying to counter with his kicks.
Haskins misses with a wild combination.
Koskinen moves forwards but Haskins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dwayne Haskins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Haskins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##TD#
Koskinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SUB#
Koskinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Koskinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haskins is trying to stand up here but Koskinen is controlling him well.
Haskins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Koskinen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haskins tries to kick Koskinen off but Koskinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T1#
Koskinen wants to free his trapped foot but Haskins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Haskins is trying to stand up here but Koskinen is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koskinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Haskins can pounce on him.
Koskinen slips a jab from Haskins.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Haskins moves out of range.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Haskins.
Haskins connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Haskins tries a quick counter leg kick but Koskinen is wise to it.
Koskinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koskinen throws a hook but Haskins blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Haskins.
Haskins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koskinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haskins scores with a jab. Koskinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koskinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haskins.#T2#
Haskins throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
Koskinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haskins scores with the left hand. Koskinen knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haskins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Haskins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Koskinen.
Koskinen takes a swing at Haskins's ribcage but misses.
Haskins lands a jab-cross combination.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Haskins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koskinen is able to avoid easily.
Koskinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haskins.
Koskinen tries to counter with a takedown but Haskins is quick to defend against it.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Good leg kick by Haskins.
Haskins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Koskinen gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T3#
Haskins throws a lazy right hand but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Haskins.
Koskinen swings for the body but Haskins moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Haskins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Koskinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haskins misses with a body punch.
Haskins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen tries to stall but Haskins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haskins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haskins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koskinen taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Haskins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Haskins tries a body shot but Koskinen blocks it.
Koskinen tries to throw a body punch but Haskins avoids it by throwing Koskinen back against the cage.
Haskins is trying to push Koskinen away but Koskinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haskins is trying to break free.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the side of Haskins's head. #BC2#
Haskins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4#
Haskins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haskins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koskinen is looking for a counter combo.
Haskins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koskinen's hands.
Koskinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haskins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Haskins lands with a hook. Koskinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Haskins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haskins.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Haskins.
Koskinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Koskinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haskins.
Haskins scores with a sloppy right hand. Koskinen should have avoided that one.
Haskins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haskins scoring well with a low kick there.
Koskinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haskins.
Koskinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Koskinen moves out of range as Haskins strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Haskins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haskins 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Haskins!

Event: SFL 66 | Simon vs Georgiev
Date: May 01, 2021

#R1#
Sole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sole slips a jab from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that Sole avoids nicely.
Sole flicks out a counter leg kick but Koskinen steps away.
Sole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koskinen throws out the jab.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut.
Sole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Koskinen misses with a wild combination.
Sole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sole looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
Sole tries to land a leg kick but Koskinen saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Sole. That snapped Koskinen's head back.
Koskinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sole moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sole lands with an overhand left.
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!
Koskinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Koskinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Koskinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sole is looking to slow Koskinen down with leg kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T1#
Sole avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Koskinen slips the punch.
Koskinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Sole 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.
Sole avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Sole only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Koskinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sole stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koskinen throws a right hand that Sole ducks under and follows up with a left that Sole also avoids with ease.
Koskinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sole wants to clinch but Koskinen slips to the side
and Koskinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen misses with a straight right.
Sole avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Sole flicks out a counter leg kick but Koskinen steps away.
Koskinen tries to clinch but Sole is having none of it.
Sole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koskinen.
Sole misses with a leg kick.
Sole takes a kick to the side of the head.#CL2#
Sole instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sole tries to throw a body punch but Koskinen avoids it by throwing Sole back against the cage. #T2#
Sole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sole fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Sole pulls guard effortlessly.
Koskinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koskinen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koskinen wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
Sole is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Koskinen wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.
Koskinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Sole wants to sweep but no luck.
Sole is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Koskinen tries to get to full guard but Sole has control of the leg.
Koskinen wants to control but Sole passes into side.
Sole moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Koskinen tries to control but Sole manages to take his back.
Well, with Sole on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Koskinen is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Sole controlling well, preventing Koskinen from escaping the position. #T4#
Koskinen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sole slows the pace down in half guard.
Koskinen tries to roll over but Sole keeps him under control.
Sole sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB2#
Sole is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koskinen has his hands clasped together around Sole's back. He's all about the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacks Sole will probably get the nod.
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#
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
Koskinen takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole slips a jab and a cross from Koskinen.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sole counters with a stiff right hand.
Koskinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.
Sole lands a nice looking body shot.
Sole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koskinen.
Koskinen staying out of range there.
Koskinen throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jani Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Koskinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sole.
Nice jab there from Koskinen.
Nice straight punches there by Sole. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sole.
Sole throws a leg kick but Koskinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koskinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Koskinen misses with a looping left.
Koskinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sole circles away quickly and effectively.
Koskinen checks a low kick from Sole.
Sole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koskinen looks to land a combination but Sole avoids it well.
Koskinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koskinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koskinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
Koskinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koskinen throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Sole looks to throw the jab but Koskinen is out of range.
Good leg kick by Sole.
Koskinen connects with a looping right hand.
Sole with a nice calf kick.
Sole dodges the punch combination from Koskinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sole lands the left hand.#T2#
Sole tries to land a leg kick but Koskinen saw it coming and moves away.
It appears Koskinen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jab from Koskinen.
Sole cracks Koskinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sole blocks a jab.
Koskinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koskinen cracks Sole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koskinen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sole circles away quickly and effectively.
Sole flicks out a counter leg kick but Koskinen steps away.
Sole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sole throws a leg kick which misses Koskinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Koskinen tries to avoid it.
Sole tries to clinch but Koskinen is having none of it.
Koskinen slips under a jab from Sole.
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
Koskinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sole walks into a jab.
Sole is looking to slow Koskinen down with leg kicks.
A low kick lands for Sole.
Sole thuds his right hand into Koskinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sole throws a low kick but Koskinen moves out of range easily.
Sole looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Koskinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sole on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koskinen. Koskinen obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Sole.
Sole on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Koskinen misses.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koskinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Donk. Koskinen catches Sole right on the button with a cross.
Koskinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sole lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sole walks into a left hand.
Sole motions for Koskinen to come forward. Sole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Koskinen does no damage.
Sole tries to land a leg kick but Koskinen saw it coming and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Koskinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T4#
Sole misses with a low kick.
Sole punishes Koskinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Sole connects with a leg kick.
Sole misses with a low kick as Koskinen jumps back.
Sole throws a solid leg kick but Koskinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sole.
Koskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sole.
Koskinen loads up on a big right hand but Sole slips the punch.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole misses with a hook. Koskinen ducked under it nicely.
Sole on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koskinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koskinen lands with a shot to the body.
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on Koskinen's shoulder, as Koskinen tries to avoid the shot.
Sole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jani Koskinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
Sole misses with a low kick.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sole misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Sole.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sole! But no joy.
Sole attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sole gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koskinen lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole walks into a left hand.
Koskinen misses with a two punch combination.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koskinen lands a really nice looking cross but Sole seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koskinen checks a leg kick. #T1#
Koskinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Sole.
Koskinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Sole's head.
Sole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sole scoring well with a low kick there.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Sole. #CL2#
Sole has Koskinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Sole tries a body shot but Koskinen blocks it.
Koskinen lands a body shot.
Koskinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koskinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sole controls his hands.
Sole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sole just leaning against Koskinen, taking a breather. #T2#
Sole scores with a shoulder strike.
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Koskinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koskinen lands a body shot.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Sole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koskinen scores with a jab.
A low kick lands for Sole.
Koskinen cracks Sole with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Sole misses.
Sole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koskinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sole fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koskinen is out of range.
Koskinen with a hook.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Koskinen moves out of range and Sole only half commits. #T3#
Sole misses with an uppercut.
Sole swings for the body but Koskinen moves out of range.
Sole has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sole throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
Koskinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
Koskinen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Sole.
Sole misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Koskinen.
Sole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick lands for Sole.
Sole lands with a kick to the ribs.
Koskinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskinen.
A counter left hand to the body from Koskinen misses its target.
Koskinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sole.#CL2#
Sole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sole misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koskinen.
Sole misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sole works on Koskinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Sole.
Sole is trying to pull guard but Koskinen has him pressed against the cage.
Sole fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Sole blocks it.
Koskinen looking to stall.
Sole lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Sole.
A short body shot lands from Sole as the two fighters clinch. #BC2#
Sole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koskinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koskinen 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacks Sole.
I think Sole 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacks Sole!
After winning the bout, Jacks Sole thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SFL 61 | Extravaganza
Date: Apr 03, 2021

#R1#
Vujić looks to land a right hand but Koskinen moved out of range.
Vujić misses with an uppercut. Koskinen saw that one coming.
Koskinen throwing a counter right hand but Vujić manages to avoid it.
Koskinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vujić throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koskinen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vujić. Koskinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vujić jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koskinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vujić throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen attempts a counter takedown but Vujić avoids it well and moves away.
A slow jab from Vujić misses its intended target.
Vujić walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koskinen throws a hook but Vujić blocks it.
Vujić misses with a looping right.
And Koskinen counters with a quick kick to the body but Vujić blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Vujić misses the target.
Vujić uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Vujić avoids the head kick by Koskinen.
Vujić tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Vujić does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Koskinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koskinen misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Koskinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vujić throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
Koskinen dodges the punch combination from Vujić.
Koskinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vujić throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vujić moves away.
Koskinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koskinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vujić counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vujić manages to avoid it.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vujić.
Koskinen misses with a straight right. #T2#
Nice jab there from Vujić.
Vujić is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Koskinen shoots in and bounces Vujić off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vujić keeping moving, preventing Koskinen from controlling successfully.
Koskinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Koskinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vujić keeping moving, preventing Koskinen from controlling successfully.
Koskinen's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3#
Koskinen wants to control from the top but Vujić keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#SUB#
Koskinen has gone for a leg lock! Vujić slips out almost immediately though and dives into Koskinen's guard.#REVB#
Koskinen pulls Vujić in close to prevent any damage.
Koskinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vujić wants to control from the top but Koskinen keeps moving. #SUB#
Koskinen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Vujić has picked Koskinen up and slammed him! Koskinen can't keep hold of the triangle and Vujić manages to pass to side control!#T4#
I wouldn't like to be where Koskinen is right now.
Vujić tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Vujić slows the pace down.
Koskinen is trying to get back to half guard.
Koskinen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vujić uses his free foot to push down on Koskinen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Krsto Vujić will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Vujić takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koskinen misses with a two punch combination.
Koskinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vujić throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vujić misses the body punch
and Koskinen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koskinen tests Vujić's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koskinen swings for the body but Vujić moves out of range.
Vujić slips under a jab from Koskinen.
Vujić throws out a counter right but Koskinen avoids it with no problem.
Vujić misses with a jab to the body
and Vujić takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koskinen ducks under a wild hook from Vujić.
Koskinen connects with a looping right hand.
Jani Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Koskinen throws a sloppy head kick and Vujić moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Vujić throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen tries to counter with a takedown but Vujić is quick to defend against it.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Vujić looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Vujić throws out a loose jab but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen lands with an overhand left.
Vujić looks to land a right hand but Koskinen moved out of range.
A jab from Koskinen finds it's way through Vujić's defenses.
Vujić misses with an uppercut. Koskinen saw that one coming.
Koskinen looks to land a body kick but Vujić moved away.
A jab from Vujić misses.
Koskinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Vujić let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Koskinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vujić moves out of range of the body kick from Koskinen.
Vujić walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vujić swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vujić rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koskinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
A slow jab from Vujić misses its intended target.
Koskinen lands a nice shot that snaps Vujić's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Koskinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koskinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Vujić.
Vujić lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that Vujić avoids nicely.
Vujić fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Koskinen connects with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Koskinen misses.
Vujić appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koskinen throws a leg kick but Vujić checks it.
Koskinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Vujić.
Vujić takes a swing at Koskinen's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Koskinen lands.#T3#
Koskinen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koskinen throws a leg kick but Vujić checks it.
Jab from Vujić.
Koskinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Vujić blocks the leg kick.
Vujić checks the leg kick.
Vujić has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koskinen.
Vujić cracks Koskinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vujić throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vujić loads up on a big right hand but Koskinen slips the punch.
Vujić slips under a jab.
Koskinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vujić slips a straight right by Koskinen.
A countering left hand to the body from Vujić misses.
Koskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vujić can do to turn this around?
Koskinen misses with a hook.
Vujić throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vujić throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen jabs at Vujić's body.#T4#
Koskinen throws a head kick that misses
and Vujić counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskinen throws a front kick aimed at Vujić's knee but Vujić avoids it well.
A big left from Vujić misses.
Vujić throws a hook but Koskinen blocks it.
Vujić throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koskinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koskinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Vujić throws a hook but Koskinen avoids it easily.
Vujić uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Koskinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vujić gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vujić connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koskinen's hands.
Vujić throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
Koskinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskinen feints a jab promting Vujić to slip. Koskinen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vujić slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Koskinen tries to clinch up
and Vujić counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Koskinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vujić dodges the punch combination from Koskinen.
Vujić looks to land a right hand but Koskinen moved out of range.
Vujić throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vujić on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koskinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vujić.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Koskinen moves into the clinch.
Vujić scores with a shot to the side of Koskinen's head.
Koskinen misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Koskinen fails to land.
Vujić tries to work over Koskinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Vujić.
A short right from Vujić. #BC2#
Vujić breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Vujić lands a slapping body shot.
Koskinen tries to score with a low kick but Vujić moves his leg out of the way.
Koskinen is looking to chop away at Vujić's legs.
A little jabbing left from Vujić on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vujić throws a looping overhand right but Koskinen ducks down to avoid it.
Koskinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vujić.
A head kick misses from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Vujić moves out of range.
Vujić moves out of range as Koskinen throws a body kick.
Vujić avoids a kick to the body.
Vujić blocks a head kick by Koskinen.
Koskinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vujić scores with a hook.
Jani Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vujić throws a hook to the side of Koskinen's head but Koskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Vujić scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vujić.
Vujić looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vujić's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koskinen under the eye.
Vujić throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Koskinen slips under a jab.
Koskinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koskinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vujić manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koskinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koskinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koskinen staying out of range there.
Koskinen misses with a low kick.
Koskinen misses with a two punch combination.
Koskinen throws a head kick but Vujić moves out of range.
Vujić has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vujić throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen feints a jab promting Vujić to slip. Koskinen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vujić slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Koskinen tries a head kick but it misses. #T3#
Vujić throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vujić has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koskinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Vujić's head.
A head kick misses from Vujić.
A slow jab from Vujić misses its intended target.
Vujić lands with a nice body punch.
Koskinen throws a shot from downtown. Vujić moves away and avoids it.
Vujić stuns Koskinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vujić misses the jab.
Koskinen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Koskinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vujić counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Koskinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vujić.
Vujić keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vujić ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Vujić misses.
Sloppy strikes from Koskinen. Those never looked like landing. #T4#
Vujić misses with a wild body shot.
Vujić waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskinen.
Koskinen is looking for a counter combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vujić digs a good hook to Koskinen's body.
Koskinen drops his hands momentarily and Vujić takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vujić throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koskinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koskinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vujić counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koskinen misses with a right hand
and Vujić connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vujić throws a good cross that connects.
Vujić staying out of range there.
Vujić swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vujić avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Vujić looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
Vujić ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Vujić moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krsto Vujić comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vujić 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jani Koskinen!
A very excited looking Jani Koskinen 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.
The defeated Krsto Vujić had this to say: 'Who loses a Win, wins a Loss'.

Event: SFL 30 | Hopkins vs Romeo
Date: Dec 05, 2020

#R1#
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Koskinen's shoulder, as Koskinen tries to avoid the shot.
Koskinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson slips a straight right by Koskinen.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koskinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Koskinen throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Koskinen misses.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Koskinen slips a jab from Johnson.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen jabs at Johnson's body.
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
enabling Koskinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Koskinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a hook. Koskinen ducked under it nicely.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Koskinen saw it coming and moves away. #T1#
Koskinen throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Koskinen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnson tests Koskinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koskinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Koskinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Koskinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson is looking to slow Koskinen down with leg kicks.
Johnson jabs at Koskinen's body.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Koskinen.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely. #T2#
Koskinen missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been informed that Koskinen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Koskinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koskinen throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Koskinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koskinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Koskinen's leg. Koskinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Koskinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koskinen scores with a body shot. #T3#
Jab by Koskinen.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koskinen under the eye.
Koskinen dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Koskinen's body. Koskinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Johnson as he connects with a hook.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koskinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koskinen moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Koskinen misses with a head kick.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.#T4#
Koskinen avoids the head kick by Johnson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koskinen checks the leg kick.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Koskinen didn't see that one coming.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Koskinen's leg. Koskinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koskinen works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koskinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koskinen misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koskinen lands a body shot.
Koskinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koskinen misses with a body kick.
Koskinen moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manny Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Johnson walks into a jab.
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Koskinen moved out of range.
Koskinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson scores with a nice strike.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Koskinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koskinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Koskinen lands with a cross.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koskinen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Koskinen's knee but Koskinen avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Koskinen.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koskinen's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskinen throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koskinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A lazy left from Koskinen finds it's target.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson. #T1#
Koskinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Johnson.
Koskinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
A bone on bone clash there as Koskinen blocks the leg kick.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Koskinen throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
It seemed like Koskinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Koskinen lands a head shot.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koskinen looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koskinen throws a chopping leg kick but Johnson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.#T2#
Johnson tests Koskinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Koskinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koskinen digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Koskinen slips under a jab from Johnson.
Koskinen slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Koskinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koskinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koskinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Koskinen blocks a leg kick.
Koskinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koskinen avoids a kick to the body.
Jani Koskinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Koskinen misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Koskinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koskinen! But no joy.
Johnson lands with a slapping head kick.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson motions for Koskinen to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koskinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koskinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson swings for the body but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen misses with a body shot.
Koskinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koskinen! But no joy.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson defending well as Koskinen loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koskinen.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Koskinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T4#
Koskinen punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
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!
Koskinen throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
A little jabbing left from Koskinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koskinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Johnson moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Koskinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Koskinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koskinen throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Koskinen tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Koskinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Koskinen saw that one coming.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Koskinen is out of range.
Koskinen lands with an overhand left.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson swings for the body but Koskinen moves out of range.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Koskinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Koskinen throws a solid leg kick but Johnson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koskinen.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koskinen walks into a jab.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Koskinen is out of range.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Koskinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koskinen throws a leg kick
letting Johnson counter with a right hand. #T1#
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson 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.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Koskinen blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Koskinen misses.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Koskinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson misses with the combination.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen misses with a straight left. #T2#
Johnson lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Johnson.
Koskinen misses with a head kick.
Johnson swings for the body but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Koskinen ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koskinen misses with a double jab.
Koskinen throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Koskinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Koskinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koskinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T3#
Koskinen misses with a kick to the body.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koskinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a low kick but Koskinen moves out of range easily.
Koskinen swinging wildly here.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Koskinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koskinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Koskinen throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Koskinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koskinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koskinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koskinen slips a straight right by Johnson.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Koskinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koskinen throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Koskinen didn't see that one coming.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koskinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koskinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnson 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Johnson!
A very excited looking Manny Johnson 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: SFL 24 | Johnson vs Lomax
Date: Oct 31, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen cracks Beach with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beach has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Beach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koskinen misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beach throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koskinen looks to land a left hand but Beach moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Koskinen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Koskinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Koskinen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT#It looks like Jani Koskinen has been cut.
Koskinen misses with a kick to the body.
Koskinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beach checks it well.
Beach misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koskinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beach pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koskinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Koskinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koskinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Beach.
Beach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beach throws a jab but it's blocked by Koskinen.
Beach cracks Koskinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koskinen! But no joy.
Beach misses with a body shot. #T1#
Beach connects with a jab.
Koskinen scores with a nice head shot.
Beach moves forwards but Koskinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Beach.
Beach dodges the punch combination from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koskinen throws a right hand that misses
and Beach counters with a left to the body.
Sammy Beach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beach was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Beach misses the jab.
Beach misses with a body shot.
Koskinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Beach's head.
Koskinen works Beach's body with a nice hook.
Koskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beach.
A bone on bone clash there as Beach blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen throws a body kick that misses.
Beach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beach. #T2#
Koskinen thuds his right hand into Beach's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A bone on bone clash there as Beach blocks the leg kick.
Koskinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Koskinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Beach off the cage and back into range.
Koskinen ducks under a wild hook from Beach.
Beach staying out of range there.
Beach misses with a hook.
Beach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Beach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koskinen.
Beach takes a swing at Koskinen's ribcage but misses.
Koskinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy left from Koskinen finds it's target.
Beach stuns Koskinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beach scores with a nice head shot.
Koskinen throws a right hand that Beach ducks under and follows up with a left that Beach also avoids with ease.
Beach missing with a left hand there. Koskinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Beach.
Beach takes a swing at Koskinen's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Beach slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
Koskinen moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beach.
Beach misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koskinen.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koskinen.
Beach blocks a body shot from Koskinen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koskinen.
Koskinen working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koskinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Koskinen.
Beach takes a shot to the head.
Koskinen misses with a body punch.
Come on Koskinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #T4#
Koskinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koskinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koskinen working aggressively here.
Beach blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beach tries to throw a body punch but Koskinen avoids it by throwing Beach back against the cage.
Beach blocks a body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Koskinen controls the action.
Beach swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskinen has a couple of punches blocked by Beach.
Come on Koskinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jani Koskinen's cut.
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#
Koskinen slips under a jab from Beach.
The fighters circling - Beach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koskinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beach throws a lazy right hand but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koskinen follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Koskinen misses with a hook. Beach ducked under it nicely.
Beach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koskinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beach misses with a body shot.
Koskinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Koskinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beach ducks right into an uppercut from Koskinen.
Beach throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Beach!
Koskinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koskinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Koskinen does no damage.
Koskinen throws an overhand right that lands on Beach's shoulder, as Beach tries to avoid the shot.
Beach keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beach is looking to counter punch.#T1#
A slow jab from Beach misses its intended target.
Koskinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koskinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koskinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beach connects with a body shot that sends Koskinen's belly button to the back.
A right-left combo lands from Koskinen.
Beach changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beach throws a poor cross that misses
and Koskinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Koskinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beach. Beach circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beach misses with an uppercut. Koskinen saw that one coming.
Koskinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beach.
Beach throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koskinen! But no joy.
Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Beach dips to his left and cracks Koskinen with an uppercut!#T2#
Beach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beach is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Koskinen.
Koskinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koskinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koskinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A slow jab from Beach misses its intended target.
Beach with a jab.
Koskinen lands a lovely overhand right.
Beach tries to clinch up but Koskinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Beach with a hook.
Beach bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koskinen's head backwards.
Beach looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Koskinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beach looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jani Koskinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koskinen moves out of range as Beach strikes.
Koskinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Koskinen swinging wildly here. #T3#
Koskinen misses with a looping left.
Beach is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koskinen misses with a looping left.
Beach blocks a jab.
Koskinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beach misses with an uppercut
and Koskinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Beach thinking.
Beach is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beach moves away.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beach momentarily.
Beach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koskinen throws the kick towards the body but Beach avoids it.
Beach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Beach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beach looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
Beach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koskinen counters with a one-two to the body.
Beach misses with a series of wild punches. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Koskinen clinches up against the cage.
Beach throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Beach effectively controlling the action here.
Beach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Koskinen misses with a body punch.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from Beach.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskinen is struggling to control the position.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Koskinen controls the action.
Beach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koskinen's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jani Koskinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jani Koskinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Beach cracks Koskinen with an open hand slap.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beach.
Beach misses with a wild body shot.
Koskinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Koskinen thows a body kick. Beach tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Beach.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Nice defenses there by Beach.
Koskinen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Beach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koskinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beach throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
Beach throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koskinen.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beach. Koskinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beach throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Koskinen stumbling backwards into the cage! Koskinen bounces back off the cage towards Beach, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Beach lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Beach celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sammy Beach!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sammy Beach thanked UnderGround Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: SFL 16 | High Voltage
Date: Oct 03, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSulley tries to clinch there but Koskinen circles away.
Koskinen throws a nice looking combination but McSulley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koskinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McSulley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McSulley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from McSulley misses.
Koskinen with the inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Koskinen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
McSulley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koskinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McSulley loads up on a big right hand but Koskinen slips the punch.
Koskinen is trying to counter with his kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for McSulley.
McSulley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McSulley.
McSulley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McSulley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koskinen throws a nice looking combination but McSulley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSulley slips under a jab.
Koskinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koskinen scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as McSulley blocks the leg kick.
Koskinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by McSulley.
Good leg kick by McSulley. #T1#
Koskinen lands with a hook. McSulley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koskinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McSulley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McSulley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McSulley tries to close the distance and clinch but Koskinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koskinen throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McSulley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koskinen throws a head kick but McSulley moves out of range.
McSulley scores with a leg kick.
Koskinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koskinen lands the left hand.
McSulley tries to clinch up but Koskinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Koskinen scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSulley misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McSulley.
McSulley sets himself, and Koskinen steps forward looking for the clinch! McSulley avoids it this time.
A big left from Koskinen misses.
McSulley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
McSulley thuds his shin into the meat of Koskinen's side.#T2#
Koskinen lands with a slapping head kick. #CL2#
Koskinen drives through and clinches with McSulley against the cage.
McSulley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McSulley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley misses with a punch on the inside.
Koskinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McSulley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McSulley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McSulley swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
McSulley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for McSulley.
Koskinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Koskinen working aggressively here. #T3#
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
McSulley misses with some punches.
McSulley lands an uppercut.
Koskinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McSulley backwards.
McSulley lands a hook to the side of the head.
McSulley swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
McSulley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koskinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McSulley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McSulley.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike.
Koskinen cracks McSulley with a nice body shot.
Koskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McSulley blocking some punches.
McSulley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koskinen can't find room to land a body shot as McSulley controls the action. #T4#
McSulley digs a right hand underneath Koskinen's ribcage. Koskinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McSulley blocks an uppercut.
McSulley softening up his opponent with strikes, 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!
McSulley can't find room to land a body shot as Koskinen controls the action.
Koskinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McSulley backwards.
McSulley misses with a hook to the ribs.
McSulley misses with a punch on the inside.
McSulley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McSulley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koskinen.
McSulley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Koskinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from McSulley fails to land.
McSulley struggles to land a body shot inside as Koskinen controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from McSulley fails to land.
McSulley stalling in the clinch.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
McSulley swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen tries to work over McSulley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jani Koskinen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A left and a right from Koskinen both land. Nice combination.
McSulley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McSulley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
McSulley moves into range and connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McSulley checks a leg kick.
Koskinen misses with a looping left.
McSulley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koskinen scores with a jab. McSulley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koskinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McSulley swats away the attempt to clinch by Koskinen.
McSulley moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.#CL#
McSulley rushes Koskinen and presses him up against the cage.
Koskinen lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McSulley blocks an uppercut.
McSulley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koskinen is struggling to control the position.
Koskinen taking a breather. #T1#
Koskinen misses with a punch to the body.
McSulley has a couple of punches blocked by Koskinen.
McSulley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koskinen is looking to control McSulley's arms but McSulley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koskinen has his back to the cage.
John McSulley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McSulley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
McSulley misses with the head strike.
McSulley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koskinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McSulley.
McSulley scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McSulley.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koskinen.
McSulley prevents a body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Koskinen - that landed with a thud.
Koskinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
McSulley presses Koskinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McSulley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koskinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
McSulley tries a body shot but Koskinen blocks it.
Koskinen throws a head punch that misses.
McSulley working aggressively here.
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koskinen working aggressively here.
McSulley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koskinen pushes McSulley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from McSulley.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McSulley.
McSulley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Koskinen working aggressively here.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McSulley lands with a short shot to the head.
McSulley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McSulley struggles to land a body shot inside as Koskinen controls his hands.
Koskinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
McSulley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McSulley can't find room to land a body shot as Koskinen controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Koskinen.
A hook to the body from Koskinen.
McSulley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koskinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McSulley backwards.
Koskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koskinen lands a body punch.
Koskinen tries to work over McSulley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koskinen throws a head punch that misses.
McSulley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koskinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T4#
Koskinen blocks a body shot from McSulley.
McSulley misses with some punches.
McSulley misses with the head strike.
McSulley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koskinen is leaning against McSulley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McSulley misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSulley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koskinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McSulley is pushing Koskinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McSulley.
Koskinen misses with a body punch.
Koskinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from McSulley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Koskinen misses with a lunging right hand
and McSulley counters with a right hand to the body.
Jani Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskinen thuds his right hand into McSulley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL2#
Koskinen clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McSulley.
Koskinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koskinen misses with a punch to the body.
McSulley swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
McSulley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koskinen is trying to maintain a safe position but McSulley gets an underhook and turns Koskinen into the cage.
Koskinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from McSulley.
A nice left hand lands by McSulley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSulley lands with a light punch inside.
Koskinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McSulley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but McSulley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T1#
Come on Koskinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koskinen throws a punch but it's blocked by McSulley.
Koskinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McSulley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley tries to throw a body punch but Koskinen avoids it by throwing McSulley back against the cage.
McSulley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koskinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley misses with a body punch.
McSulley lands a nice uppercut.
McSulley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koskinen can't find room to land a body shot as McSulley controls the action.
McSulley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McSulley lands with a light punch inside.
Koskinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
McSulley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McSulley misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
McSulley misses with the head strike.
Koskinen lands a left hand.
McSulley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koskinen's elbow.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from McSulley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McSulley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen lands with a left to the head.
Koskinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McSulley or not.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koskinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McSulley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley has a couple of punches blocked by Koskinen.
Koskinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
Koskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koskinen tries a body shot but McSulley blocks it.
McSulley doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Koskinen is leaning against McSulley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McSulley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McSulley's elbow.
McSulley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jani Koskinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McSulley.
McSulley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McSulley.
McSulley misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen tries to work over McSulley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McSulley misses with a short punch on the inside.
McSulley tries to throw a body punch but Koskinen avoids it by throwing McSulley back against the cage.
McSulley throws a punch but it's blocked by Koskinen.
McSulley lands an uppercut.
Koskinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing McSulley up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McSulley.
McSulley can't find room to land a body shot as Koskinen controls the action.
John McSulley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
Koskinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koskinen misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen misses with some punches.
McSulley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koskinen effectively controlling the action here.
McSulley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Koskinen.
Koskinen taking a breather.
Come on Koskinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koskinen is trying to maintain a safe position but McSulley gets an underhook and turns Koskinen into the cage.
McSulley misses with some punches.
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!
McSulley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McSulley's elbow.
Koskinen tries to work over McSulley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

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 John McSulley.
I think Koskinen 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: SFL 10 | Alpha Protocol
Date: Sep 12, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Koskinen's head coaches at Malmi Aitta that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice body punch from Derrick.
Koskinen swings for the body but Derrick moves out of range.
Derrick's coach down at Blanc Fitness Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Derrick's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Derrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koskinen connects with a crisp jab.
Derrick tries to clinch but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koskinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koskinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Koskinen tries to keep at a distance but Derrick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koskinen is defending well for now.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to throw a body punch but Derrick avoids it by throwing Koskinen back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Derrick obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Derrick.
Koskinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koskinen. #T1#
Koskinen pushes Derrick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Derrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koskinen's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Derrick.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Derrick blocks it.
Koskinen tries to throw a body punch but Derrick avoids it by throwing Koskinen back against the cage.
Koskinen managing to block the knees to the body from Derrick.
Koskinen misses with a body punch.
Koskinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Derrick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Derrick blocks a body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Derrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Koskinen controls his hands.
Koskinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from Derrick.
Derrick lands a shot to the body.
Derrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Derrick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Derrick blocks it.
Koskinen lands a body punch. #T2#
Derrick pushes off an throws an elbow but Koskinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Derrick blocks it.
Koskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Derrick controls his hands.
Derrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koskinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Derricks head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derrick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Derrick controls the action.
Koskinen is leaning against Derrick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Derrick tries to throw a body punch but Koskinen avoids it by throwing Derrick back against the cage.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koskinen avoids it.
Derrick lands a nice shot to the body.
Derrick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Derrick controls his hands.
Derrick misses with an elbow strike.
Koskinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koskinen looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derrick. #T3#
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koskinen effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Koskinen.
Koskinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Derrick up against the cage.
Derrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koskinen cracks Derrick with a nice body shot.
Koskinen tries to work over Derrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koskinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Derrick fails to land.
Derrick scores a nice knee to the body.
Derrick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koskinen is breathing heavily.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from Derrick.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Derrick blocks it.
Koskinen avoiding damage as Derrick throws knees to the body.
Derrick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koskinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Derrick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koskinen avoids it.
Koskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Derrick controls the action.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
Derrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koskinen working aggressively here.
Derrick misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derrick.
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
Koskinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koskinen blocks the elbow strike.
Koskinen is trying to stall.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koskinen avoids it.
Koskinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Derrick 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#
Koskinen looks to land a combination but Derrick avoids it well.
Koskinen lands a leg kick that knocks Derrick off balance momentarily.
Derrick defending well as Koskinen loads up on a big left hand.
Koskinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Koskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Derrick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koskinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koskinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derrick is looking to clinch but Koskinen is avoiding it.
Koskinen is looking for a counter combo.
Derrick walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Derrick tries to clinch but Koskinen is having none of it.
Derrick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Derrick jabs Koskinen right on the nose. Koskinen blinks but takes it well.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut. Derrick saw that one coming.
Koskinen swings widly with a right hand
and Derrick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derrick throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Derrick is predictable there
and Koskinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koskinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T1#
Derrick is looking to clinch but Koskinen is avoiding it.
Koskinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Derrick backs up against the cage.
Koskinen lands a leg kick that knocks Derrick off balance momentarily.
Koskinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koskinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koskinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Derrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Derrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Koskinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koskinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derrick misses with a jab to the body
and Koskinen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Derrick is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Koskinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Derrick steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Koskinen.
Derrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Koskinen misses with a body shot.
Jani Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Derrick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Derrick misses the shot to the body.
Derrick on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Derrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Derrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koskinen throws a combination. Derrick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koskinen lands with a kick to the temple. Derrick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice cross by Derrick.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Derrick moves out of range.
Derrick steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Koskinen.
Koskinen swings for the body but Derrick moves out of range.
Koskinen ducks under a wild hook from Derrick.
Koskinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Koskinen cracks Derrick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Derrick blocks a jab.
Koskinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Derrick moves into the clinch.
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koskinen is defending well for now.
Derrick misses with an elbow over the top.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with the head strike. #T3#
Derrick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koskinen.
Derrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Derrick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koskinen is defending well for now.
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Koskinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Derrick as Koskinen tries to tie him up.
Derrick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Derrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Koskinen avoids the damage to the body.
Derrick works on Koskinen's body with a couple of short punches.
Derrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derrick digs a right hand into Koskinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koskinen's gas tank.
Koskinen avoids the elbow strike from Derrick, against the cage.
Koskinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Joe Derrick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T4#
Derrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Derrick lands a good knee to the midsection. Koskinen won't want to take too many of those.
Derrick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Derrick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Derrick.
Derrick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Derrick lands a shoulder strike.
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Knees to the body from Derrick.
Koskinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Derrick lands with a left to the head.
Koskinen tries a body shot but Derrick blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Derrick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Derrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Derrick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joe Derrick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Derrick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Derrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen tries to land a leg kick but Derrick saw it coming and moves away.
Derrick throws a body punch but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Derrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Koskinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Derrick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Derrick lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Derrick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koskinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Koskinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT2#It looks like Jani Koskinen has been cut.
Derrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derrick is looking to clinch.
Jab, jab by Koskinen - just one landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koskinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Derrick fails with an attempt to clinch. #T1#
Derrick ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.#CL2#
Derrick drives through and clinches with Koskinen against the cage.
Koskinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Derrick is keeping busy.
Derrick tries a knee to the head but Koskinen blocks it.
Derrick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koskinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Koskinen lands a body punch.
Derrick pushes Koskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Derrick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koskinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Derrick.
Derrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Koskinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Derrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Derrick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Derrick lands a nice knee to the body. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Derrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
Koskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Derrick blocking some punches.
Koskinen blocks an elbow strike from Derrick.
Derrick misses with a knee to the head.
Koskinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derrick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Derrick presses Koskinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Derrick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koskinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Koskinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Derrick fails to land.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from Derrick.
Koskinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Derrick backwards.
Derrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Derrick missing with knees to the body. #T3#
Derrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
Derrick misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Koskinen.
Jani Koskinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koskinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derrick's elbow.
Derrick lands a body punch.
Derrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body.
Derrick misses with the head strike.
Koskinen working aggressively here.
Derrick missing with knees to the body.
Derrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koskinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Derrick is keeping busy.
Derrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Derrick prevents a body shot from Koskinen.
Nice elbow from Derrick.
Derrick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T4#
Derrick lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derrick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koskinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Derrick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Derrick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #ROC2#Koskinen is rocked!
Derrick lands a knee to the body.
Koskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Koskinen fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Derrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe Derrick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Koskinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Derrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
Koskinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derrick pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Koskinen! Derrick unloads with more strikes and Koskinen sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Derrick!
Joe Derrick thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: UnderGround FC 140
Date: Jul 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koskinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koskinen connects with a single shot there.
Good leg kick by Koskinen.
Loco motions for Koskinen to come forward. Loco throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koskinen moves away.
Koskinen avoids the head kick by Loco. #CL2#
Loco pushes Koskinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Loco is trying to pull guard but Koskinen has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Loco pulls Koskinen into guard.
Koskinen wants to control from the top but Loco keeps moving. #SUB2#
Loco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koskinen stays in close to Loco's body and controls the position.
Koskinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Koskinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Loco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Loco is controlling Koskinen's trapped leg to prevent Koskinen from advancing to side control.#T1#
Koskinen tries to pass to full mount but Loco defends it.
Loco is refusing to be controlled, as Koskinen sits in half guard. #SUB#
Koskinen is trying to work for a kimura but Loco is defending well.
Koskinen trying to pass the guard but Loco defending well. #SUB2#
Loco looking for submissions off his back.
Loco has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koskinen is working away from the top position though.
Koskinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Koskinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Loco sees it coming and defends easily.
Loco wants to improve his position but Koskinen is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Koskinen seems content to control.#SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Loco looking for submissions off his back.
Koskinen sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB2#
Loco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Koskinen trying to mount his opponent but Loco defends it.
Loco trying to hold on to Koskinen's head to control him but Koskinen postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T3##SUB2#
Loco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Koskinen pulls his head out easily.
Loco wants to control but Koskinen is keeping busy.
Koskinen wants to take a breather but Loco is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen sets himself, and Loco steps forward looking for the clinch! Koskinen avoids it this time.
Koskinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Loco is able to avoid easily.
Koskinen misses with a head kick.
Koskinen throws a shot to the body.
Loco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koskinen counters with a nice body kick.
Loco tries to land a leg kick but Koskinen saw it coming and moves away.
Nice cross by Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a hook. Loco ducked under it nicely.
Loco throws a right hand that Koskinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Koskinen also avoids with ease.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
The crowd cheers as Koskinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loco doesn't seem phased though.
Koskinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koskinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koskinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koskinen misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
Loco throws a head kick but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koskinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Loco.
Koskinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koskinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loco.
Koskinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koskinen misses with a looping left.
Koskinen looks to land a body kick but Loco moved away.
Loco is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Koskinen goes for a double leg but Loco avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Loco continues to drive forward.
Koskinen sets himself, and Loco steps forward looking for the clinch! Koskinen avoids it this time.
Koskinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loco tries to work over Koskinen's front leg with a kick but Koskinen checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Loco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koskinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
Koskinen sets himself, and Loco steps forward looking for the clinch! Koskinen avoids it this time.
Koskinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koskinen is looking to counter punch.
Loco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Loco.
Koskinen throws a leg kick which misses Loco's front leg but catches the back leg as Loco tries to avoid it.
Koskinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Loco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Loco moves out of range.
Koskinen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Loco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loco looks to land a combination but Koskinen avoids it well.
Koskinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koskinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Loco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koskinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Koskinen wants to land a leg kick but Loco is out of range.
Koskinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koskinen throws a leg kick that misses. #T1#
Loco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koskinen throws out a powerful jab.
Koskinen lands a body shot.
A low kick from Koskinen is predictable there #CL2#
and Loco counters by clinching up. #TD2#
Loco manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB2#
Koskinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Loco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koskinen has managed to get both his arms back between Loco's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Loco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koskinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koskinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Loco keeping full guard, as Koskinen tries to pass. #T2##SUB2#
Loco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koskinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Loco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koskinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Koskinen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Loco gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Koskinen wants to pass to mount but Loco is defending the position.
Loco is trying is best to control the position here. #T3#
Loco trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Loco actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Loco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Koskinen is looking to advance position but Loco won't allow it. #SUB2#
Loco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Koskinen wants to control but Loco is keeping him busy.
Loco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koskinen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koskinen's back!#SUB2#
Loco tightening his grip on Koskinen, looking for the choke. #SUB2#
Loco is looking for the choke from the back position but Koskinen is controlling his hands well. #T4#
Loco has the hooks in. Koskinen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Well, with Loco on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Koskinen is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Loco is trying to stick to Koskinen's back but Koskinen is turning into Loco. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Loco's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Koskinen.
Koskinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Koskinen trying to control but Loco is working from the bottom.
Loco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koskinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Loco is retaining full guard.
Koskinen is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Loco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koskinen looking to pass the guard.
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 Jani Koskinen will probably get the nod.
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#
Loco misses with an uppercut.
Loco misses with a head kick.
Koskinen jabs Loco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Loco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Koskinen loads up on a big right hand but Loco slips the punch.
Koskinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Loco is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koskinen.
Loco is looking to clinch.
Koskinen misses with a looping left.
Loco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koskinen throws a one two combo.
Koskinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Loco.
Koskinen throws a big counter combination but Loco scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loco. Koskinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Koskinen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Loco.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen throws a head kick but Loco moves out of range. #T1#
Koskinen tries to land a leg kick but Loco saw it coming and moves away.
Jani Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Koskinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Koskinen missing with a left hand there. Loco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Koskinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Koskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loco can do to turn this around?
Koskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Loco controls his hands.
Loco tries to work over Koskinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koskinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Loco controls his hands.
Loco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Koskinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Loco. #TD2#
Loco jumps guard and drags Koskinen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Koskinen from controlling successfully.
Koskinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Loco is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Koskinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Loco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koskinen has managed to get both his arms back between Loco's legs - danger averted.
Koskinen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Spanky Loco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SUB2#
Loco looking for a guillotine here but Koskinen defends easily.
Koskinen wants to control from the top but Loco keeps moving. #SUB2#
Loco is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koskinen defends well.#SUB2#
Loco had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koskinen defends it easily.#T3##SUB2#
Loco looking for a guillotine here but Koskinen defends easily.
Jani Koskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koskinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Loco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koskinen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Loco trying to keep a closed guard but Koskinen is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Koskinen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Loco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koskinen has managed to get both his arms back between Loco's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Loco has his foot on Koskinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koskinen works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Koskinen passes Loco's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Koskinen is trying to control the action in half guard but Loco is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Koskinen is working for a kimura but Loco is defending it quite comfortably.
Loco is refusing to be controlled, as Koskinen sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Loco is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Koskinen pulls his head out easily.
Loco missing with punches from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Koskinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koskinen, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Koskinen!
After winning the bout, Jani Koskinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WPFA XVIII: Hall of Fame
Date: Apr 24, 2020

#R1#
Koskinen scores with a one two! Vanorden had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Koskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koskinen throws a lazy head kick
enabling Vanorden to counter with a crisp jab.
Vanorden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koskinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koskinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've been informed that Vanorden has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vanorden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koskinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen digs a good hook to Vanorden's body.
Vanorden misses with a hook. Koskinen ducked under it nicely.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanorden is just out of range.
Koskinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Koskinen.
Koskinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koskinen cracks Vanorden with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been told by Koskinen's head coaches at Malmi Aitta that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T1#
Koskinen with a jab.
Vanorden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koskinen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vanorden back to the cage. Koskinen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vanorden throws a lazy uppercut
and Koskinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vanorden blocks a head kick by Koskinen.
Vanorden slips a straight right by Koskinen.
Vanorden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vanorden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen lands a leg kick that knocks Vanorden off balance momentarily.
Koskinen tries to land a leg kick but Vanorden saw it coming and moves away.
Vanorden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Koskinen slips a jab from Vanorden.
Koskinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vanorden under the eye.
Vanorden takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T2#
Koskinen cracks Vanorden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vanorden lands a really nice looking cross but Koskinen seems unphased.
Vanorden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Koskinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koskinen.
Crunch! Koskinen slams his shin into Vanorden's torso.
Vanorden misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen thuds a left hand into Vanorden's body.
Koskinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vanorden enables Koskinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vanorden manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen trying to control but Vanorden is working from the bottom.
Koskinen advances to half guard.
Vanorden tries to get to full guard but Koskinen has control of the leg. #T3#
Koskinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Koskinen wants to take a breather but Vanorden is having none of it. #SUB#
Koskinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vanorden wants to improve his position but Koskinen is controlling well.
Vanorden is staying active underneath Koskinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Koskinen is looking for a kimura but Vanorden is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Koskinen to get the leverage. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vanorden won't allow Koskinen to pass to mount. #SUB#
Koskinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vanorden sees it coming and defends easily.
Koskinen is keen to just control but Vanorden is a slippery customer.
Koskinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vanorden wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Koskinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Koskinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vanorden is trying to control but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Vanorden jabs Koskinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koskinen.
Vanorden misses with an uppercut. Koskinen saw that one coming.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Vanorden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Koskinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vanorden doesn't seem phased though.
Vanorden slips under a jab.
Vanorden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vanorden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden misses with a right hand
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vanorden takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vanorden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koskinen.
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!
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanorden manages to avoid it.
Koskinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vanorden is looking for the big counter here.#T1#
Koskinen stalks Vanorden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vanorden's face. Vanorden staggers backwards, shaken.
Vanorden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koskinen dips to his left and cracks Vanorden with an uppercut!
Koskinen throws an overhand right that lands on Vanorden's shoulder, as Vanorden tries to avoid the shot.
Vanorden moves out of range of the leg kick from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vanorden.
Vanorden blocks a jab.
Vanorden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vanorden throws a looping overhand right but Koskinen ducks down to avoid it.
Koskinen throws a leg kick but Vanorden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koskinen works over Vanorden's head and body with a nice combination.
Jani Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen cracks Vanorden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T2#
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Vanorden.
Koskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vanorden can do to turn this around?
Koskinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vanorden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL#
Koskinen closes the distance and clinches.
Vanorden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanorden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanorden misses with a punch on the inside.
Vanorden swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanorden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vanorden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koskinen or not.
Vanorden wants to break free but Koskinen has control.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vanorden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanorden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vanorden lands a left hand. #T3#
Vanorden misses with some punches.
Koskinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vanorden tries a body shot but Koskinen blocks it.
Vanorden wants to get back to striking at distance but Koskinen won't allow it.
Vanorden lands with a left to the head.
Vanorden lands with a light punch inside.
Vanorden misses with the head strike.
Koskinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanorden scores with a shoulder strike.
Koskinen pushes Vanorden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vanorden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koskinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanorden swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vanorden pushes Koskinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body.
Vanorden tries to throw a body punch but Koskinen avoids it by throwing Vanorden back against the cage. #T4#
Koskinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koskinen tries to throw a body punch but Vanorden avoids it by throwing Koskinen back against the cage.
Koskinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanorden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Koskinen.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
Vanorden throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskinen.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body.
Vanorden working aggressively here.
Koskinen gets through Vanorden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koskinen.
Vanorden throws a punch but it's blocked by Koskinen.
Koskinen wants to stall.
Koskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Vanorden controls the action.
Koskinen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that second 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.
#R3#
Koskinen is looking to slow Vanorden down with leg kicks.
Koskinen is looking to slow Vanorden down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Koskinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vanorden throws an off balance right hand
enabling Koskinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Vanorden avoids the punch easily.
A nice side step and Vanorden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koskinen staying out of range there.
Koskinen is looking to counter punch.
Koskinen lands with a shot to the body.
Koskinen lands with a straight right. Vanorden didn't see that one coming.
Vanorden shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koskinen eats them both and turns towards Vanorden to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#
It looks like Jani Koskinen has been cut.
Vanorden throws a body shot but no joy.
Koskinen lands a body shot.
Koskinen lands a nice shot that snaps Vanorden's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Vanorden moves out of range as Koskinen throws a body kick.
Koskinen swings for the body but Vanorden moves out of range.
Koskinen misses with a wild combination.
Koskinen swings for the body but Vanorden moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Vanorden misses.
Vanorden slips a jab and a cross from Koskinen.
Despite the aggression on Vanorden's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Koskinen throws a jab when Vanorden was well out of range.
Koskinen lands a leg kick that knocks Vanorden off balance momentarily.
Koskinen is looking to land body kicks.
Koskinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vanorden in his tracks.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Vanorden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskinen.
Vanorden throws a lazy uppercut
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Vanorden checks a low kick from Koskinen.
Crunch! Koskinen slams his shin into Vanorden's torso.
Vanorden misses with a hook. Koskinen ducked under it nicely.
Vanorden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koskinen.
Koskinen connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen throws a leg kick but Vanorden sees it coming and moves out of range.
Koskinen jabs Vanorden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koskinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vanorden! But no joy.
Vanorden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vanorden has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vanorden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vanorden missing with a left hand there. Koskinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koskinen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vanorden counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T3#
Koskinen throws out a powerful jab.
Koskinen throws a body punch but Vanorden moves out of range.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koskinen misses with a hook to the body
and Vanorden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen misses with a combination
enabling Vanorden to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koskinen connects with the punch.
Vanorden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koskinen cracks Vanorden with a good jab.#CL#
Koskinen instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Vanorden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanorden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vanorden throws a hook but Koskinen avoids it easily.#T4#
Koskinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanorden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Koskinen moves in looking to clinch but Vanorden pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen wants to clinch.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Koskinen thumps Vanorden with a low kick.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the head.
Vanorden takes a swing at Koskinen's ribcage but misses.
Koskinen staying out of range there.
Koskinen defending well as Vanorden loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jani Koskinen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Koskinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vanorden.
Vanorden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koskinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanorden.
Vanorden throws an overhand right that lands on Koskinen's shoulder, as Koskinen tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Koskinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Vanorden.
Koskinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vanorden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koskinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vanorden's hands.
Koskinen connects with a high kick.
Vanorden misses with a looping right.
Koskinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koskinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vanorden lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanorden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koskinen lands with a straight right. Vanorden didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Vanorden checks a low kick from Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a slapping body shot.
Koskinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Vanorden misses.
Vanorden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koskinen throws a combination. Vanorden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vanorden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vanorden cracks Koskinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koskinen dips to his left and cracks Vanorden with an uppercut!
Koskinen cracks a nice hook into Vanorden's ribs.
Koskinen is looking to chop away at Vanorden's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vanorden! But no joy.
Koskinen throws a push kick but Vanorden slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
Vanorden slips a straight right by Koskinen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloppy strikes from Koskinen. Those never looked like landing.
Vanorden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koskinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jani Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Koskinen is predictable there
and Vanorden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koskinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab lands there for Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a low kick.
Vanorden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vanorden misses with a left hand
and Koskinen counters with a straight right hand.
Koskinen misses with a body kick. #T3#
Koskinen misses the body punch
and Vanorden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vanorden throws a body punch but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Vanorden to counter with a crisp jab.
Vanorden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koskinen.
Vanorden takes one on the button.
Vanorden swings widly with a right hand
and Koskinen counters with a good low kick that Vanorden was not able to check.
Vanorden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vanorden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Koskinen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koskinen 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 Vanorden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vanorden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice side step and Vanorden releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4#
Vanorden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice cross by Koskinen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanorden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vanorden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koskinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen throws a wild body kick that Vanorden sees coming a mile off.
Koskinen moves out of range as Vanorden strikes.
Vanorden slips a jab and a cross from Koskinen.
It seemed like Vanorden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a combination. Vanorden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A low kick from Koskinen misses
letting Vanorden counter with a right hand.
Koskinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen had his way with Bruce Vanorden in that round.
The cut man is working on Jani Koskinen's cut.
That's time! Koskinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Koskinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vanorden throws a series of punches but Koskinen avoids them all with ease.
Koskinen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vanorden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Koskinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Vanorden looks to move away, Koskinen throws a big counter combo but Vanorden just gets out of the way.
Koskinen lands a jab.
Koskinen lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen misses with a kick to the body.
Koskinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koskinen lands with a cross. #T1#
Koskinen misses with a body kick.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koskinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vanorden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koskinen throws out the jab.
Koskinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Koskinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vanorden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vanorden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koskinen takes a swing at Vanorden's ribcage but misses.
Vanorden misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen throws a hook to the side of Vanorden's head but Vanorden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Vanorden checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Vanorden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vanorden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vanorden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koskinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanorden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vanorden misses with a looping left.
Koskinen scores with the left hand. Vanorden knows he should have avoided that one.
Vanorden dips to his left and cracks Koskinen with an uppercut!
Koskinen throws a hook to the side of Vanorden's head but Vanorden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vanorden stuffs the takedown.
Koskinen connects with a body shot that sends Vanorden's belly button to the back.#T3#
Koskinen scores with a jab.
Koskinen thows a leg kick but Vanorden checks it
and Vanorden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jani Koskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vanorden swinging wildly here.
Koskinen throws a series of punches but Vanorden moves out of range.
Vanorden throws out a counter right but Koskinen avoids it with no problem.
Bruce Vanorden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koskinen thuds his right hand into Vanorden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koskinen lands a right hook to the body.
Koskinen misses with a few strikes there.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koskinen 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 Vanorden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vanorden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koskinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vanorden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koskinen with a hook.
Koskinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T4#
Vanorden ducks under a wild hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vanorden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vanorden ducks right into an uppercut from Koskinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen throws a right and a left that Vanorden avoids nicely.
Vanorden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Koskinen.
Koskinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vanorden momentarily.
Vanorden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koskinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koskinen shoots in and drives through. Vanorden sprawls well.
A slow jab from Vanorden misses its intended target.
Koskinen is looking to counter punch.
Vanorden avoids the head kick by Koskinen.
A head kick misses from Koskinen.
Vanorden swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Koskinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koskinen, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Koskinen!
Jani Koskinen retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Jani Koskinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Thoroughbred Thursday X
Date: Mar 12, 2020

#R1#
Kurtev goes for a double leg but Koskinen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koskinen continues to drive forward.
Koskinen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kurtev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koskinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Koskinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurtev shoots in for a takedown but Koskinen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kurtev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kurtev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jani Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
Koskinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kurtev's head.
Koskinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Koskinen does it's job there.
Kurtev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kurtev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koskinen sprawls well. Koskinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kurtev gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurtev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koskinen stalks Kurtev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kurtev's face. Kurtev staggers backwards, shaken.#T1#
Koskinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurtev looks for a takedown but Koskinen sprawls well.
Koskinen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kurtev.
Koskinen lands a jab.
Kurtev shoots in for a takedown but Koskinen shows good takedown defense.
Koskinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koskinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Koskinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kurtev shoots in but no luck this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koskinen lands a high kick!
Koskinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kurtev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body. Kurtev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #TD2#
Kurtev dives in and scores a takedown into Koskinen's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen keeping moving, preventing Kurtev from controlling successfully.
Koskinen is trying to keep Kurtev in close. #T2#
Koskinen is adopting a defensive guard.
Koskinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koskinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kurtev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koskinen keeping moving, preventing Kurtev from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Koskinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kurtev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kurtev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koskinen wants to sweep here but Kurtev controlling him for the moment.
Kurtev trying to control the position from guard on top but Koskinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Kurtev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koskinen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kurtev has managed to get both his arms back between Koskinen's legs - danger averted.#T3#
Koskinen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kurtev lands a couple of elbows.
Kurtev throws a strike but Koskinen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Kurtev trying to keep a closed guard but Koskinen is proving a slippery customer.
Koskinen passes into half guard.
Kurtev misses with some strikes from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kurtev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kurtev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koskinen.
Koskinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kurtev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Koskinen is really struggling to control Kurtev but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Koskinen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kurtev has managed to free his arm - good work. #T4#
Kurtev is trying to get back to full guard.
Kurtev is trying to control but can't.
Kurtev scores with a few weak punches.
Kurtev trying to control but Koskinen postures up.
Kurtev is refusing to be controlled, as Koskinen sits in half guard.
Koskinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kurtev trying to hold on to Koskinen's head to control him but Koskinen postures up.
Kurtev wants to improve his position but Koskinen is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Kurtev walks into a jab.
Koskinen misses with a low kick.
Kurtev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kurtev darts in looking for a takedown but Koskinen gets double underhooks and turns Kurtev into the cage.
A quick step to the side and Koskinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurtevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koskinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kurtev at a distance.
Koskinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurtev. #CL#
Koskinen moves into range and clinches up with Kurtev.
Kurtev has Koskinen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koskinen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kurtev wants to take the fight to the mat but Koskinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jani Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
Koskinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kurtev goes for a takedown attempt but Koskinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Koskinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurtev let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Koskinen. No joy for Kurtev on that attempt.
Kurtev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koskinen's waist but Koskinen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kurtev off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurtev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T1#
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krisko Kurtev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koskinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kurtev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koskinen sizes up Kurtev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL#
Koskinen has Kurtev up against the cage in a clinch.
Koskinen lands a shot to the body.
Koskinen slowing the pace effectively.#TD#
Koskinen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SUB#
Kurtev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kurtev trying to control but Koskinen is working from the bottom.
Koskinen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kurtev is now in half guard.
Koskinen wants to control but Kurtev is keeping busy. #T2#
Koskinen wants to get back to full guard.
Koskinen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Koskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurtev can do to turn this around?
Koskinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Koskinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Koskinen content to control rather than advance.
Koskinen trying to control from half guard but Kurtev is working away. #T3##SUB#
Koskinen seems to be working for a kimura but Kurtev defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Koskinen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kurtev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kurtev trying to hold on to Koskinen's head to control him but Koskinen postures up.
Kurtev has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Koskinen tries to pass to full mount but Kurtev defends it.
Koskinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Koskinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koskinen tries to pass to full mount but Kurtev defends it. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Koskinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kurtev is not content to let Koskinen control the position.
Kurtev is trying to stand.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koskinen prevents Kurtev from improving his position.#SUB#
Koskinen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kurtev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Koskinen.
Kurtev wants to control but Koskinen is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Koskinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Kurtev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koskinen circles away.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
Kurtev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Koskinen circles away.
Koskinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Kurtev shoots for a double leg takedown but Koskinen sprawls well. He's pushed Kurtev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jani Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
Kurtev shoots in but no luck this time.
Koskinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Koskinen finds it's way through Kurtev's defenses.
Kurtev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koskinen is fending him off so far but Kurtev persists. Nope, Koskinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Kurtev avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen scores with a jab.
Koskinen thumps Kurtev with a low kick.
Koskinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Kurtev off the cage and back into range.
Kurtev fails to land the takedown.
A quick step to the side and Koskinen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koskinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T1#
Koskinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Kurtev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kurtev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kurtev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kurtev fails with the takedown
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Kurtev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koskinen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Koskinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kurtev's head.
Koskinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kurtev's hands.
Koskinen throws a shot to the body.
Jani Koskinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurtev fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen lands with a thumping leg kick. #T2#
Koskinen motions for Kurtev to come forward. Koskinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kurtev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurtev manages to avoid it.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kurtev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Koskinen but Koskinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koskinen leaves Kurtev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kurtev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koskinen can pounce on him.
Kurtev takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kurtev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurtev was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kurtev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koskinen pinned against the cage. Koskinen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3#
Koskinen lands a jab to the head.
Kurtev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koskinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kurtev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koskinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kurtev under the eye.
Kurtev dodges the punch combination from Koskinen.
Nice straight punches there by Koskinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koskinen.
Koskinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Kurtev, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koskinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Kurtev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T4#
Koskinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jani Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kurtev avoids the body shot from Koskinen.
A head kick from Koskinen lands but Kurtev takes it in his stride.
Nice sprawl there from Koskinen as Kurtev shoots in.
Kurtev misses with a takedown
and Koskinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kurtev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen scores with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kurtev or perhaps it was just good defense by Koskinen, which made it look bad.
Koskinen lands with a cross.
No luck for Kurtev with that takedown attempt.
Koskinen throwing a counter right hand but Kurtev manages to avoid it.
Koskinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurtevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Koskinen stuffs the takedown.
Koskinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koskinen misses with a body shot.
Koskinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurtev.
Koskinen misses with a wild body shot.
Kurtev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Koskinen defends it well.
Kurtev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koskinen lands an overhand right.
Koskinen tries to bum rush Kurtev with a series of wild strikes but Kurtev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koskinen lands with a shot to the body.
Kurtev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev tries for a takedown but Koskinen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Koskinen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jani Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
Koskinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kurtev.
Kurtev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kurtev is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A left lands for Koskinen.
Koskinen lands with a hook. Kurtev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T1#
Koskinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koskinen scores with a one two! Kurtev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kurtev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Koskinen as he jumps to the side.
Kurtev dives in for a single leg takedown but Koskinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A jab lands there for Koskinen.
Koskinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurtev shoots in looking for a takedown but Koskinen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kurtev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Koskinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A cross from Koskinen lands.
Koskinen with a nice cross.
Koskinen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kurtev.
Koskinen lands a jab to Kurtev's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen connects with the punch.
Koskinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koskinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurtev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T2#
Kurtev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koskinen.
Koskinen jabs Kurtev right on the nose. Kurtev blinks but takes it well.
Koskinen stuffs the takedown.
Koskinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koskinen leaves Kurtev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Koskinen throws a nice head kick!
Kurtev drops his hands momentarily and Koskinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kurtev moves forwards but Koskinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kurtev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koskinen connects with a body shot.#T3#
No luck for Kurtev with that takedown attempt. #CL#
Koskinen pushes Kurtev up against the cage in a clinch.
Koskinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koskinen.
A right handed body shot lands from Koskinen.
Good body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Koskinen.
The referee is keeping an eye on Koskinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #TD#
Koskinen successfully pulls guard.
Koskinen looking to control.
Koskinen pulls Kurtev in to control the position. #SUB#
Koskinen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kurtev defends well.#T4#
Kurtev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kurtev throws a big elbow that misses.
Kurtev landing with the ground and pound.
Kurtev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Koskinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kurtev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koskinen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Koskinen working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Koskinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen had his way with Krisko Kurtev in that round.
That's time! Koskinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Kurtev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koskinen tries to avoid it but Kurtev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koskinen to the ground. Koskinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Koskinen stuffs the takedown.
Kurtev shoots for a takedown but Koskinen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jani Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krisko Kurtev.
Kurtev darts in looking for a takedown but Koskinen gets double underhooks and turns Kurtev into the cage.
Kurtev looks for a takedown but Koskinen sprawls well.
Koskinen scores with a nice strike.
Koskinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kurtev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koskinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Kurtev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kurtev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koskinen sprawls well. Koskinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kurtev gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurtev is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?#T1#
Koskinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koskinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kurtev.#TD2#
Kurtev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Koskinen is pressing down on Kurtev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Koskinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kurtev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kurtev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koskinen wants to control the position but Kurtev says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Koskinen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Koskinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kurtev scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
Koskinen won't allow Kurtev to pass to mount.
Kurtev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koskinen trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Koskinen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Krisko Kurtev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurtev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Koskinen gets back to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Koskinen controls Kurtev momentarily but Kurtev frees himself. #SUB#
Koskinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Kurtev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jani Koskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kurtev landing some decent shots from guard.
Koskinen trying to control the position.
Koskinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jani Koskinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koskinen is on top in guard. #REVR#
Kurtev striking off his back but it's not causing Koskinen any problems.
Kurtev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Koskinen controls the pace.
Kurtev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T4#
Kurtev throwing strikes but missing.
Koskinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kurtev works over Koskinen with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Kurtev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koskinen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Koskinen looking to control.
Koskinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Koskinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Kurtev is sitting in close to Koskinen's body. Koskinen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Kurtev is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Kurtev is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Koskinen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jani Koskinen!
Jani Koskinen retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Jani Koskinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Thoroughbred Thursday VIII
Date: Feb 13, 2020

#R1#
Stark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koskinen sprawls well. Koskinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stark gets slowly back to his feet.
Koskinen throwing a counter right hand but Stark manages to avoid it.
Stark misses with a takedown
and Koskinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Koskinen lands with a right hand.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koskinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Jani Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Stark.
Stark looks for a takedown but Koskinen sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koskinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Koskinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Koskinen misses with a head kick.
Stark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Koskinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Stark's head.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt
letting Koskinen counter with a right hand.
Koskinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jani Koskinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koskinen throws a shot to the body.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Stark throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Koskinen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stark is in Koskinen's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Koskinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koskinen trying to keep a closed guard but Stark is proving a slippery customer. #T2#
Koskinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Koskinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stark is aware though and is defending well.
Stark throwing strikes from guard but Koskinen blocks nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB2#
Stark drops back looking for a leg! Koskinen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koskinen manages to kick Stark off! Stark jumps back into Koskinen's guard.
Koskinen is trying to control the position but Stark postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Koskinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Koskinen seems keen to control Stark's posture.#T3##SUB#
Koskinen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stark is aware though and is defending well.
Koskinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koskinen keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
Stark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koskinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koskinen is keeping the position for now.
Stark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stark postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Koskinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Koskinen is keeping the position.
Koskinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Koskinen, not yet.
Koskinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koskinen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stark. #SUB2#
Stark thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T4##SUB#
Koskinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koskinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stark is one step ahead there.
Stark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koskinen is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Koskinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Koskinen looking for a guillotine here but Stark defends easily. #SUB2#
Stark drops back looking for a leg! Koskinen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Koskinen manages to kick Stark off! Stark jumps back into Koskinen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Stark shoots in for a takedown but Koskinen shows good takedown defense.
Koskinen dips to his left and cracks Stark with an uppercut!
Koskinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koskinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koskinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jani Koskinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Koskinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Koskinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koskinen.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen connects with a jab.
Koskinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Stark only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Koskinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T1#
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen digs a good body shot into Stark's ribs.
Koskinen connects with a right hand. Stark shakes it off.
Koskinen cracks Stark with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stark has his takedown stuffed
and Koskinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stark on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Koskinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koskinen slaps away a takedown attempt from Stark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jani Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Stark.
Koskinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stark doesn't seem bothered though. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koskinen feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Crunch! Koskinen slams his shin into Stark's torso.
Koskinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen lands a body shot.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Koskinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koskinen connects with a looping right hand.
Koskinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koskinen works over Stark's head and body with a nice combination.#T3#
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koskinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stark fails to land the takedown.
Koskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
Stark is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koskinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koskinen attempts a counter takedown but Stark avoids it well and moves away.
Stark takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stark moves forwards but Koskinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice hook.#KD#
Koskinen lands a left and a right that send Stark crashing to the mat, dazed. Koskinen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Stark is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the body.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Koskinen finish him?
Stark has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That kick from Koskinen tenderised Stark's leg. Stark is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koskinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stark seems to have recovered his senses.#T4##KD#
Koskinen sends Stark crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Koskinen is motioning to the referee to let Stark up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Koskinen scores with a leg kick.
Koskinen throws a series of strikes that have Stark backpedaling.
Koskinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stark momentarily. #KD#
Koskinen lands a big uppercut and Stark crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stark looks OK. Koskinen waves Stark back to his feet!
Koskinen connects with a crisp jab. #CL#
Koskinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stark, pushing him back against the cage.
Koskinen lands with a light punch inside.
Koskinen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Koskinen.
Koskinen pushes Stark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Stark's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Stark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stark moves forwards but Koskinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koskinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stark.
Stark gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koskinen misses with a head kick.
Koskinen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Koskinen defends it well.
Nice shot by Koskinen.
Stark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koskinen counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Stark! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jani Koskinen!
Jani Koskinen retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Jani Koskinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WPFA X: New Years Bash
Date: Dec 31, 2019

#R1#
Sullivan misses with a left hand #CL#
and Koskinen counters by moving into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Koskinen as the two fighters clinch.
Koskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Koskinen is controlling him.
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koskinen cracks Sullivan with a nice body shot.
Koskinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sullivan is looking to break free of the clinch but Koskinen has double underhooks.
Sullivan is trying to break free.
Sullivan looking to stall.
Koskinen pushes Sullivan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koskinen has Sullivan pressed against the cage, preventing Sullivan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koskinen works on Sullivan's body with a couple of short punches.
Sullivan looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sullivan or not.
Sullivan letting Koskinen take a breather here.
Koskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Koskinen as the two fighters clinch. #TD#
Koskinen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sullivan is trying to keep an underhook but Koskinen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1##SUB#
Koskinen is looking for a kimura but Sullivan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Koskinen to get the leverage.
Sullivan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koskinen.
Koskinen trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Koskinen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koskinen trying to pass the guard but Sullivan defending well. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koskinen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Koskinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sullivan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Koskinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sullivan is in trouble now - Koskinen has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Koskinen is working for a guillotine from mount but Sullivan frees his head quite easily. #SUB#
Koskinen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sullivan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sullivan shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Koskinen misses with a few strikes there.
Sullivan misses with a straight right.
Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Koskinen circles away.
Jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan scores with a jab.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Koskinen is having none of it.
Sullivan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Sullivan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Koskinen. Those never looked like landing.
We've been informed that Sullivan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sullivan throws the left hand but Koskinen avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sullivan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sullivan missing with a left hand there. Koskinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Koskinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sullivan sprawls and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koskinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koskinen lands a nice shot that snaps Sullivan's head back. #ROC#
Sullivan is rocked!
Good shot there by Koskinen.
Sullivan is still on wobbly legs! Can Koskinen finish him?
Koskinen defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Koskinen moves in close and cracks Sullivan with a massive right hand! Sullivan, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Koskinen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jani Koskinen!
Jani Koskinen retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Jani Koskinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Ferocious Fights IV
Date: Dec 06, 2019

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Ison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ison tries to land a leg kick but Koskinen saw it coming and moves away.
Koskinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koskinen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ison throws a chopping leg kick but Koskinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koskinen lands a jab.
Ison throws a head kick that misses.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koskinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ison looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cole Ison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ison is just out of range.
Koskinen jabs Ison right on the nose. Ison blinks but takes it well.
Decent striking displayed by Koskinen there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koskinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Ison does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Koskinen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Koskinen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ison is trying to improve his position.
Koskinen staying calm.
Ison manages to work his way to half guard, despite Koskinen's best efforts.#T1#
Ison is looking to improve his position.
Koskinen works his way into full mount!
Ison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koskinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koskinen controlling from mount.
Ison really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #SUB#
Koskinen looking for a guillotine from mount but Ison is having none of it.
Koskinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koskinen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
Koskinen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ison for as long as he can get away with.
Ison is trying desperately to improve position.
Koskinen controlling from mount.
Koskinen continues to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ison has given up his back here. Will Koskinen look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Koskinen controls the position.
Ison is really stuck here.
Koskinen controls the position.
Koskinen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen 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#
Jab by Koskinen.
Koskinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Koskinen cracks a nice hook into Ison's ribs.
Koskinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ison can do to turn this around?
Good exchange - Ison coming out on top.
Ison misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Koskinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koskinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Koskinen.
Jani Koskinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Ison looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Koskinen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ison doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Koskinen. #T1#
Koskinen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ison!
Koskinen controlling from the full mount.
Ison taking shots to the head.
Koskinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
More hug and hope from Koskinen.
Ison is looking to improve his position but Koskinen isn't that keen on the idea.
Koskinen controlling his opponent. #T2#
Further stalling from Koskinen.
Ison wants to hold on but Koskinen pushes him away.
Ison tries to reverse the position but Koskinen maintains control.
Koskinen controlling from the full mount. #SUB#
Koskinen is working for a guillotine from mount but Ison frees his head quite easily.
Koskinen controlling his opponent.
Ison keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Koskinen controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Koskinen swings for the body but Ison moves out of range.
Ison lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ison is looking to land body kicks.
Ison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch lands to the side of Ison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koskinen throws a sloppy head kick and Ison moves out of range easily.
Ison misses with a low kick.
Koskinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ison has time to react.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ison.
Ison is looking to score with low kicks.
Koskinen connects with a crisp jab.
Koskinen swings for the body but Ison moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ison throws a low kick but Koskinen avoids it.
Ison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ison throws a head kick but Koskinen moves out of range.
Ison throws out a loose jab but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Koskinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Ison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koskinen throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ison avoids it.
Ison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koskinen.
Koskinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koskinen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ison takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ison tries to work over Koskinen's front leg with a kick but Koskinen checks it.
Ison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cole Ison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koskinen lands with a nice body punch.
Ison throws a push kick but Koskinen slaps the foot to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koskinen checks a leg kick.
Ison looks to throw a body kick
and Koskinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ison looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Ison misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ison gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ison checks a leg kick.
Ison shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koskinen drops his hands momentarily and Ison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koskinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2#
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
Koskinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koskinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koskinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koskinen lands a head kick. Ison smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick from Ison misses.
Koskinen lands a jab to the head.
Ison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koskinen. #TD#
Koskinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Koskinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koskinen pushes down on Ison's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Ison throws the kick towards the body but Koskinen avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Koskinen. That snapped Ison's head back.
Ison throws a front kick aimed at Koskinen's knee but Koskinen avoids it well.
Koskinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ison at a distance.
Ison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ison tries a head kick but it misses.
Ison misses with a low kick as Koskinen jumps back.
Koskinen stuns Ison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koskinen checks it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koskinen.
Koskinen lands a leg kick that knocks Ison off balance momentarily.
A jab from Koskinen does it's job there.
Koskinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ison's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koskinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koskinen connects with a looping right hand.
Koskinen moves out of range of the body kick from Ison.
Koskinen clobbers Ison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koskinen cracks Ison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Ison misses with a kick to the body.
Ison goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koskinen tries to counter by clinching up but Ison breaks away and moves out of range.
Ison is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ison has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koskinen is out of range and Ison settles back down.
Koskinen throws a nice head kick!
Koskinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ison takes a step back to recover.
Koskinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Koskinen lands with a shot to the body.
Ison misses with a low kick.
Ison is looking to land body kicks.
Koskinen scores with the left hand. Ison knows he should have avoided that one.
Koskinen lunges at Ison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ison's hand.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskinen, as that shot connected. #ROC#
Ison is rocked!
Koskinen lands a jab.
Ison is still on wobbly legs! Can Koskinen finish him?
Koskinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Ison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ison seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Ison misses.
Koskinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ison manages to circle out of the way.
Ison walks forward, straight into a front kick from Koskinen.
Ison loads up on a big right hand but Koskinen slips the punch.
Koskinen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koskinen duly obliges.
Ison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Koskinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koskinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Koskinen catches Ison right on the button with a cross.
Koskinen digs a good hook to Ison's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koskinen clobbers Ison with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ison is looking to score with low kicks.
Koskinen is looking to land body kicks.
Koskinen throws the kick towards the body but Ison avoids it.
Koskinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen had his way with Cole Ison in 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Koskinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ison's head.
Cole Ison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ison looks to land a body kick but Koskinen moved away.
Koskinen lands a head shot.
Ison tries to land a front kick but Koskinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koskinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ison.
Koskinen digs a good hook to Ison's body.
Koskinen scores with a decent looking hook.
Ison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koskinen lands a really nice looking cross but Ison seems unphased.
Decent striking displayed by Koskinen there.
Koskinen scores with a jab. Ison acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #TD#
Koskinen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen works his way into side control.
Ison seems a little lost for a moment, as Koskinen dominates the positioning.
Koskinen advances to full mount.
Koskinen moves to the back position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Ison is trying to break free.
Ison is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Koskinen slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Jani Koskinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB#
Ison showing good submission defense here.
Koskinen has good solid back control here. #SUB#
Koskinen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Koskinen is hanging on to Ison's back as he tries to escape.
Koskinen controlling the position well here. Ison rolled but Koskinen kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position. #T2##SUB#
Ison defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Koskinen's arms.
Koskinen is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Koskinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koskinen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:44
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Koskinen!
Jani Koskinen retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Jani Koskinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Ferocious Fights III
Date: Nov 08, 2019

#R1#
Koskinen cracks Kruchevski with an open hand slap.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Koskinen as Kruchevski shoots in.
Koskinen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kruchevski slips a jab and a cross from Koskinen.
Koskinen throws a shot to the body.
Kruchevski fails with the takedown.#CL#
Koskinen takes the fight into the clinch.
Koskinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Kruchevski controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen taking a breather.
Koskinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koskinen cracks Kruchevski with a nice body shot.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike.
Koskinen gets through Kruchevski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Kruchevski tries to score a body lock takedown but Koskinen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jani Koskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petyr Kruchevski.
Koskinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruchevski jumps guard but Koskinen stands there with Kruchevski around his waist. Kruchevski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Koskinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kruchevski looks winded!
Koskinen lands a shot to the body.
Koskinen cracks Kruchevski with a nice body shot.
Koskinen is working Kruchevski over against the cage.
Kruchevski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Koskinen. #CUT#
It looks like Petyr Kruchevski has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Koskinen.
Koskinen digs a right hand into Kruchevski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kruchevski's gas tank.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koskinen lands with a short punch from the clinch. #ROC#
Kruchevski is rocked!#T2#
Koskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Kruchevski is still on wobbly legs! Can Koskinen finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen pushes Kruchevski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koskinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kruchevski or not.
Koskinen taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Koskinen.
Koskinen works on Kruchevski's body with a couple of short punches.
Koskinen lands a shot to the body.
Koskinen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kruchevski's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kruchevski drops to his knees and Koskinen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jani Koskinen!
Jani Koskinen retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jani Koskinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WPFA III: Koskinen vs Yueng
Date: Sep 28, 2019

#R1#
Koskinen lands a nice hook to Yueng 's body. Yueng takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Koskinen works Yueng 's body with a nice hook.
Koskinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koskinen tests Yueng 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koskinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Koskinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the body.
Yueng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koskinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen scores with a body shot.
Yueng has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koskinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Yueng 's head.
A left lands for Koskinen.
Koskinen cracks Yueng with a good jab.#T1#
Koskinen clobbers Yueng with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Koskinen jabs Yueng right on the nose. Yueng blinks but takes it well.#ROC#
Yueng is rocked!
Koskinen lands with an overhand left.
Yueng is still on wobbly legs! Can Koskinen finish him?
Koskinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yueng stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yueng seems to have recovered his senses.
Koskinen lands an overhand right.
Yueng on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yueng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yueng should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Koskinen digs a good hook to Yueng 's body.
Koskinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Koskinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yueng at a distance.
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!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskinen, as that shot connected.
Koskinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#KD#
Koskinen drops Yueng with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yueng looks back up at him and smiles so Koskinen waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Koskinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koskinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yueng .
Koskinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koskinen pounces like a tiger and cracks Yueng with a vicious hook! Yueng is down but not out! Koskinen follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jani Koskinen!
Jani Koskinen retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jani Koskinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Bolo Yueng had this to say: 'Jani is a great champion. He executed his game plan. I knew I had to get him on the ground. His hands are fast and powerful '.

Event: WPFA: Throughbred Thursday
Date: Aug 29, 2019

#R1#
Kruchevski has a takedown stuffed.
Koskinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kruchevski has time to react.#CUT2#
It looks like Petyr Kruchevski has been cut.
Kruchevski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koskinen is fending him off so far but Kruchevski persists. Nope, Koskinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Koskinen punishes Kruchevski's body with a nice straight punch.
Koskinen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petyr Kruchevski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kruchevski tries to move into range but Koskinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
Kruchevski misses the body punch
and Koskinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruchevski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #ROC2#
Kruchevski is rocked!
Koskinen throws a monster overhand right that drops Kruchevski! Koskinen follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jani Koskinen!
Jani Koskinen is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Jani Koskinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WPFA I: The Alpha vs The King
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Koskinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Koskinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yueng looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yueng closes the distance and clinches up with Koskinen, looking for a takedown. Yueng pushes Koskinen against the cage but Koskinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Koskinen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yueng on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL#
Koskinen darts in and clinches Yueng up against the cage.
Koskinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koskinen is leaning against Yueng and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koskinen lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen presses Yueng against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yueng looks winded!
Koskinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koskinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koskinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yueng backwards. #T1#
Koskinen lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koskinen.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body.
Koskinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Yueng backwards.
Koskinen digs a right hand underneath Yueng 's ribcage. Yueng let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koskinen lands a shot to the body.
Koskinen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Koskinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yueng up against the cage.
Good body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koskinen digs a right hand into Yueng 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yueng 's gas tank. #T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Koskinen.
Koskinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Koskinen is pushing Yueng up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Koskinen as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Koskinen.
Koskinen is working Yueng over against the cage.
Koskinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koskinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yueng or not.
Koskinen lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koskinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yueng backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Koskinen 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#
Koskinen scores with the left hand. Yueng knows he should have avoided that one.
Koskinen scores with a hook to the body. Yueng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yueng get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Yueng stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Koskinen runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jani Koskinen!
A relieved looking Jani Koskinen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WPFA: Alpha Males
Date: Aug 10, 2019

#R1#
Koskinen staying out of range there.
Urlich takes one to the chin there.
Urlich wants to clinch but Koskinen slips to the side#TD#
and Koskinen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Urlich won't be happy with that. #SUB#
Koskinen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Urlich is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Koskinen yanks on the arm and Urlich is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Koskinen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jani Koskinen!
The defeated Malcolm Urlich had this to say: 'Lady luck wasn't looking down favourably on me....'.

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