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Event:
ENIGMA 236
Date: Jan 18, 2025 |
#R1#
Koskinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Ballin gets a clinch.
Koskinen wants to break free but Ballin has control.
Ballin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koskinen is trying to break free.
Ballin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ballin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koskinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koskinen can't break the clinch.
Ballin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballin controlling the action here for a moment.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ballin up against the cage.#T1#
Koskinen is trying to break the clinch but Ballin is controlling him.
Koskinen tries to circle away but Ballin has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Koskinen breaks from the clinch.
Ballin misses with a body shot.
Koskinen misses with a hook.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koskinen throws a series of punches but Ballin moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Koskinen.
Ballin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koskinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koskinen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ballin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Koskinen connects with a body shot.
Ballin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Koskinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ballin counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Koskinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Ballin is just out of range.
Koskinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen lands a slapping body shot.
Ballin moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Ballin looks to land a combination. Koskinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Koskinen misses with a double jab
and Ballin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koskinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koskinen throws an off balance right hand
and Ballin counters with a nice uppercut.
Ballin swings widly with a right hand
and Koskinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koskinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ballin manages to avoid it.
Koskinen throws the left hand but Ballin avoids the punch easily.
Koskinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ballin's head.#T3#
Koskinen missing with a left hand there. Ballin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koskinen moves out of range as Ballin strikes.
Koskinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Koskinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koskinen throws a lazy right hand but Ballin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koskinen slips a jab from Ballin.
Koskinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koskinen misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskinen, as that shot connected.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Koskinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koskinen.
Ballin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen misses with a two punch combination.
#T4#
Koskinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ballin. Ballin 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 steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ballin.
Ballin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koskinen scores with a nice head shot.#CL#
Ballin has managed to clinch.
Koskinen has had enough of the clinch but Ballin keeps him there for the moment.
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
Koskinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballin backwards.
Koskinen tries to stall but Ballin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koskinen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballin.
Koskinen blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Koskinen on the inside.
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Koskinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Ballin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ballin looks to score with a jab to the body but Koskinen is just out of range.
Ballin misses the body punch
letting Koskinen counter with a right hand.
Koskinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ballin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice uppercut there from Koskinen.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut. Ballin saw that one coming.
Ballin throwing a counter right hand but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Koskinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ballin lands a right hook to the body.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Ballin throws a body shot but no joy.
Esa Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ballin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ballin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koskinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballin misses with a hook to the body
and Koskinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Koskinen jabs Ballin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ballin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Nice defenses there by Koskinen.
Koskinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ballin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koskinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ballin moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.#CL#
Ballin pushes Koskinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Ballin lands a nice shot to the body.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from Ballin.
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koskinen is trying to stall.
#T2##BC2#
Koskinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esa Koskinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koskinen connects with a jab.
Ballin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballin's corner calls for a 1-2. Ballin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koskinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ballin.
Koskinen misses with a straight right.
A big right from Ballin misses.
Koskinen dips to his left and cracks Ballin with an uppercut!
Ballin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koskinen.
Ballin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koskinen connects with a single shot there.
Ballin misses with a body shot
and Ballin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Ballin.#T3#
Ballin doesn't manage to clinch there - Koskinen circles away.
Ballin slips a jab from Koskinen.
A swing and a miss from Koskinen.
Ballin throws a shot from downtown. Koskinen moves away and avoids it.
Ballin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koskinen throws out a counter right but Ballin avoids it with no problem.
Ballin throws a body shot but no joy.
Ballin is looking to clinch but Koskinen is avoiding it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body kick from Koskinen.
Koskinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koskinen looks to land a right hand but Ballin moved out of range.
Koskinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ballin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Koskinen throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
Ballin throws a body punch but Koskinen moves out of range.
Koskinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ballin momentarily.
Ballin takes one to the chin there.
Ballin misses with a hook to the body
and Koskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koskinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ballin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ballin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koskinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ballin on the side of the head.
Ballin slips under a jab from Koskinen.
Ballin missing with a left hand there. Koskinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koskinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koskinen cracks a nice hook into Ballin's ribs.
Ballin throws a right and a left that Koskinen avoids nicely.
Koskinen loads up on a big right hand but Ballin slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esa Koskinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Ballin moves out of range of the strikes.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koskinen throws a nice head kick!
Ballin slips under a jab.
A low kick from Koskinen is predictable there
enabling Ballin to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Ballin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ballin misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Koskinen is trying to break free.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from Ballin.
Ballin lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
Ballin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ballin fails to land.
Ballin misses with a punch to the body.
Ballin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ballin has Koskinen pressed against the cage.
#BC2#
Koskinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ballin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koskinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ballin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ballin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ballin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koskinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koskinen throws a right and a left that both miss.#T2##CL#
Ballin closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Koskinen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ballin lands a hook that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Koskinen blocking some punches.
Koskinen is trying to break the clinch but Ballin has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ballin - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
Koskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ballin tries a body shot but Koskinen blocks it.
Ballin lands with a left to the head.
Ballin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koskinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Ballin swings wildly with an uppercut but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Koskinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ballin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koskinen misses with a right hand #CL#
and Ballin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ballin lands a right hand.
Koskinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Ballin.
Ballin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Ballin.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from Ballin.
Ballin lands a right hand.
Come on Koskinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Patrick Ballin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koskinen trying to control the position but instead, Ballin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koskinen into the cage.
Koskinen tries to break free but Ballin pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
Ballin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koskinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Koskinen.
Ballin struggles to land a body shot inside as Koskinen controls his hands.
Ballin working aggressively here.
Ballin struggles to land a body shot inside as Koskinen controls his hands.
Ballin controlling the action here for a moment.
#BC2#
Koskinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koskinen lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Ballin counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Ballin gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Patrick Ballin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koskinen, as that shot connected.
Ballin misses with a looping right.
Koskinen throws an off balance right hand
letting Ballin counter with a right hand.
Ballin misses with a jab to the body
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the head.
Ballin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koskinen scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Koskinen.
Koskinen ducks under a wild hook from Ballin.
Koskinen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen with a nice cross.
Ballin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koskinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Ballin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ballin moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Ballin 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1#
Koskinen swings for the body but Ballin moves out of range.
Koskinen avoids the body shot from Ballin.
Koskinen misses with a combination
and Ballin counters with a nice body shot.
Ballin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Ballin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Koskinen lands with an overhand left.
Koskinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Ballin.
Ballin misses with a left hand
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ballin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ballin misses with a left hand
and Koskinen counters with a straight right hand.
Koskinen clobbers Ballin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T2#
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ballin moves out of range as Koskinen strikes.
Ballin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koskinen.
Koskinen tests Ballin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ballin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koskinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ballin lands with a hook. Koskinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koskinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koskinen scores with a body shot.
Koskinen throws a hook to the side of Ballin's head but Ballin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koskinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T3#
Koskinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Koskinen misses.
Koskinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL#
Ballin closes the distance and clinches.
Ballin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ballin lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC#Koskinen is rocked!
Ballin lands a nice uppercut.
Koskinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Ballin finish him?
Koskinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Ballin.
Koskinen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ballin lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Ballin as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Ballin.
Ballin throws a big uppercut that drops Koskinen! More strikes from Ballin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Koskinen lies dazed against the cage as Ballin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Ballin! |
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Event:
ENIGMA 230
Date: Dec 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Trel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koskinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trel moves away.
Trel went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Trel blocks a jab.
Trel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trel tries for a takedown but Koskinen circles away easily
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koskinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koskinen throws a looping overhand right but Trel ducks down to avoid it.
Koskinen throws a good cross that connects.
Nice sprawl there from Koskinen as Trel shoots in.
Koskinen misses with a low kick as Trel jumps back.
A slow jab from Koskinen misses its intended target.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Trel is breathing heavily.
Koskinen tests Trel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koskinen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Trel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Trel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koskinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fat Trel. That's going to take a lot out of him.#KD2#
Koskinen lands a big uppercut and Trel crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Trel looks OK. Koskinen waves Trel back to his feet!#ROC2#Trel is rocked!
Koskinen weaves into range and cracks Trel right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Trel goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Koskinen is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Esa Koskinen! |
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Event:
NG 16
Date: Oct 19, 2024 |
#R1#
Koskinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putin was well out of range. Poor timing from Koskinen.
Koskinen connects with a right hand. Putin shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koskinen. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Putin defending well as Koskinen loads up on a big left hand.
Koskinen thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Putin moves into the clinch.
Putin misses with some punches.
Koskinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Putin lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Putin.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from Putin.
Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putin lands an uppercut.
Putin misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Putin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koskinen misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koskinen backwards.
Putin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#TD2#
Putin manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Putin keeping moving, preventing Koskinen from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Putin is looking to cinch up a triangle. Koskinen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Putin's body to avoid the submission. Putin has instead reached around Koskinen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Putin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Putin!
A relieved looking Mike Putin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
Next Gen 10
Date: Sep 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Rojas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koskinen thuds a left hand into Rojas's body.
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
Koskinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Rojas to counter with a crisp jab.
Koskinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rojas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koskinen manages to avoid it.
Koskinen misses the shot to the body.
Esa Koskinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koskinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.#KD#
Koskinen cracks Rojas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rojas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Koskinen finish him?
#CUT#It looks like Derrick Rojas has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koskinen drops Rojas with a naaaaasty hook - Rojas is in real trouble here! Koskinen dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esa Koskinen! |
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Event:
NextGen 6
Date: Sep 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Koskinen scores with a jab to the body.
Koskinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Koskinen catches Kwebbeck right on the button with a cross.
Koskinen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koskinen.#CL#
Kwebbeck clinches with his opponent.
Koskinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Koskinen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koskinen avoiding damage as Kwebbeck throws knees to the body.
Kwebbeck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koskinen can't find room to land a body shot as Kwebbeck controls the action.
Kwebbeck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Kwebbeck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koskinen managing to block the knees to the body from Kwebbeck.
Knees to the body from Kwebbeck.
Koskinen looks winded!
Kwebbeck 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 of the fight but Kwebbeck is keeping busy.#T1#
Kwebbeck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kwebbeck with a knee to the head.
Kwebbeck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kwebbeck scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kwebbeck obliges.
Kwebbeck taking a breather.
Kwebbeck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koskinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Kwebbeck.
Kwebbeck landing knees to the body.
Kwebbeck landing knees to the body.
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!
Kwebbeck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Koskinen managing to block the knees to the body from Kwebbeck.
Kwebbeck leaning against his opponent.
Kwebbeck lands a good knee to the midsection. Koskinen won't want to take too many of those.
Koskinen working hard to break the clinch.
Kwebbeck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koskinen blocks an elbow strike from Kwebbeck.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koskinen.
Kwebbeck tries to land knees in the clinch but Koskinen avoids the damage to the body.
Kwebbeck missing with knees to the body.
Kwebbeck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kwebbeck with a knee to the head.
Kwebbeck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kwebbeck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koskinen.
Kwebbeck stalling.
#T3#
Kwebbeck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kwebbeck working Koskinen over with knees to the body.
Koskinen blocks a body shot from Kwebbeck.
Koskinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kwebbeck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kwebbeck.
Koskinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kwebbeck won't allow it.
Koskinen managing to block the knees to the body from Kwebbeck.
Kwebbeck lands a knee to the body.
Kwebbeck with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kwebbeck.
Kwebbeck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Kwebbeck to work.
Kwebbeck looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kwebbeck missing with knees to the body.
#T4#
Koskinen avoiding damage as Kwebbeck throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koskinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kwebbeck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koskinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kwebbeck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kwebbeck scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Kwebbeck - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kwebbeck tries to land knees in the clinch but Koskinen avoids the damage to the body.
Kwebbeck stalls.
Kwebbeck lands a good knee to the midsection. Koskinen won't want to take too many of those.
Kwebbeck lands a knee to the body.
Kwebbeck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Kwebbeck dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kwebbeck misses with a body shot.
Koskinen misses with an uppercut.
Kwebbeck misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koskinen! But no joy.
Kwebbeck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koskinen misses with a looping right.
Kwebbeck has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kwebbeck swings for the body but Koskinen moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Koskinen - just one landing. #CL#
Kwebbeck has closed the distance and engaged Koskinen in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kwebbeck.
Kwebbeck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koskinen can do to turn this around?
Kwebbeck is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kwebbeck has him pressed against the cage.
Mr Kwebbeck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kwebbeck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koskinen is breathing heavily.
Koskinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T1#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koskinen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kwebbeck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kwebbeck crunches a lovely knee into Koskinen's ribcage.
Kwebbeck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koskinen's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kwebbeck.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kwebbeck.
Kwebbeck lands a knee to the body.
Kwebbeck tries to land knees in the clinch but Koskinen avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kwebbeck takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch on the inside from Koskinen fails to land.
Kwebbeck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kwebbeck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T2#
Knees to the body from Kwebbeck.
Kwebbeck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kwebbeck landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kwebbeck scores a nice knee to the body.
Koskinen prevents a body shot from Kwebbeck.
Koskinen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kwebbeck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kwebbeck lands a knee to the body.
#T3#
Koskinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kwebbeck won't allow it.
Kwebbeck crunches a lovely knee into Koskinen's ribcage.
Koskinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kwebbeck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kwebbeck lands a knee to the body.
Kwebbeck lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kwebbeck displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koskinen up against the cage.
Kwebbeck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koskinen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T4#
Koskinen misses with the head strike.
Kwebbeck crunches a lovely knee into Koskinen's ribcage.
Koskinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koskinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kwebbeck lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwebbeck misses with a body punch.
Kwebbeck landing knees to the body.
Koskinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kwebbeck scores with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kwebbeck.
Kwebbeck lands a knee to the head.
Kwebbeck is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Kwebbeck dominated that second round.
That's time! Kwebbeck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Kwebbeck throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koskinen.
Kwebbeck gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Koskinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kwebbeck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwebbeck misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Koskinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL#
Kwebbeck clinches up against the cage.
Kwebbeck trying to land knees to the body.
Mr Kwebbeck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koskinen can't break the clinch.
Koskinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kwebbeck won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwebbeck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koskinen tries to break free but Kwebbeck pushes him back against the cage.
Kwebbeck missing with knees to the body.
Koskinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Kwebbeck blocks a body shot from Koskinen.
Koskinen is trying to push Kwebbeck away but Kwebbeck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kwebbeck 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 wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kwebbeck lands a good knee to the midsection. Koskinen won't want to take too many of those.
Koskinen tries to break the clinch but Kwebbeck is controlling the position.
Koskinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Koskinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kwebbeck landing knees to the body.
#T2#
Come on Kwebbeck - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koskinen wants to break free but Kwebbeck has control.
Knees to the body from Kwebbeck.
Kwebbeck prevents Koskinen from breaking the clinch.
Kwebbeck tries to land knees in the clinch but Koskinen avoids the damage to the body.
Esa Koskinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koskinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwebbeck.
Koskinen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kwebbeck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koskinen can't break the clinch.
#T3#
Koskinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kwebbeck slows down the pace here.
Koskinen being controlled against the cage.
Kwebbeck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwebbeck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kwebbeck scores with a knee to the head.
#T4#
Koskinen is trying to push Kwebbeck away but Kwebbeck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Koskinen tries to break the clinch but Kwebbeck is controlling the position.
Kwebbeck landing knees to the head.
Koskinen tries to break free but Kwebbeck pushes him back against the cage.
Koskinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwebbeck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koskinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koskinen has had enough of the clinch but Kwebbeck keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kwebbeck obliges.
Kwebbeck blocking some punches.
Kwebbeck blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Kwebbeck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kwebbeck, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Kwebbeck! |
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Event:
CFL 1 - Freedom
Date: Jul 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Toni throws out a loose jab but Koskinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toni closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Koskinen throws a jab when Toni was well out of range.
Toni scores with a nice right hand.
Toni misses with a wild body shot.
Koskinen connects with a body shot.
Koskinen slips a jab and a cross from Toni.
Toni throws a jab when Koskinen was well out of range.
Koskinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Toni misses with a looping left.
Toni throws a hook to the side of Koskinen's head but Koskinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koskinen! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koskinen connects with a body shot.
Toni needs to keep his hands up - Koskinen had a free shot at his head there.
Toni misses with a lunging right hand
and Koskinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Toni misses the target.
Koskinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Toni momentarily.
#T1#
Toni looks to land a left hand but Koskinen moved out of range nicely.
Koskinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koskinen fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Toni to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Toni looks to clinch but Koskinen throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Toni taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Esa Koskinen! |
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