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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tsrif Dnoces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Ko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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152 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tsrif Dnoces!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Ko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dnoces misses with a hook
and Ko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ko stuffs the takedown.
Dnoces rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dnoces takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ko drops Dnoces with a beautiful combination! Dnoces stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ko is looking for the KO!
It looks like Tsrif Dnoces has been cut.
Ko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko misses with an uppercut
and Dnoces counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dnoces is keen to just control but Ko is a slippery customer.
Ko tries to kick Dnoces off but Dnoces keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dnoces is trying to control. Ko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dnoces missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dnoces wants to free his trapped foot but Ko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko is refusing to be controlled, as Dnoces sits in half guard.
Dnoces with the ground and pound but Ko uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dnoces tries to free his leg and advance position but Ko is retaining full guard.
Dnoces working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dnoces working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dnoces cracks Ko with a solid left hand.
Ko pulls Dnoces in to control the position.
Dnoces trying to control the position from guard on top but Ko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces throws a strike but Ko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ko trying to control the position from guard on top but Dnoces is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dnoces is on top in guard.
Dnoces working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dnoces is one step ahead there.
Dnoces looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dnoces postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dnoces wants to pass the guard but Ko is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dnoces manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Ko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tsrif Dnoces's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A low kick from Dnoces misses
and Ko counters with a series of strikes. Dnoces will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dnoces counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ko's guard now.
Ko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dnoces advances to half guard.
Dnoces tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dnoces throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dnoces.
Ko is looking to control Dnoces's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ko avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dnoces controlling the action here.
Dnoces trying to advance position but Ko counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dnoces throwing strikes from guard but Ko blocks nicely.
Dnoces throws a strike but Ko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ko won't allow Dnoces to sweep him here.
Dnoces looking to control.
Ko trying to control the position from guard on top but Dnoces is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ko's guard.
Dnoces throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dnoces wants to control from the top but Ko keeps moving.
Dnoces working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dnoces stops Ko from standing up.
Dnoces throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dnoces is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dnoces trying to control the position from guard on top but Ko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dnoces accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dnoces throws a big right hand that misses.
Dnoces throws and elbow that misses. Ko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dnoces's guard. Nice move by Ko!
Dnoces bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ko's guard.
Dnoces looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dnoces thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsrif Dnoces dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tsrif Dnoces's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ko throws out a loose jab but Dnoces uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Ko blocks the leg kick.
Ko throws a jab but it's blocked by Dnoces.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dnoces.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dnoces counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ko!
Dnoces throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ko blocking the ground and pound.
Dnoces lands a nice shot to the head.
Dnoces thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dnoces thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Dnoces there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dnoces tries to control but Ko wriggling away.
Dnoces unloads with some shots from mount but Ko bucks and avoids them well.
Dnoces throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ko because Dnoces loaded up on that one.
BOOM! Dnoces connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dnoces punching from mount but Ko doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dnoces cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces looking to ground and pound but Ko is blocking nicely.
Ko tries to hold on but Dnoces postures up.
Dnoces with the ground and pound from mount.
Ko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dnoces.
Dnoces lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ko hang on?
Tsrif Dnoces overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dnoces looking to control but Ko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dnoces postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ko looks a forlorn figure.
Ko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko blocking the ground and pound.
Dnoces punching from mount but Ko doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ko tries to hold on but Dnoces postures up.
Dnoces throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dnoces tries to control but Ko wriggling away.
Dnoces unloads with some shots from mount but Ko bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsrif Dnoces clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tsrif Dnoces's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dnoces ducks under a wild hook from Ko.
Dnoces tries for a takedown but Ko circles away easily
and Ko counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko throws a poor cross that misses
and Dnoces counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dnoces.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dnoces in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dnoces preventing the sweep.
Dnoces scoring with some ground and pound.
Dnoces tries to free his leg and advance position but Ko is retaining full guard.
Dnoces sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ko's guard.
Dnoces not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dnoces looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ko is concentrating on defense, preventing Dnoces from advancing position.
Dnoces working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ko's thigh. Ko counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dnoces wants to control from the top but Ko keeps moving.
Dnoces wants to pass the guard but Ko is keeping the position.
Dnoces missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dnoces might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko keeping moving, preventing Dnoces from controlling successfully.
Dnoces working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dnoces throwing strikes but missing.
Dnoces stands up over Ko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dnoces trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dnoces thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dnoces stopping the sweep attempt from Ko.
Dnoces throwing strikes but missing.
Dnoces throwing strikes from guard but Ko blocks nicely.
Dnoces scoring with some ground and pound.
Dnoces trying to control but Ko is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsrif Dnoces had his way with Ivan Ko in that round.
The cut man is working on Tsrif Dnoces's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dnoces shoots in and bounces Ko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dnoces working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dnoces trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dnoces trying to control the position from guard on top but Ko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dnoces in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dnoces postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dnoces advances to half guard.
Dnoces misses with a head shot. Ko uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dnoces looking to sit in guard and control but Ko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ivan Ko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dnoces wants to sweep but no luck.
Dnoces is working hard here to advance position.
Dnoces keeping full guard, as Ko tries to pass.
Dnoces managing to control the position.
Dnoces is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dnoces manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ko manages to get himself to full guard.
Ko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dnoces throwing strikes from guard but Ko blocks nicely.
Dnoces trying to control the position from guard on top but Ko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dnoces trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ko looking to control.
Dnoces pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ko is keeping the position for now.
Dnoces with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dnoces stands and throws Ko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dnoces in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dnoces connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ko some visible discomfort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsrif Dnoces showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dnoces 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsrif Dnoces!
Tsrif Dnoces retains his featherweight title!
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