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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Speva Koso (ranked 858 p4p, 109 weight class) and Matt Kuchar (ranked 2144 p4p, 249 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kuchar's choice of entrance music: 21 Savage - No Heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
10 - 6 - 1 |
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170 cm
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158 lbs
23 - 15 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Speva Koso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuchar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koso.
Kuchar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Koso.
Koso misses with a hook
and Kuchar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koso avoids the body shot from Kuchar.
Kuchar misses with a body kick.
Kuchar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koso was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuchar.
Kuchar forces Koso back against the cage and clinches.
Kuchar wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Koso fails to land.
Koso lands a nice uppercut.
Kuchar misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuchar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Kuchar.
Koso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuchar cracks Koso with a nice body shot.
Koso lands with a left to the head.
Kuchar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuchar tries to work over Koso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koso misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuchar blocks a body shot from Koso.
Kuchar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuchar blocking some punches.
Kuchar blocks a body shot from Koso.
Kuchar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koso avoiding damage as Kuchar throws knees to the body.
Koso blocks an uppercut.
Kuchar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koso tries to work over Kuchar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koso tries to throw a body punch but Kuchar avoids it by throwing Koso back against the cage.
Koso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koso lands a nice uppercut.
Kuchar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koso.
Koso tries to work over Kuchar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koso lands a nice uppercut.
Kuchar swings wildly with an uppercut but Koso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koso misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Koso fails to land.
Kuchar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koso is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuchar's elbow.
Kuchar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koso tries to work over Kuchar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuchar swings wildly with an uppercut but Koso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuchar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koso backwards.
Koso tries to work over Kuchar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koso lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuchar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuchar throws a head punch that misses.
Koso digs a right hand underneath Kuchar's ribcage. Kuchar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuchar backwards.
Koso tries to work over Kuchar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koso pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koso keeping moving, preventing Kuchar from controlling successfully.
Kuchar looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Koso keeping moving, preventing Kuchar from controlling successfully.
Koso is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kuchar has his hands clasped together but Koso extends and breaks Kuchar's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Koso.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Speva Koso!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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