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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Navarro (ranked 171 p4p, 28 weight class) and Speva Koso (ranked 190 p4p, 31 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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178 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
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170 lbs
23 - 11 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Speva Koso!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koso throws a solid leg kick but Navarro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koso.
Navarro has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Big Bear Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Koso misses with a hook. Navarro ducked under it nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Koso has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Navarro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koso dodges the punch combination from Navarro.
Navarro lands a jab to the nose.
Koso scores with a shot to the body.
Navarro misses with a hook. Koso ducked under it nicely.
Koso cracks the inside of Navarro's front leg.
Navarro throws out a powerful jab.
Koso moves away from the strike by Navarro.
Navarro tries to close the distance and clinch but Koso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Navarro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Navarro is looking to clinch.
Navarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Koso punishes Navarro's body with a nice straight punch.
Koso misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koso throws a sloppy head kick and Navarro moves out of range easily.
Koso slips under a jab from Navarro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koso with a nice cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koso.
Navarro throws a big shot that misses.
Koso misses with a straight right.
Koso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some bone on bone action there as Navarro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koso misses the shot to the body.
Koso misses with a hook.
Koso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Navarro.
Navarro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Navarro misses with a combination
and Koso counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navarro is pressing down on Koso's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Navarro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koso is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Koso from controlling successfully.
Navarro keeping full guard, as Koso tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso trying to control but Navarro is working from the bottom.
Navarro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Navarro is trying to keep Koso in close.
Koso passes into half guard.
Navarro is trying to control but can't.
Koso is trying to control. Navarro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Koso is working for a kimura but Navarro is defending it quite comfortably.
Koso is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Koso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Navarro tries to get to full guard but Koso has control of the leg.
Koso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Navarro trying to hold on to Koso's head to control him but Koso postures up.
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.
Koso wants to control but Navarro is keeping him busy.
Koso 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.
Koso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Navarro is just riding it out for now. Koso eventually gives up the hold.
Navarro actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speva Koso dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Navarro throws a hook but Koso avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Navarro blocks the leg kick.
Navarro has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Koso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Koso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Navarro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koso tries to work over Navarro's front leg with a kick but Navarro checks it.
Koso misses with a body shot.
Navarro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koso keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Navarro.
Koso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koso tries to clinch but Navarro is having none of it.
Navarro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koso under the eye.
A leg kick checked by Navarro.
Koso throws a jab but it's blocked by Navarro.
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!
Navarro takes a swing at Koso's ribcage but misses.
Navarro is looking to clinch but Koso is avoiding it.
Koso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Navarro throws out the jab.
Navarro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Navarro misses with a low kick.
Koso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Navarro. That did some damage!
Koso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Navarro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koso can pounce on him.
Koso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Navarro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koso feints and then cracks Navarro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Navarro down.
Navarro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Navarro scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut there from Koso.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Koso.
Koso avoids the body shot from Navarro.
Navarro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Navarro.
Koso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Navarro on the side of the head.
Gideon Navarro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Navarro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Navarro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koso under the eye.
Koso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso digs a good body shot into Navarro's ribs.
Speva Koso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Navarro tries to clinch but Koso moves out of range.
Koso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Navarro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koso moves out of range of the strikes.
Koso let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Koso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Navarro misses with a double jab.
A jab from Navarro misses.
Navarro looks to score with a jab to the body but Koso is just out of range.
A combination from Koso does no damage.
Navarro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koso lands a leg kick that knocks Navarro off balance momentarily.
Koso misses with a hook.
Navarro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Navarro 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.
Navarro slips a jab from Koso.
Koso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Navarro but Navarro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Koso moves away from the strike by Navarro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koso throws a low kick but Navarro avoids it.
Navarro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheers as Navarro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koso doesn't seem phased though.
Koso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Koso fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koso works Navarro's body with a nice hook.
Navarro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Navarro tries to clinch but Koso moves out of range.
Navarro punishes Koso's body with a nice straight punch.
Koso throws a lazy right hand but Navarro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Koso crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Navarro - the referee stops the clock and Koso gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Navarro. Koso manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Koso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Navarro slips a jab from Koso.
Navarro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koso. Koso obviously looking to wear him down.
Koso moves out of range of the leg kick from Navarro.
Koso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Navarro's calf.
Koso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koso thumps Navarro with a low kick.
Navarro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Navarro throws a hook to the side of Koso's head but Koso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koso feints a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso scores with a leg kick.
Navarro slips a straight right by Koso.
Navarro is looking to slow Koso down with leg kicks.
Koso slips a jab from Navarro.
Koso jabs at Navarro's body.
Koso misses with a looping right.
Navarro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Navarro misses.
Koso feints a counter leg kick.
Navarro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koso throws a low kick, looking for Navarro's leg but Navarro calmly moves out of range.
Navarro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Navarro.
Koso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Koso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Navarro.
Koso dodges the punch combination from Navarro.
Koso thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Speva Koso 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Koso misses with an uppercut
and Navarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Navarro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koso lands a jab to Navarro's midsection.
Koso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Navarro's hands.
Navarro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koso connects with a leg kick. Navarro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Navarro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Navarro finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Navarro scores with a jab. Koso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crunch! Navarro slams his shin into Koso's torso.
Navarro lands a glancing blow to the side of Koso's head.
Navarro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koso in his tracks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navarro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koso.
Some bone on bone action there as Koso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Navarro backs off Koso throws a huge counter combo but Navarro manages to avoid it all.
Navarro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koso.
Navarro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Navarro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koso finds it's way round the side to connect with Navarro's head.
Koso defending well as Navarro loads up on a big left hand.
Koso throws a hook but Navarro blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro throws a shot from downtown. Koso moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Navarro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koso - the referee stops the clock and Navarro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koso. Navarro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Koso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Navarro.
A big right from Koso misses.
Koso looks to land a right hand but Navarro moved out of range.
Navarro works over Koso's head and body with a nice combination.
Koso misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Navarro. No joy for Koso on that attempt.
Navarro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koso.
Koso pushes Navarro up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Koso.
Koso throws a punch but it's blocked by Navarro.
Navarro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Navarro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koso.
Koso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Navarro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Navarro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koso shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Speva Koso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro digs a good hook to Koso's body.
Koso slips under a jab from Navarro.
Koso is looking to clinch but Navarro is avoiding it.
Koso blocks a jab.
Gideon Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koso shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Navarro is trying to defend but Koso finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Koso seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Navarro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Navarro gets full guard.
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Koso from controlling successfully.
Koso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso tries to free his leg and advance position but Navarro is retaining full guard.
Koso sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Speva Koso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Navarro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Koso from controlling successfully.
Navarro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koso is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gideon Navarro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Navarro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koso defends well.
Navarro has an active guard here but Koso has managed to pass into half guard.
Navarro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koso trying to control the action but Navarro is working from the bottom.
Navarro looking for submissions off his back.
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 Gideon Navarro.
I think Koso 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speva Koso!
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RATING
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