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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Gehard (ranked 2363 p4p, 2985 weight class) and Daniel Koh (ranked 284 p4p, 359 weight class). Gehard's entrance music is Scooter - Nessaja. A fine choice. Bruno Gehard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 cm 21 165 4 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm 21 159 3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Very quick |
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Good wrestler Solid Muay Thai 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Gehard! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Koh! The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gehard connects with a body shot. Koh takes the fight into the clinch. Koh missing with knees to the body.
Koh scores with a hook to the body. Gehard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kohs head. Koh landing knees to the body.
Koh working aggressively here.
Koh landing knees to the body.
Gehard avoiding damage as Koh throws knees to the body.
Koh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koh lands a hook that snaps the head of Gehard backwards. Gehard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Koh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehard's elbow. Gehard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koh backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Koh lands a knee to the body.
Gehard is breathing heavily. Koh lands a body shot. Koh unloads a knee to the mid-section. A nice right hand lands inside from Koh.
That's one minute gone in the round. Koh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gehard or not. Koh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gehard works on Koh's body with a couple of short punches. A short right hand to the side of the head by Koh. Gehard throws a head punch that misses. Koh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Gehard managing to block the knees to the body from Koh.
Koh tries a knee to the head but Gehard blocks it.
Gehard avoiding damage as Koh throws knees to the body.
Gehard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koh misses with a knee strike.
Gehard takes a knee to the side of the body. Gehard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Gehard throws a lazy uppercut
and Koh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Gehard looks to throw the jab but Koh is out of range. Koh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gehard circles away quickly and effectively. Bruno Gehard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Koh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gehard.
Koh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Koh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gehard. Koh feints a counter leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Koh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Gehard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koh was well out of range. Poor timing from Gehard. Koh drives through and clinches with Gehard against the cage.
Koh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gehard avoids it. A short uppercut from Gehard. Gehard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gehard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Gehard is trying to stall.
Gehard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koh lands a nice knee to the body. Koh working aggressively here.
A short right from Koh on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gehard tries to work over Koh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch blocked on the inside by Gehard. Koh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gehard blocks a body shot from Koh. Gehard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koh backwards. Koh missing with knees to the body.
Gehard avoiding damage as Koh throws knees to the body.
Gehard managing to block the knees to the body from Koh.
Gehard throws a punch but it's blocked by Koh. Gehard avoiding damage as Koh throws knees to the body.
Koh missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gehard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Gehard blocks a body shot from Koh. Koh misses with a knee to the head. Koh lands with a left to the head. Come on Gehard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koh lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Koh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gehard avoids the damage to the body. Koh tries a body shot but Gehard blocks it.
Gehard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Koh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Koh lands a nice uppercut. Koh misses with a knee strike.
Koh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gehard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Still in the clinch, Koh scores with a nice short uppercut. Gehard scores with a shot to the side of Koh's head. Gehard throws a head punch that misses. Gehard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gehard avoids it. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Koh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Koh struggles to land a body shot inside as Gehard controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Koh dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! Gehard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kohs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Koh moves into range and clinches up with Gehard. Koh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gehard is defending well for now. Koh throws a head punch that misses. Daniel Koh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Gehard managing to block the knees to the body from Koh.
Koh lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Koh as the two fighters clinch.
Koh is leaning against Gehard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koh obliges. Koh misses with a punch on the inside.
Koh has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Koh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Koh trying to land knees to the body.
Gehard misses with a punch on the inside.
Koh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gehard is defending well for now. Gehard tries to throw a body punch but Koh avoids it by throwing Gehard back against the cage. Gehard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Koh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gehard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Gehard.
Koh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gehard backwards. Gehard misses with some punches.
Gehard blocks an uppercut.
Gehard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koh's elbow. Gehard misses with some punches.
Koh can't find room to land a body shot as Gehard controls the action.
Koh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koh lands with a light punch inside. Gehard avoiding damage as Koh throws knees to the body.
Koh missing with knees to the body.
Gehard is struggling to control the position. Koh swings wildly with an uppercut but Gehard uses good head movement to avoid it. Koh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gehard avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gehard scores with a nice hook to the head. Gehard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koh backwards. Gehard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Koh lands a nice knee to the body. Gehard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gehard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gehard taking a breather. Koh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehard's elbow. A head punch on the inside from Koh fails to land. Gehard managing to block the knees to the body from Koh.
Gehard tries to throw a body punch but Koh avoids it by throwing Gehard back against the cage. Gehard gets through Koh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Gehard prevents a body shot from Koh. Koh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Koh.
Koh misses with a knee to the head. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koh obliges. Gehard blocks an uppercut.
Gehard misses with a short punch on the inside. Gehard lands a left hand.
Gehard misses with a short punch on the inside. Gehard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koh tries a body shot but Gehard blocks it.
Koh letting Gehard take a breather here. Gehard tries a body shot but Koh blocks it.
Koh working Gehard over with knees to the body. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koh. Gehard managing to block the knees to the body from Koh.
Gehard lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Koh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koh scores with a shoulder strike. Koh looking to throw knees to the head but Gehard is blocking nicely.
Gehard lands with a right to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gehard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Koh tries to land a knee to the head but Gehard blocks with his arms.
Koh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gehard throws a punch but it's blocked by Koh. Koh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gehard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koh lands with a left to the head. Koh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gehard avoids the damage to the body. Koh working aggressively here.
Koh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koh works on Gehard's body with a couple of short punches. Koh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Koh 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 eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round! Gehard connects with the punch. Gehard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Koh rushes Gehard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Koh scores with a knee to the head.
Koh missing with knees to the body.
Koh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gehard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Koh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koh tries a body shot but Gehard blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gehard looking to stall.
Koh misses with a hook from the clinch. Koh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gehard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round. Koh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gehard. Koh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gehard is defending well for now. Gehard blocks a body shot from Koh. Koh blocking some punches.
Gehard lands on the inside with an uppercut. Gehard has a couple of punches blocked by Koh.
Koh lands with a light punch inside. A short right from Gehard on the inside. Koh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gehard avoids it. Koh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Koh prevents Gehard from breaking the clinch. Gehard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Koh lands a nice shot to the body. Gehard pushes Koh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Gehard lands a body punch in the clinch. Gehard managing to block the knees to the body from Koh.
Bruno Gehard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gehard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Koh takes a shot to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Koh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gehard's elbow. Gehard can't find room to land a body shot as Koh controls the action.
Koh lands with a short head shot on the inside. Gehard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gehard backwards. Koh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koh can't find room to land a body shot as Gehard controls the action.
Koh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gehard blocks it with crossed arms. Gehard takes a knee to the side of the body. Koh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Gehard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A right handed body shot lands from Gehard.
Koh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gehards head. Gehard struggles to land a body shot inside as Koh controls his hands.
A short right from Gehard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Koh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gehard.
Koh lands a left hand.
Koh digs a right hand underneath Gehard's ribcage. Gehard let out a lung full of air as it connected. A nice left hand lands by Koh.
Koh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gehard is defending well for now. Koh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Koh tries to throw a body punch but Gehard avoids it by throwing Koh back against the cage. Gehard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gehard managing to block the knees to the body from Koh.
Koh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koh tries to land knees in the clinch but Gehard avoids the damage to the body. Gehard managing to block the knees to the body from Koh.
Gehard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Gehard throws a head punch that misses. Gehard struggles to land a body shot inside as Koh controls his hands.
Koh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short right from Koh on the inside. Gehard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Koh throws a series of punches but Gehard avoids them all with ease. Gehard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Koh wants to clinch up but Gehard keeps it at a distance. Koh clinches. Koh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gehard avoids it. Gehard wants to get back to striking at distance but Koh won't allow it.
Koh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gehard avoids it. Gehard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gehard misses with a hook from the clinch. Koh misses with a body punch.
Koh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gehard throws a punch but it's blocked by Koh. Gehard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight! Daniel Koh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Koh 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30 Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Koh! An out of breath Daniel Koh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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