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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bing Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Koza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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211 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bing Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Koza!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bong misses with a low kick.
Bong cracks Koza with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bong's defenses.
Bong throws a punch but it's blocked by Koza.
Koza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bong has a couple of punches blocked by Koza.
Koza lands an elbow inside that Bong shrugs off.
Koza prevents a body shot from Bong.
Koza has Bong pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koza.
Koza blocking some punches.
Koza lands an elbow just above Bong 's eye.
Bong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koza lands an elbow just above Bong 's eye.
Koza pushes off an throws an elbow but Bong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koza's elbow.
Koza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bong is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Bong.
Bong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koza throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bong.
Bong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koza pushes off an throws an elbow but Bong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koza lands an elbow just above Bong 's eye.
Koza misses with a knee to the head.
Bong working aggressively here.
Koza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bong avoiding damage as Koza throws knees to the body.
Koza misses with an elbow strike.
Koza blocks an uppercut.
Bong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bong throws a punch but it's blocked by Koza.
Bong working aggressively here.
A short right from Bong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koza throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bong dodges an elbow strike from Koza.
Bong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koza throws an elbow but misses.
Koza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bong is defending well for now.
Bong misses with the head strike.
Koza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bong working aggressively here.
Koza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bong blocks an elbow strike from Koza.
Bong takes an elbow to the temple.
Bong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bong avoiding damage as Koza throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koza.
Bong takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bong misses with some punches.
Koza lands a nice elbow.
Koza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koza lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Bing Bong has been cut.
Bong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koza lands an elbow that stopped Bong in his tracks for a moment.
Bong misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koza obliges.
Bong is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Koza obliges.
Koza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bong.
Koza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bong's defenses.
Koza lands a good knee to the midsection. Bong won't want to take too many of those.
Koza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bong.
Koza pressing his opponent against the cage.
Koza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koza throws an elbow but misses.
Bong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bong has a couple of punches blocked by Koza.
Koza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bong can't find room to land a body shot as Koza controls the action.
Bong struggles to land a body shot inside as Koza controls his hands.
Koza blocking some punches.
Koza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bong's brow.
Koza scores a nice knee to the body.
Koza lands an elbow that stopped Bong in his tracks for a moment.
Koza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bong misses with a punch on the inside.
Koza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bong tries to work over Koza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Koza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bing Bong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koza moves into range and clinches up with Bong.
Koza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koza lands a damaging elbow.
Bong throws a punch but it's blocked by Koza.
Damian Koza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bong throws a punch but it's blocked by Koza.
Koza missing with knees to the body.
Koza blocking some punches.
Koza misses with a knee to the head.
Koza tries to land knees in the clinch but Bong avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bong.
Koza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bong.
Koza throws an elbow but it misses.
Koza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bong managing to block the knees to the body from Koza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koza misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koza.
Koza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bong can't find room to land a body shot as Koza controls the action.
Koza lands an elbow that stopped Bong in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bong misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Bong fails to land.
Koza tries a knee to the head but Bong blocks it.
Koza blocks a body shot from Bong.
Bong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koza lands an elbow just above Bong 's eye.
Koza blocking some punches.
Bong avoiding damage as Koza throws knees to the body.
Bong avoids a wild elbow strike from Koza.
Koza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koza gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bong's face.
Koza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bong blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koza blocking some punches.
Koza lands a nice knee to the body.
Koza lands a damaging elbow.
Koza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koza lands a nice knee to the body.
Koza crunches a lovely knee into Bong's ribcage.
Koza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bong takes an elbow to the temple.
Bong takes an elbow to the temple.
Koza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koza.
Koza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koza lands an elbow inside that Bong shrugs off.
Bong is trying to stall.
Koza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bong's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Koza.
Bong has a couple of punches blocked by Koza.
Bong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bong misses with a body punch.
Bong takes an elbow to the temple.
Koza blocks an uppercut.
Koza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bong is defending well for now.
Koza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koza manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Koza missing with knees to the body.
Koza tries a knee to the head but Bong blocks it.
Bong throws a head punch that misses.
Bong avoiding damage as Koza throws knees to the body.
Koza tries a knee to the head but Bong blocks it.
Koza lands an elbow that stopped Bong in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koza tries to land a knee to the head but Bong blocks with his arms.
Bong wants to get back to striking at distance but Koza won't allow it.
Bong has a couple of punches blocked by Koza.
Koza blocking some punches.
Bong blocks an elbow strike.
Bong misses with some punches.
Bong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bong misses with some punches.
Bong misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bong's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bong's brow.
Koza lands a damaging elbow.
Koza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bong throws a head punch that misses.
Bong swings wildly with an uppercut but Koza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koza.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Koza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bing Bong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Koza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bong is looking to score with low kicks.
Koza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koza tries to close the distance and clinch but Bong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bong connects with a leg kick. Koza looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Koza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bong's knee momentarily.
Bing Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koza tries to clinch up.
Koza darts in trying to clinch
and Bong counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Bong misses.
Koza checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koza fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bong is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koza.
Koza blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Koza.
Koza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koza checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koza. Bong does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Koza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damian Koza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bong swats away the attempt to clinch by Koza.
A swing and a miss from Koza.
Koza tries to clinch
and Bong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bong throws a leg kick that misses.
Bong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bong keeps the fight on the outside.
Koza throws a combination that misses
and Bong counters with a leg kick.
Bong keeps the fight on the outside.
Koza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bong was well out of range. Poor timing from Koza.
Bong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bong tries to work over Koza's front leg with a kick but Koza checks it.
Bong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong scoring well with a low kick there.
Bong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bong gets tackled into the cage by Koza. Koza maintains the clinch.
Koza lands an elbow inside that Bong shrugs off.
Koza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bong.
Bong misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koza lands an elbow inside that Bong shrugs off.
Bong managing to block the knees to the body from Koza.
Koza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bong takes an elbow to the temple.
Koza tries to land knees in the clinch but Bong avoids the damage to the body.
Koza lands an elbow that stopped Bong in his tracks for a moment.
Koza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bong is defending well for now.
Koza's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bong is defending well for now.
Koza lands an elbow that stopped Bong in his tracks for a moment.
Bong has a couple of punches blocked by Koza.
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!
Koza missing with knees to the body.
Koza tries to land knees in the clinch but Bong avoids the damage to the body.
Bong swings wildly with an uppercut but Koza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bong can't find room to land a body shot as Koza controls the action.
Bing Bong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koza lands an elbow inside.
Koza slowing the pace effectively.
Koza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bong avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koza looking to throw knees to the head but Bong is blocking nicely.
Bong throws a head punch that misses.
Bong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koza lands a damaging elbow.
Bong swings wildly with an uppercut but Koza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bong taking a breather.
Koza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koza looking to slow down the pace here.
Koza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bong is defending well for now.
Koza missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Koza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koza 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Koza!
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hype
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FIGHT
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