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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominik Kokoszka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda comes into the arena with Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan! blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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162 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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175 cm
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160 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominik Kokoszka! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kokoszka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chiarmanda on the side of the head. Chiarmanda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chiarmanda scoring well with a low kick there.
Chiarmanda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight. Chiarmanda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Chiarmanda takes one to the side of the head.
Kokoszka throws an off balance right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kokoszka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kokoszka misses with a body shot.
Chiarmanda misses with a lunging right hand
and Kokoszka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Chiarmanda blocks the body kick.
Kokoszka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chiarmanda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. This has been an exciting period of action! A cross from Chiarmanda lands. Kokoszka misses with a kick to the body.
Kokoszka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kokoszka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chiarmanda moves away from the strike by Kokoszka. Kokoszka missing with a left hand there. Chiarmanda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kokoszka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Kokoszka misses with a hook
and Chiarmanda counters with a lovely straight right hand! Chiarmanda misses with a low kick. Kokoszka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Chiarmanda lands a leg kick that knocks Kokoszka off balance momentarily. Kokoszka motions for Chiarmanda to come forward. Kokoszka throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Chiarmanda cracks Kokoszka with a right hand to the side of the head. Chiarmanda throws a leg kick but Kokoszka moved away. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kokoszka, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Chiarmanda misses its intended target. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kokoszka! But no joy. Chiarmanda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Kokoszka throws a poor cross that misses
and Chiarmanda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Chiarmanda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kokoszka is out of range and Chiarmanda settles back down. Kokoszka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Chiarmanda cracks a nice hook into Kokoszka's ribs. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chiarmanda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kokoszka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Kokoszka scores with a hook. Chiarmanda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kokoszka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chiarmanda has time to react. Kokoszka ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Chiarmanda misses with a low kick. Chiarmanda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Chiarmanda throws a low kick but Kokoszka moves out of range easily. Kokoszka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiarmanda manages to avoid it. Kokoszka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chiarmanda moves away. Kokoszka lands a slapping body shot.
Chiarmanda connects with a body shot that sends Kokoszka's belly button to the back. Kokoszka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chiarmanda. A slow jab from Kokoszka misses its intended target. Kokoszka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Chiarmanda throws a nice outside leg kick. Chiarmanda is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Chiarmanda takes a swing at Kokoszka's ribcage but misses. Chiarmanda throws a leg kick but Kokoszka checks it. Chiarmanda moves out of range as Kokoszka strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kokoszka throws out a token jab with nothing on it. As Kokoszka backs away, Chiarmanda returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Kokoszka throws a body shot but no joy. Kokoszka misses the shot to the body. Kokoszka moves into range and clinches up with Chiarmanda. Kokoszka lands with a short shot to the head. Chiarmanda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Chiarmanda throws a punch but it's blocked by Kokoszka. Kokoszka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chiarmanda's elbow. Kokoszka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Kokoszka throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kokoszka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chiarmanda pushes Kokoszka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kokoszka ducks right into an uppercut from Chiarmanda. Kokoszka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda obviously looking to wear him down.
Kokoszka throws a big shot that misses. 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! Kokoszka misses with an uppercut. Chiarmanda saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kokoszka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda misses with a looping right. Chiarmanda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Kokoszka checks a leg kick nicely. Chiarmanda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kokoszka goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Kokoszka is looking to clinch. Chiarmanda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kokoszka is able to avoid easily. Crunch! Chiarmanda slams his shin into Kokoszka's torso. Chiarmanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kokoszka.
Chiarmanda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Kokoszka lands the left hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chiarmanda looks to land a right hand but Kokoszka moved out of range. Chiarmanda closes the distance and pushes Kokoszka back into the cage. Chiarmanda tries to work over Kokoszka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kokoszka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chiarmanda lands an elbow inside that Kokoszka shrugs off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossilus Chiarmanda dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Kokoszka on the wrong end of a nice hook. A jab from Kokoszka misses. A punch lands to the side of Kokoszka 's head but he takes it in his stride. Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Chiarmanda throws a chopping leg kick but Kokoszka manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Chiarmanda throws a leg kick which misses Kokoszka's front leg but catches the back leg as Kokoszka tries to avoid it. Ossilus Chiarmanda is winning the standup battle so far. Kokoszka throws a body punch but Chiarmanda moves out of range. The fighters circling - Chiarmanda throws out the jab but it was never going to land. It seemed like Kokoszka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Chiarmanda throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Chiarmanda misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nice jab there from Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kokoszka was well out of range. Poor timing from Chiarmanda. Kokoszka throws a shot from downtown. Chiarmanda moves away and avoids it. Kokoszka slips a straight right by Chiarmanda. Kokoszka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kokoszka blocks a low kick nicely. Kokoszka swings widly with a right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a lovely straight right hand! Chiarmanda dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Chiarmanda feints and then cracks Kokoszka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kokoszka down. Chiarmanda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Chiarmanda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Chiarmanda lands a damaging elbow. Kokoszka struggles to land a body shot inside as Chiarmanda controls his hands.
Chiarmanda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Chiarmanda. Kokoszka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kokoszka lands with a right to the head. Chiarmanda tries to throw a body punch but Kokoszka avoids it by throwing Chiarmanda back against the cage. Chiarmanda tries to stall but Kokoszka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chiarmanda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kokoszka. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kokoszka blocks an uppercut.
Kokoszka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kokoszka lands with a left to the head. Dominik Kokoszka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chiarmanda misses with a short punch on the inside. Kokoszka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kokoszka.
Kokoszka misses with some punches.
Chiarmanda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Chiarmanda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Chiarmanda misses with a punch to the body.
Chiarmanda presses Kokoszka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Kokoszka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kokoszka pushes Chiarmanda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Kokoszka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Chiarmanda can't find room to land a body shot as Kokoszka controls the action.
Kokoszka stalling in the clinch but Chiarmanda improves position. Kokoszka lands a body punch in the clinch. Kokoszka working aggressively here.
Kokoszka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chiarmanda gets through Kokoszka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A shot in the inside from Kokoszka. Kokoszka is trying to stall.
Kokoszka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards. A nice left hand lands by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chiarmanda presses Kokoszka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Chiarmanda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chiarmanda scores with a shot to the side of Kokoszka's head. Kokoszka tries to throw a body punch but Chiarmanda avoids it by throwing Kokoszka back against the cage. Chiarmanda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kokoszka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Kokoszka lands an uppercut. Chiarmanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chiarmanda misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Chiarmanda fails to land. Chiarmanda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kokoszka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short right hand to the side of the head by Chiarmanda. Kokoszka working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chiarmanda breaks the clinch.
Kokoszka works Chiarmanda's body with a nice hook. Kokoszka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. A nice inside leg kick there by Chiarmanda. That's going to slow Kokoszka down. Chiarmanda is looking to land body kicks. Kokoszka missing with a left hand there. Chiarmanda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kokoszka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Chiarmanda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kokoszka swings wildly with an uppercut but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it. Chiarmanda prevents a body shot from Kokoszka. Kokoszka lands a nice shot to the body. Chiarmanda tries to throw a body punch but Kokoszka avoids it by throwing Chiarmanda back against the cage. Chiarmanda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Chiarmanda misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossilus Chiarmanda dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action!
Kokoszka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Kokoszka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kokoszka there as he acknowledges the shot. Chiarmanda closes the distance and pushes Kokoszka back into the cage. Chiarmanda tries a body shot but Kokoszka blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kokoszka. Kokoszka misses with some punches.
Chiarmanda throws a head punch that misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Kokoszka. Chiarmanda has a couple of punches blocked by Kokoszka.
Kokoszka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Chiarmanda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Chiarmanda tries to work over Kokoszka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kokoszka throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiarmanda. Kokoszka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kokoszka lands with a light punch inside. A head punch on the inside from Kokoszka fails to land. Kokoszka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chiarmanda seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kokoszka can turn it around. Chiarmanda tries to land knees in the clinch but Kokoszka avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kokoszka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kokoszka backwards. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chiarmanda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Kokoszka misses with a short punch on the inside. Chiarmanda missing with knees to the body.
Kokoszka leaning his opponent against the cage. Chiarmanda misses with a body punch.
Kokoszka can't find room to land a body shot as Chiarmanda controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chiarmanda. A head punch on the inside from Kokoszka fails to land. Kokoszka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Chiarmanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chiarmanda stalling.
Kokoszka slows down the pace here.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kokoszka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chiarmanda's elbow. Chiarmanda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Kokoszka throws out a token jab with nothing on it. An attempted straight right counter from Chiarmanda misses the target. Kokoszka connects with a solid leg kick. Chiarmanda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kokoszka. An attempted straight right counter from Chiarmanda misses the target. Chiarmanda scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Kokoszka finds it's way through Chiarmanda's defenses. 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! A swing and a miss from Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kokoszka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Chiarmanda just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kokoszka. Kokoszka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chiarmanda. A big right from Chiarmanda misses. Chiarmanda clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chiarmanda working aggressively here.
Chiarmanda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda misses with a short punch on the inside. Chiarmanda misses with the head strike.
Chiarmanda blocking some punches.
Chiarmanda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Chiarmanda fails to land. A short uppercut from Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Kokoszka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kokoszka lands with a short shot to the head. Chiarmanda tries to throw a body punch but Kokoszka avoids it by throwing Chiarmanda back against the cage. Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Chiarmanda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kokoszka. Kokoszka connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chiarmanda throws a hook to the side of Kokoszka's head but Kokoszka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Chiarmanda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Chiarmanda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kokoszka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Chiarmanda. Kokoszka lands a nice shot to the body.
Chiarmanda moves out of range as Kokoszka strikes. Chiarmanda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chiarmanda there as he acknowledges the shot. Chiarmanda jabs Kokoszka right on the nose. Kokoszka blinks but takes it well. Chiarmanda slips a straight right by Kokoszka. Chiarmanda is looking to slow Kokoszka down with leg kicks. Kokoszka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kokoszka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiarmanda sees it coming and avoids it easily. Chiarmanda needs to keep his hands up - Kokoszka had a free shot at his head there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dominik Kokoszka just about did enough to take it. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kokoszka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kokoszka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Chiarmanda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kokoszka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Chiarmanda lands a nice shot that snaps Kokoszka's head back.
Kokoszka throws out a loose jab but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it. Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kokoszka moves away. Chiarmanda moves out of range of the strikes. Chiarmanda throws a nice inside leg kick. Chiarmanda cracks Kokoszka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Kokoszka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Chiarmanda scores with a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kokoszka throws a head kick that Chiarmanda semi-blocks.
A shot to the liver by Kokoszka. Beautiful body shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kokoszka dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Kokoszka throws a leg kick which misses Chiarmanda's front leg but catches the back leg as Chiarmanda tries to avoid it. Chiarmanda throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kokoszka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chiarmanda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Chiarmanda connects with an inside leg kick. Chiarmanda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Kokoszka misses with an uppercut
and Chiarmanda counters with a lovely shot to the body. Chiarmanda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chiarmanda scores with a kick to the midsection. Kokoszka is looking to slow Chiarmanda down with leg kicks. Chiarmanda lands a nice shot that snaps Kokoszka's head back.
A solid body kick from Chiarmanda. Kokoszka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Kokoszka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kokoszka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kokoszka there as he acknowledges the shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Chiarmanda throws a body kick that misses. Chiarmanda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kokoszka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chiarmanda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. A looping hook to the body misses from Kokoszka. Chiarmanda does a little dance to reset his feet. Chiarmanda fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kokoszka just manages to avoid it. Kokoszka moves away from the strike by Chiarmanda. Kokoszka wants to clinch up but Chiarmanda keeps it at a distance. Kokoszka misses with a wild body shot. Kokoszka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Chiarmanda lunges at Kokoszka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kokoszka's hand. Chiarmanda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kokoszka tries to score with a low kick but Chiarmanda moves his leg out of the way. Decent striking displayed by Chiarmanda there. Kokoszka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chiarmanda's hands. Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kokoszka moves away. Chiarmanda throws a body shot but no joy. Chiarmanda lands a nice looking body shot.
Kokoszka 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kokoszka. Chiarmanda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kokoszka manages to avoid it. Chiarmanda lands a body shot.
Chiarmanda throws a front kick that sends Kokoszka stumbling back into the cage. Kokoszka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chiarmanda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chiarmanda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kokoszka. That did some damage! Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chiarmanda. Kokoszka lands a slapping body shot.
Kokoszka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda throws a leg kick which misses Kokoszka's front leg but catches the back leg as Kokoszka tries to avoid it. Kokoszka lands a jab. Chiarmanda scores with a hook to the body. Kokoszka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Chiarmanda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kokoszka.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kokoszka misses the shot to the body. Chiarmanda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kokoszka throws out a counter right but Chiarmanda avoids it with no problem. Kokoszka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Chiarmanda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Chiarmanda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Kokoszka throws out a counter right but Chiarmanda avoids it with no problem. Kokoszka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Kokoszka scores with a sloppy right hand. Chiarmanda should have avoided that one. Kokoszka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Kokoszka. A quick step to the side and Chiarmanda tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Kokoszka ducks under a wild hook from Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda throws a head kick but Kokoszka moves out of range.
Kokoszka thows a left - swing and a miss! Kokoszka ducks under a wild hook from Chiarmanda. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ossilus Chiarmanda had his way with Dominik Kokoszka in that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chiarmanda pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kokoszka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chiarmanda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kokoszka moves away from the strike by Chiarmanda. Kokoszka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiarmanda manages to avoid it. Kokoszka misses with a looping left. A big left from Chiarmanda misses. Kokoszka thinks about the counter body kick. Kokoszka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Chiarmanda misses its target. Kokoszka thuds a left hand into Chiarmanda's body. Kokoszka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chiarmanda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chiarmanda avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kokoszka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chiarmanda lands a nice hook to Kokoszka's body. Kokoszka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Kokoszka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Chiarmanda feints and then cracks Kokoszka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kokoszka down. Kokoszka slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chiarmanda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Kokoszka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Kokoszka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Chiarmanda throws a sloppy body shot
and Kokoszka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Chiarmanda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Chiarmanda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kokoszka can do to turn this around? Kokoszka lands a right hook to the body.
Kokoszka lands a lovely overhand right. Chiarmanda pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kokoszka throws a sloppy head kick and Chiarmanda moves out of range easily. Kokoszka explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Kokoszka connects with a body shot that sends Chiarmanda's belly button to the back. Kokoszka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chiarmanda is out of range and Kokoszka settles back down. Kokoszka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Kokoszka thumps Chiarmanda with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Kokoszka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chiarmanda. Kokoszka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chiarmanda lands a leg kick that knocks Kokoszka off balance momentarily. Kokoszka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda scores with a jab to the jaw. Chiarmanda tries to clinch up. Chiarmanda is looking to slow Kokoszka down with leg kicks. Kokoszka throws an off balance right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a thumping low kick. Kokoszka lands with a right hand. Nice straight punches there by Chiarmanda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kokoszka is out of range. Chiarmanda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kokoszka. Chiarmanda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chiarmanda looks to land a right hand but Kokoszka moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chiarmanda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kokoszka is out of range. Kokoszka lands with an uppercut that bounces Chiarmanda off the cage and back into range. Chiarmanda catches Kokoszka with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Chiarmanda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Chiarmanda misses the body punch and Kokoszka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kokoszka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda throws a hook but Kokoszka avoids it easily. Chiarmanda tries a head kick but it misses.
Chiarmanda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Chiarmanda throws the left hand but Kokoszka avoids the punch easily. Chiarmanda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chiarmanda misses with a head kick.
Chiarmanda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chiarmanda pushes Kokoszka away with a front kick. Dominik Kokoszka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Nice shot by Kokoszka. Chiarmanda misses with a body shot.
Chiarmanda slips under a jab. Kokoszka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chiarmanda. Kokoszka throws an off balance right hand
and Chiarmanda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Chiarmanda punishes Kokoszka's body with a nice straight punch. Chiarmanda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kokoszka. A telegraphed right hand from Kokoszka misses the target. A head kick misses from Kokoszka. Chiarmanda has closed the distance and engaged Kokoszka in a clinch.
Chiarmanda tries a body shot but Kokoszka blocks it.
Chiarmanda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Chiarmanda lands a body punch in the clinch. Ossilus Chiarmanda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Kokoszka working aggressively here.
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 Ossilus Chiarmanda. Well Chiarmanda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45 Judge George Francis scores the fight 49:46 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ossilus Chiarmanda! Ossilus Chiarmanda retains his lightweight title! After the fight, Ossilus Chiarmanda was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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