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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Genia (ranked 1058 p4p, 136 weight class) and Speva Koso (ranked 1158 p4p, 144 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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Good wrestling
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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
36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Genia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speva Koso!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genia lands with a cross.
Genia walks into a straight right hand from Koso.
Genia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Genia throws a nice looking combination but Koso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koso lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Genia missing with a left hand there. Koso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koso scores with a nice head shot.
Speva Koso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koso tries to keep at a distance but Genia has taken the fight into the clinch.
Genia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koso manages to break the clinch.
Koso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Genia has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Koso.
Koso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Genia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Koso lands an impressive looking overhand right. Genia doesn't seem phased though.
Nice takedown defense from Genia. No joy for Koso on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Genia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Genia.
Genia misses with a straight right.
Genia throws a looping overhand right but Koso ducks down to avoid it.
Genia misses with a wild body shot.
And Koso tries to counter it with a takedown but Genia pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Koso throws a low kick but Genia moves out of range easily.
Koso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Genia.
Koso throws a solid leg kick but Genia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koso.
Genia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koso lands a nice shot to the body.
Genia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Genia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koso. Koso obviously looking to wear him down.
Koso connects with a leg kick. Genia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Koso finds it's way through Genia's defenses.
Good work by Genia as he checks the leg kick.
Genia is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Koso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Genia swings for the body but Koso moves out of range.
Genia moves in looking to clinch but Koso pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koso. That's going to slow Genia down.
Koso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia punishes Koso's body with a nice straight punch.
Koso lands a leg kick that knocks Genia off balance momentarily.
Genia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koso.
Koso with a jab.
Genia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Genia is looking to clinch.
Koso thuds his right hand into Genia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Genia throws a hook but Koso avoids it easily.
Koso lands a two punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koso. That's going to slow Genia down.
Genia wants to clinch up but Koso keeps it at a distance.
Koso is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Genia with a body shot.
Genia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Will Genia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Genia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Genia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koso throws out the jab.
Koso instigates a clinch.
Genia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Genia misses with a punch to the body.
Genia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koso tries to work over Genia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia misses with a punch to the body.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Koso controls the action.
Genia pushes Koso back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Koso.
Genia misses with the head strike.
Genia misses with a punch on the inside.
Genia presses Koso against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koso drops down looking for an ankle pick but Genia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Koso clinches up against the cage.
Koso manages to break the clinch.
Genia clinches up with Koso and pushes him back against the cage.
Koso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Genia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koso is trying to break the clinch but Genia has him pressed against the cage.
Genia lands a left hand.
Koso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koso lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia struggles to land a body shot inside as Koso controls his hands.
Genia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koso manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koso looks to land a left hand but Genia moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Genia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koso - the referee stops the clock and Genia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koso. Genia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Genia lands a left and a right that send Koso crashing to the mat, dazed. Genia thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Koso is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Genia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koso is still on wobbly legs! Can Genia finish him?
Genia misses with a two punch combination.
Koso seems to have recovered his senses.
Genia tries to clinch up but Koso circles away and keeps his distance.
Koso has Genia up against the cage in a clinch.
Koso tries to throw a body punch but Genia avoids it by throwing Koso back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koso misses with a body punch.
Koso blocks an uppercut.
Koso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Genia doesn't seem bothered though.
Koso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Genia. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Speva Koso will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koso darts in and clinches Genia up against the cage.
Koso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Genia lands with a right to the head.
Koso prevents a body shot from Genia.
Genia prevents a body shot from Koso.
Genia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Genia keeps control of Koso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Genia has a couple of punches blocked by Koso.
Koso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koso cracks Genia with an open hand slap.
Koso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Genia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Genia moves into range and clinches up with Koso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso breaks the clinch.
Koso lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koso, right into the meat.
Genia connects with a body shot that sends Koso's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koso throws a jab but it's blocked by Genia.
Koso has Genia up against the cage in a clinch.
Genia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso tries to break the clinch but Genia is controlling the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Koso on the inside.
Koso manages to break the clinch.
Koso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Genia's head.
Genia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koso.
Koso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Genia is looking to clinch but Koso is avoiding it.
Genia closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Koso fails to land.
Koso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koso is trying to break the clinch but Genia has him pressed against the cage.
Will Genia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koso can't find room to land a body shot as Genia controls the action.
Koso lands with a light punch inside.
Koso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koso prevents a body shot from Genia.
Genia misses with a body punch.
Koso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Genia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koso blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso tries to circle away but Genia has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Genia.
Genia lands a left hand.
Koso cracks Genia with a nice body shot.
Koso presses Genia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Genia.
Genia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Genia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koso is trying to break the clinch but Genia is controlling him.
Genia lands a left hand.
A short right from Koso.
Koso blocking some punches.
Koso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koso rushes Genia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koso is pushing Genia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Genia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genia.
Genia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koso swings for the body but Genia moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koso. That's going to slow Genia down.
Genia gets a clinch.
Koso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koso lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Genia.
Koso blocks a body shot from Genia.
Koso tries to circle away but Genia has him pinned against the cage.
Koso misses with a punch on the inside.
Genia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koso backwards.
Koso working aggressively here.
Genia can't find room to land a body shot as Koso controls the action.
Koso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Koso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso manages to break the clinch.
Genia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koso was well out of range. Poor timing from Genia.
Koso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genia moves in looking to clinch but Koso pushes him off.
A big left from Genia misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Genia thuds his right hand into Koso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Genia walks into a straight right hand from Koso.
Koso feints and then cracks Genia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Genia down.
Koso throws a quick inside leg kick.
Genia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koso is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Genia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Speva Koso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Genia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Genia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koso is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Genia is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speva Koso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Genia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Genia throws a hook to the side of Koso's head but Koso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koso changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Genia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Genia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koso just misses with a punch to the body.
Koso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Genia misses with a straight right.
Koso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Genia. Genia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Genia tries to clinch there but Koso circles away.
Koso is looking to score with low kicks.
Koso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Genia moves out of range of the leg kick from Koso.
Genia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Genia tries to clinch there but Koso circles away.
Koso swats away the attempt to clinch by Genia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia cracks Koso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Genia tries to clinch but Koso moves away
letting Koso counter with a right hand.
Koso keeps the fight on the outside.
Koso scores with the left hand. Genia knows he should have avoided that one.
Genia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Genia does no damage.
Genia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koso was well out of range. Poor timing from Genia.
Genia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Genia throws a good cross that connects.
Genia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Genia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Genia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koso throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koso.
Will Genia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Koso catches Genia right on the button with a cross.
Genia just misses with a punch to the body.
Koso throws a leg kick which misses Genia's front leg but catches the back leg as Genia tries to avoid it.
Genia moves in looking to clinch but Koso pushes him off.
Koso shoots in for a takedown but Genia shows good takedown defense.
Genia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koso.
Good leg kick by Koso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Genia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Genia is looking to clinch but Koso is avoiding it.
Koso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donk. Koso catches Genia right on the button with a cross.
Genia throws a body shot but no joy.
Genia cracks Koso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Genia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koso keeps Genia at a distance using the push kick.
Genia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Genia on the side of the head.
Genia is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koso.
Koso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koso rushes Genia and presses him up against the cage.
Genia throws a punch but it's blocked by Koso.
Genia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koso manages to break the clinch.
Koso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Genia tries to clinch
and Koso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Speva Koso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Genia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koso manages to avoid it.
Koso clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Genia fails to land.
Genia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Genia is working Koso over against the cage.
Genia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kosos head.
Genia working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Genia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Genia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Genia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koso with a nice cross.
Genia wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Genia just misses with a punch to the body.
Koso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Genia.
Genia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Genia moves in looking to clinch but Koso pushes him off.
Genia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koso throws a hook but Genia blocks it.
Koso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Genias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch but Koso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Genia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koso blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speva Koso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koso 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speva Koso!
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RATING
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