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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kosken Jorma (ranked 190 p4p, 29 weight class) and Landon Priester (ranked 681 p4p, 85 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosken Jorma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Landon Priester!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma shoots for a double leg takedown but Priester sprawls well. He's pushed Jorma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Priester misses the jab.
Priester catches Jorma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jorma slips a straight right by Priester.
Jorma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priester.
Priester throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Priester tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jorma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jorma blocks a jab.
Jorma scores with a decent looking hook.
Jorma shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Priester as he jumps to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jorma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Priester has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Priester and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Priester fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jorma checks it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Priester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jorma walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jorma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Priester.
A little feinted left hand from Jorma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jorma checks a low kick from Priester.
Jorma avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Priester's sensitive parts.
Jorma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Priester.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jorma. That's going to slow Priester down.
Priester misses with an uppercut. Jorma saw that one coming.
Jorma looking to score a takedown here. Priester is defending well but Jorma drives through and ends up in Priester's guard.
Jorma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Priester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Priester lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jorma has his foot on Priester's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Priester works his way back into a safe position though.
Jorma is looking to sweep but instead, Priester has passed into half guard.
Priester seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma is refusing to be controlled, as Priester sits in half guard.
Jorma tries to roll over but Priester keeps him under control.
Jorma wants to control but Priester is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jorma looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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!
Jorma tries to roll over but Priester keeps him under control.
Priester wants to take a breather but Jorma is having none of it.
Jorma wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma is holding on to half guard well.
Jorma is trying to maintain the position but Priester is very close to passing his half guard.
Jorma looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jorma wants to improve his position but Priester is controlling well.
Jorma looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jorma wants to control but Priester is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Priester looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jorma is trying to get back to full guard.
Jorma actively working from the bottom here.
Jorma is looking to improve his position.
Priester seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jorma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kosken Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priester misses the shot to the body.
Jorma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Priester.
Jorma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jorma misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Priester finds it's target.
Jorma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Priester throws a low kick but Jorma avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Priester dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Decent striking displayed by Jorma there.
Priester lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jorma misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Priester. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Priester.
Landon Priester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jorma connects with a crisp jab.
Priester misses with a wild body shot.
Priester throws a leg kick but Jorma checks it.
Jorma connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Priester throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Priester throws a jab when Jorma was well out of range.
Priester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jorma.
Priester lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jorma's sensitive parts.
Priester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorma manages to avoid it.
Priester lands a nice hook to Jorma's body. Jorma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorma lands a jab.
Jorma throws a push kick but Priester slaps the foot to one side.
Jorma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Priester just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma misses the shot to the body.
Jorma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Priester.
Priester scores with a body shot.
Priester misses with a series of wild punches.
Jorma half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Landon Priester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jorma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Priester throws a big shot that misses.
Priester is looking to slow Jorma down with leg kicks.
Jorma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jorma cracks Priester with an open hand slap.
Priester throws a shot from downtown. Jorma moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Jorma.
Jorma tries to land a front kick but Priester steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Priester tries a low kick but Jorma avoids it.
Jorma connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorma manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Priester on his heels. He'll look to pass Priester's guard now, I'm sure.
Jorma with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Priester looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Priester is trying to keep Jorma in close.
Priester keeping moving, preventing Jorma from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jorma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jorma won't allow Priester to sweep him here.
Jorma controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jorma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jorma looking to pass the guard.
Priester trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jorma throws an overhand right that lands on Priester's shoulder, as Priester tries to avoid the shot.
Jorma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Priester misses with a body kick.
Priester tests Jorma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jorma lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priester.
Priester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jorma.
Priester takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Priester connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Priester missing with a left hand there. Jorma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jorma takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Priester blocks the low kick.
Priester looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Priester lands a nice hook to Jorma's body. Jorma takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jorma tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Priester defends well and Jorma ends up having to push Priester into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Priester on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Jorma.
A little feinted left hand from Jorma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jorma is looking to land body kicks.
Jorma does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Priester tries a low kick but Jorma avoids it.
Priester misses with a straight right.
Jorma connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kosken Jorma will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring 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.
Jorma takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jorma lands a nice hook to Priester's body. Priester takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jorma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Priester does it's job there.
A low kick from Priester misses
and Jorma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Priester misses with a straight left.
Priester chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jorma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jorma scores with a jab.
Priester lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Priester misses its intended target.
Priester uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jorma has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jorma throws a wild body kick that Priester sees coming a mile off.
Priester misses with a lunging right hand
and Jorma counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jorma.
Priester is controlling Jorma's posture.
Priester really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jorma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Priester controls Jorma momentarily but Jorma frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Priester utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jorma postures up.
Jorma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jorma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Priester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jorma wants to control from the top but Priester keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Priester looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jorma is pushing down on Priester's leg trying to pass to half guard. Priester is fighting to maintain full guard but Jorma has managed to sneak the leg through.
Priester blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jorma.
Jorma has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jorma is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jorma wants to take a breather but Priester is having none of it.
Jorma scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Priester blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jorma.
Jorma is keen to just control but Priester is a slippery customer.
Jorma throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Priester to regain full guard.
Jorma trying to control but Priester is working from the bottom.
Priester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jorma is looking to work some ground and pound but Priester has wrist control.
Jorma trying to control but Priester is working from the bottom.
Jorma working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priester wants to sweep here but Jorma controlling him for the moment.
Jorma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jorma works over Priester with some ground and pound from guard.
Jorma loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jorma wants to pass the guard but Priester is keeping the position.
Priester looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jorma is one step ahead there.
Priester utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Priester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Priester avoids the body shot from Jorma.
Priester throws an overhand right that lands on Jorma's shoulder, as Jorma tries to avoid the shot.
Priester takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jorma misses with an uppercut.
Jorma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Priester stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good work by Priester as he checks the leg kick.
Jorma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Priester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jorma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Priester.
Priester works Jorma's body with a nice hook.
Priester misses with a hook. Jorma ducked under it nicely.
Jorma misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Priester releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jorma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Priester under the eye.
Jorma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Priester chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jorma can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kosken Jorma showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jorma has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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