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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Hageman (ranked 809 p4p, 97 weight class) and Speva Koso (ranked 1653 p4p, 195 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Speva Koso!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hageman scoring well with a low kick there.
Koso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koso avoids the body shot from Hageman.
Hageman drops his hands momentarily and Koso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Koso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hageman.
Hageman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koso jabs Hageman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hageman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koso defending well as Hageman loads up on a big left hand.
Koso misses with a body shot.
Koso lands a glancing blow to the side of Hageman's head.
Koso moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koso throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hageman misses the target.
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!
Koso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hageman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koso.
Koso lands a jab to Hageman's midsection.
Koso misses with a kick to the body.
Koso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hageman.
Hageman ducks under a wild hook from Koso.
As Koso backs away, Hageman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso looks to land a right hand but Hageman moved out of range.
Hageman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hageman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hageman defending well as Koso loads up on a big left hand.
Hageman cracks Koso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hageman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koso if he has to take too many more of those.
Hageman slips a jab from Koso.
A telegraphed right hand from Hageman misses the target.
Hageman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Koso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hageman counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from Hageman misses.
Hageman misses with a kick to the body.
Koso throws out a counter right but Hageman avoids it with no problem.
Hageman takes a swing at Koso's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koso moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hageman is able to avoid easily.
Hageman is looking to chop away at Koso's legs.
Koso misses with a kick to the body.
Hageman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koso blocks a leg kick.
Koso throws a leg kick which misses Hageman's front leg but catches the back leg as Hageman tries to avoid it.
Hageman lands a slapping body shot.
Koso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hageman doesn't seem bothered though.
Hageman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koso.
Koso misses with a looping right.
It looked like Hageman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Koso misses.
Hageman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koso slips a jab from Hageman.
Hageman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koso moves away.
Koso misses with a hook.
Koso keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hageman scores with the left hand. Koso knows he should have avoided that one.
Hageman throws a push kick but Koso slaps the foot to one side.
Koso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hageman misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koso ducks under a wild hook from Hageman.
Hageman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koso.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hageman. That's going to slow Koso down.
Hageman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koso cracks Hageman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koso moves away from the strike by Hageman.
Koso takes one on the button.
Koso lands a nice shot to the body.
Koso is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hageman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hageman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koso.
Koso moves out of range of the leg kick from Hageman.
Hageman takes one to the side of the head.
Hageman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hageman.
Koso misses the body punch
and Hageman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hageman throws the left hand but Koso avoids the punch easily.
Koso only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Koso misses with a body shot.
Koso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hageman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hageman moves out of range of the leg kick from Koso.
Hageman feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hageman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hageman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koso scores with the left hand. Hageman knows he should have avoided that one.
Hageman throws a low kick but Koso avoids it.
Hageman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koso lands a front kick.
Hageman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koso's calf.
Koso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hageman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hageman is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hageman misses with a leg kick
and Koso counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koso lands with an uppercut that bounces Hageman off the cage and back into range.
Hageman scores with a body shot.
Koso tries to clinch up but Hageman circles away and keeps his distance.
Koso scores with a nice strike.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hageman walks into a stiff left hand from Koso.
Hageman connects with a looping right hand.
Hageman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hageman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hageman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koso looks for the body kick but Hageman saw that one coming.
Koso has Hageman up against the cage in a clinch.
Koso tries to throw a body punch but Hageman avoids it by throwing Koso back against the cage.
Koso misses with a punch to the body.
Koso blocking some punches.
Koso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hageman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koso tries to throw a body punch but Hageman avoids it by throwing Koso back against the cage.
Koso misses with a body punch.
Koso misses with a body punch.
Koso misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hageman pushes Koso back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman misses with a punch to the body.
Koso lands with a left to the head.
Koso takes a shot to the head.
Koso has a couple of punches blocked by Hageman.
A short right from Hageman on the inside.
Koso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koso managing to block the knees to the body from Hageman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hageman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koso's brow.
Koso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Koso avoiding damage as Hageman throws knees to the body.
Hageman lands a hook that snaps the head of Koso backwards.
Hageman throws a punch but it's blocked by Koso.
Koso digs a right hand into Hageman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hageman's gas tank.
Hageman tries to work over Koso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koso avoids the elbow strike from Hageman, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koso tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman working aggressively here.
Hageman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koso scores with a punch to the head.
Hageman throws a hook to the side of Koso's head but Koso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koso looks to land a combination but Hageman avoids it well.
Koso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koso is looking to score with low kicks.
Hageman tries to move into range but Koso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hageman moves away.
Hageman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Koso throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hageman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koso.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koso uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koso.
Koso takes a swing at Hageman's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso swings for the body but Hageman moves out of range.
Hageman moves out of range as Koso throws a body kick.
Hageman works Koso's body with a nice hook.
Hageman misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hageman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hageman misses with a body shot.
Koso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hageman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hageman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Koso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speva Koso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hageman moves out of range of the strikes.
Koso throws a push kick but Hageman slaps the foot to one side.
Hageman throws a leg kick but Koso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koso has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hageman misses with a left hand
and Koso counters with a low kick, right behind Hageman 's knee.
Koso slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso jabs at Hageman's body.
Koso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hageman throws a chopping leg kick but Koso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hageman finds it's way round the side to connect with Koso's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hageman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koso throws out the jab.
Koso lands with an overhand left.
Hageman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hageman moves forwards but Koso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hageman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koso lands a jab.
Koso tries to land a front kick but Hageman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hageman throws a body kick that misses.
Hageman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hageman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koso scores with a nice right hand.
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.
That's time! Hageman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hageman looks to land a right hand but Koso moved out of range.
Hageman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hageman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Koso releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hageman moves out of range as Koso throws a body kick.
Hageman throws a leg kick but Koso checks it.
Koso feints a counter leg kick.
Hageman misses with a low kick.
Hageman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koso to score with a decent uppercut.
Hageman staying out of range there.
Koso throws a push kick but Hageman slaps the foot to one side.
Koso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hageman throws a sloppy head kick and Koso moves out of range easily.
Hageman throws a sloppy body shot
and Koso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hageman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koso.
Koso blocks a head kick by Hageman.
Koso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hageman.
A cross from Koso lands.
Koso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hageman manages to avoid it.
Hageman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman dodges the punch combination from Koso.
Koso throws a low kick but Hageman moves out of range easily.
Hageman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koso 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.
An inside leg kick from Hageman misses.
Koso feints and then cracks Hageman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hageman down.
Koso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koso blocks a head kick by Hageman.
Koso checks a low kick from Hageman.
Koso cracks the inside of Hageman's front leg.
Hageman throws a looping overhand right but Koso ducks down to avoid it.
Koso misses with an uppercut
and Koso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hageman tries to move into range but Koso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koso replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hageman blocks it well.
Koso lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hageman will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hageman.
Koso scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koso avoids a kick to the body.
Hageman throws a jab but it's blocked by Koso.
Hageman looks to land a right hand but Koso moved out of range.
Koso misses with a low kick.
Koso thuds his shin into the meat of Hageman's side.
Hageman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koso was well out of range. Poor timing from Hageman.
Hageman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Koso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koso thuds his right hand into Hageman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hageman.
Hageman tries to move into range but Koso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hageman is looking to slow Koso down with leg kicks.
Koso misses the jab.
Speva Koso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman slips a jab from Koso.
Koso throws a jab but it's blocked by Hageman.
Hageman throws a shot from downtown. Koso moves away and avoids it.
Hageman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koso.
Koso thuds his right hand into Hageman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hageman misses with a low kick.
Koso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hageman misses with a low kick as Koso jumps back.
Hageman misses with a hook
and Koso counters with a straight right hand.
Hageman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koso throws out a counter right but Hageman avoids it with no problem.
Koso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hageman throws a low kick, looking for Koso's leg but Koso calmly moves out of range.
Hageman fails to land with a series of punches.
Koso only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Koso is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hageman throws a low kick but Koso moves out of range easily.
Koso looks to land a body kick but Hageman moved away.
Hageman is looking to counter punch.
Koso digs a good body shot into Hageman's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso scores with a jab.
Hageman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hageman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hageman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koso moves away.
Koso catches Hageman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diego Hageman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koso fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hageman is out of range.
Hageman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hageman misses with a lunging right hand
and Koso counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Koso.
Koso jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hageman walks away with a smile on his face. Koso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koso 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.
A low kick from Hageman misses
and Koso counters with a right hand to the body.
Koso thuds his right hand into Hageman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hageman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koso.
A little jabbing left from Koso on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Koso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koso lands a leg kick that knocks Hageman off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Speva Koso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speva Koso!
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