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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Speva Koso (ranked 1175 p4p, 134 weight class) and Riff Jetson (ranked 2176 p4p, 243 weight class). Jetson has chosen One Winged Angel as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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170 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Speva Koso! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riff Jetson! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jetson throws a low kick but Koso avoids it. Jetson keeps Koso at a distance using the push kick. Koso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jetson connects with an inside leg kick. Koso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jetson. Jetson throws out a loose jab but Koso uses good head movement to avoid it. Koso misses the jab. Koso connects with a leg kick. Jetson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Jetson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Koso looks to land a left hand but Jetson moved out of range nicely. Jetson checks a leg kick. Jetson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Koso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jetson manages to avoid it. Koso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Koso connects with a single shot there. Koso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jetson. Koso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jetson was well out of range. Poor timing from Koso. Jetson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jetson wants to slow Koso down by chopping away at his legs. Koso misses with a hook. Jetson ducked under it nicely. Jetson throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range. Jetson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. An attempted straight right counter from Koso misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jetson missing with a left hand there. Koso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Koso smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Koso throws a big shot that misses. Jetson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. That kick from Koso tenderised Jetson's leg. Jetson is trying to keep his angry face on. Koso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jetson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koso was well out of range. Poor timing from Jetson. Jetson looks to throw a body kick and Koso counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Jetson throws a sloppy head kick and Koso moves out of range easily. Koso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jetson. Koso avoids the head kick by Jetson.
The fighters circling - Jetson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Koso was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Jetson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jetson throws a hook but Koso avoids it easily. A counter left hand to the body from Koso misses its target. Koso tries to work over Jetson's front leg with a kick but Jetson checks it. Koso throws a hook but Jetson avoids it easily. A left lands for Koso. Jetson connects with a jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jetson connects with a leg kick. Koso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Koso cracks the inside of Jetson's front leg. Jetson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jetson checks a leg kick. Jetson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Koso throws out a loose jab but Jetson uses good head movement to avoid it. Koso checks a low kick from Jetson. Koso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Jetson tests Koso's chin there with a solid looking shot. Koso is looking to land body kicks. Koso checks a low kick from Jetson. Koso throws out a powerful jab. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jetson 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 Koso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Jetson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jetson is looking to chop away at Koso's legs. Jetson misses with a looping left. Jetson tries to work over Koso's front leg with a kick but Koso checks it. An attempted straight right counter from Koso misses the target. Jetson moves out of range as Koso throws a body kick.
Koso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koso connects with the punch. Jetson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koso throws out the jab. A swing and a miss from Jetson. Jetson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koso takes a step back to recover. Riff Jetson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Koso throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Koso scoring well with a low kick there.
Jetson moves out of range as Koso strikes. Koso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jetson. Koso checks a low kick from Jetson. Koso throwing a counter right hand but Jetson manages to avoid it. Jetson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jetson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Koso misses with a hook. Jetson ducked under it nicely. Koso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jetson. Jetson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Koso throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jetson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Koso lands a jab to the head.
Koso fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jetson is out of range. Jetson misses with a body kick. Jetson misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Jetson 's head but he takes it in his stride. A leg kick checked by Koso. Koso lands with a shot to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Jetson misses the jab. A chopping leg kick lands by Jetson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab by Koso. Koso is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Jetson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koso. Koso fakes the leg kick and cracks Jetson in the body. Koso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jetson throws a looping overhand right but Koso ducks down to avoid it. Jetson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Koso is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Jetson lands with a straight right. Koso didn't see that one coming. Jetson throws a front kick that sends Koso stumbling back into the cage. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Jetson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Jetson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koso. Koso obviously looking to wear him down.
Jetson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Koso looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Koso lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Koso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Koso blocks a head kick by Jetson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jetson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A lazy left from Koso finds it's target. Koso throws a nice inside leg kick. Koso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jetson moves away. Jetson throws a head kick that misses and Koso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speva Koso dominated that round. That's time! Koso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jetson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Jetson lands a really nice looking cross but Koso seems unphased.
Jetson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koso. Koso throws a hook but Jetson avoids it easily. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jetson. Koso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jetson. Koso loads up on a big right hand but Jetson slips the punch. Koso misses with a kick to the body.
Koso connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Jetson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koso is able to avoid easily. Speva Koso is winning the standup battle so far. Jetson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A telegraphed right hand from Jetson misses the target. Koso throws an overhand right that lands on Jetson's shoulder, as Jetson tries to avoid the shot. Koso's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koso duly obliges. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Koso lands a really nice looking cross but Jetson seems unphased.
Jetson misses with a low kick.
Koso cracks Jetson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Koso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jetson moves away. Koso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Koso scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Jetson misses. Koso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jetson can do to turn this around? Koso checks the leg kick. Jetson scores with a leg kick.
Koso slips a jab from Jetson. Jetson misses with a hook
and Koso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Good shot there by Jetson. Jetson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jetson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koso misses with a body shot.
Jetson throws a leg kick but Koso checks it. Jetson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koso. Koso takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Koso misses with a looping right. Koso avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Jetson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koso's sensitive parts. A bone on bone clash there as Koso blocks the leg kick.
Jetson missing with a left hand there. Koso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Jetson misses with a low kick. Jetson looks to throw the jab but Koso is out of range. Koso swings for the body but Jetson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jetson misses with a low kick as Koso jumps back. A quick step to the side and Koso tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Koso feints and then cracks Jetson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jetson down. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jetson throws a sloppy head kick and Koso moves out of range easily. Jetson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koso can pounce on him.
Koso checks a leg kick. Jetson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jetson 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. Koso appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Jetson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jetson thumps Koso with a low kick. Jetson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Jetson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jetson thows a left - swing and a miss! Jetson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jetson thuds his shin into the meat of Koso's side. Koso throws a leg kick which misses Jetson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jetson tries to avoid it. Koso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jetson throws out the jab. Koso cracks the inside of Jetson's front leg. Koso 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. Koso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Jetson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koso. Jetson throws a leg kick but Koso sees it coming and checks it nicely. Koso was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Koso takes a swing at Jetson's ribcage but misses. Koso looks to score with a jab to the body but Jetson is just out of range. Koso darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Jetson is looking to score with low kicks. Koso cracks Jetson with an open hand slap. Koso blocks a leg kick. Koso throws an overhand right that lands on Jetson's shoulder, as Jetson tries to avoid the shot. Jetson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Koso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jetson manages to avoid it. Jetson lands a really nice looking cross but Koso seems unphased.
Koso just misses with a punch to the body.
Koso scores with a push kick. Koso lands a head shot. Koso lands a head shot. Jetson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Koso slips a straight right by Jetson. Jetson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Koso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jetson. Jetson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jetson misses with a low kick.
Jetson misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Koso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jetson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Koso has got the better of the exchanges. Jetson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koso counters with a lovely straight right hand! Koso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Koso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jetson. Koso jabbing away but nothing is landing. Koso throws a hook to the side of Jetson's head but Jetson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Koso backing away here, and Jetson unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Jetson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koso. The fighters circle momentarily. Koso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Jetson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Good leg kick by Koso there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jetson throws a head kick but Koso moves out of range.
It looked like Koso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Koso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Koso slips a straight right by Jetson. Koso moves out of range as Jetson throws a body kick.
Koso throws a shot from downtown. Jetson moves away and avoids it. Jetson throws a body kick that misses and Koso counters with a nice uppercut. Koso walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jetson. 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 Speva Koso will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jetson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Koso throws a head kick that Jetson semi-blocks.
Koso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jetson. It looked like Koso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jetson. Jetson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Jetson misses with a head kick.
Jetson lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Jetson misses. Koso thinks about countering with a body kick. Jetson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Jetson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koso.
The fighters circling - Jetson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Koso wants to land a leg kick but Jetson is out of range. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koso checks a leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Koso avoids the body shot from Jetson.
Jetson blocks a low kick nicely. Jetson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jetson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Koso. An inside leg kick lands from Koso. Koso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jetson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Koso is looking to land body kicks. Jetson shapes to counter with a head kick. Koso connects with a leg kick. Jetson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Koso on the wrong end of a nice jab. The fighters circling - Jetson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Koso appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Jetson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Koso. Jetson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. A slapping body kick lands there for Koso. Jetson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Koso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koso. Jetson does a little dance to reset his feet. Jetson throws a sloppy head kick and Koso moves out of range easily. Koso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jetson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A thudding body kick lands there by Koso!
Koso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jetson misses with a leg kick and Koso counters with a good, hard body kick but Jetson shrugs it off. Koso uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Jetson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jetson throws a leg kick but Koso sees it coming and checks it nicely. Jetson throws a hard body shot but it just 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! Koso misses with a hook. It looks like Koso has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jetson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koso throws out the jab. Jetson moves out of range of the body kick. Jetson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koso avoids the body shot from Jetson.
Jetson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koso. That did some damage! Koso misses with a low kick. Jetson is looking for the big counter here. Koso pushes Jetson away with a front kick. A solid body kick from Koso. Jetson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koso avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Koso connects with a looping right hand.
That kick from Jetson tenderised Koso's leg. Koso is trying to keep his angry face on. A solid leg kick lands there for Koso.
Jetson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Koso avoids the head kick by Jetson.
Koso tried to counter with a leg kick but Jetson avoided it. Jetson throws the kick towards the body but Koso avoids it. Jetson misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jetson throws a push kick but Koso slaps the foot to one side. Jetson misses with an uppercut. Koso saw that one coming. Jetson catches Koso with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Koso smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Jetson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koso. Jetson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jetson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Koso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Koso misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Jetson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Jetson throws a hook but Koso blocks it. A jab from Jetson misses. Koso clobbers Jetson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Jetson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koso to score with a decent uppercut. Jetson misses with a straight left. Jetson moves away from the strike by Koso. Koso throws a nice outside leg kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jetson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koso. Jetson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koso.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jetson throws a lazy body kick and Koso counters with a nice uppercut. A lazy left from Koso finds it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Koso. Jetson does a little dance to reset his feet. Jetson checks a leg kick. Jetson throws a quick inside leg kick. A punch lands to the side of Jetson 's head but he takes it in his stride. Jetson throws a hook to the side of Koso's head but Koso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. It looked like Koso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Koso thows a body kick. Jetson tries to catch it but that hurt him. Koso thuds his right hand into Jetson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Good work by Koso as he checks the leg kick. Koso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koso misses with a straight right. Jetson throws a head kick that misses. Koso lands a nice hook to Jetson's body. Jetson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Koso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Koso staying out of range there. Riff Jetson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Jetson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Speva Koso showed his dominance in that final round. Well Koso 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Speva Koso!
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