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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Speva Koso (ranked 360 p4p, 53 weight class) and Heribert Bosch (ranked 415 p4p, 59 weight class). Bosch has chosen Oktoberfest as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 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
36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Bosch.
Bosch throws a hook but Koso blocks it.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch tries to land a leg kick but Koso saw it coming and moves away.
Koso connects with a leg kick. Bosch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koso misses the shot to the body.
Koso misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Koso misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koso throws a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Koso moves into the clinch.
Koso misses with a punch on the inside.
Koso misses with the head strike.
Bosch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bosch throws a leg kick but Koso moved away.
Bosch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koso tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bosch manages to circle out of the way.
Koso blocks a head kick by Bosch.
Koso with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Bosch misses.
Bosch lands a nice looking body kick.
Koso misses with an uppercut. Bosch saw that one coming.
Koso shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bosch defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch takes a swing at Koso's ribcage but misses.
Bosch throws the left hand but Koso avoids the punch easily.
Bosch has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Koso's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koso lands a right hand.
Bosch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koso misses with some punches.
Koso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosch's elbow.
Koso tries a body shot but Bosch blocks it.
Koso blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Nice body punch from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
Koso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bosch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koso backwards.
Koso tries to work over Bosch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koso jumps guard but Bosch stands there with Koso around his waist. Koso gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bosch misses with a body punch.
Koso tries to work over Bosch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch misses with the head strike.
Bosch gets through Koso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bosch lands a hook that snaps the head of Koso backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosch struggles to land a body shot inside as Koso controls his hands.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
Koso misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koso.
Koso misses with a body punch.
Bosch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bosch lands a left hand.
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 Bosch walks away with a smile on his face. Koso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speva Koso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koso rushes Bosch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koso prevents a body shot from Bosch.
Koso lands a shoulder strike.
Koso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
Koso tries to throw a body punch but Bosch avoids it by throwing Koso back against the cage.
Koso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosch's elbow.
Koso tries to work over Bosch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koso manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Koso has an active guard here but Bosch has managed to pass into half guard.
Koso with the active half guard here but Bosch passes nicely into side control.
Koso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bosch controlling from side mount.
Koso can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koso manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Koso is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bosch has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bosch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koso is trying to control. Bosch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bosch is defending against the submission attempts here by Koso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Heribert Bosch 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.
Bosch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bosch lands a slapping body shot.
Koso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bosch.
Koso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Koso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koso moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBosch.
Good work by Koso as he checks the leg kick.
Koso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bosch.
Bosch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bosch keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bosch circles away.
Koso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bosch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Bosch.
Bosch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koso under the eye.
Koso connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bosch takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Koso finds it's way through Bosch's defenses.
Koso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bosch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bosch throws out a loose jab but Koso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosch's corner calls for a 1-2. Bosch obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koso shoots in looking for a takedown but Bosch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Koso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bosch takes a swing at Koso's ribcage but misses.
Heribert Bosch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koso shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bosch sprawls well. Bosch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koso gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bosch! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speva Koso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bosch cracks Koso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bosch lands with a good body shot.
Koso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bosch lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Bosch tries to work over Koso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso swings wildly with an uppercut but Bosch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bosch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koso successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koso is looking for a triangle but Bosch pushes his legs off easily.
Koso looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bosch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bosch not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koso trying to control from the bottom.
Koso is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch wants to stand up but Koso has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bosch tries to pass the half guard into mount. Koso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koso looking for submissions off his back.
Bosch is taking a breather. Koso says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Koso is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koso holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Koso wants to improve his position but Bosch is controlling well.
Koso makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koso.
Koso wants to sweep but no luck.
Koso has his foot on Bosch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bosch works his way back into a safe position though.
Koso managing to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage 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.
Koso ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Koso is looking to counter the offense by Bosch and move into the clinch.
Koso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Bosch lands with a shot to the body.
Koso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koso misses with a hook.
Bosch throws a hook but Koso avoids it easily.
Bosch cracks the inside of Koso's front leg.
Koso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bosch takes a swing at Koso's ribcage but misses.
Bosch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bosch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bosch moves away.
Koso loads up on a big right hand but Bosch slips the punch.
Koso throws a looping overhand right but Bosch ducks down to avoid it.
Bosch throws a low kick but Koso avoids it.
Koso throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bosch was covering up waiting for the punch and Koso finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosch keeping full guard, as Koso tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bosch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bosch wants to control but Koso is keeping him busy.
Koso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koso is trying to control the position but Bosch postures up.
Speva Koso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Koso has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bosch has passed into side control.
Koso is looking to reverse the position.
Bosch staying calm.
Bosch trying to control the action but Koso is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso wants to control but Bosch postures up.
Koso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koso is trying to work for a sweep but Bosch has mounted him!
Bosch controlling from mount.
Koso is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Koso is looking to get to half guard.
Koso manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bosch in particular looking to stall.
Koso tries to roll over but Bosch keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koso actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heribert Bosch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bosch 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
After the big win, Heribert Bosch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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