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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Speva Koso (ranked 329 p4p, 49 weight class) and Marco Alvado (ranked 245 p4p, 35 weight class). Alvado is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ichense Dub. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marco Alvado was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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171 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
22 - 11 - 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
16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Marco Alvado!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alvado momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koso scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alvado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvado lunges at Koso with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koso's hand.
Koso fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A clash of legs there as Alvado blocks the low kick.
Koso connects with a solid leg kick.
Koso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alvado looks to throw the jab but Koso is out of range.
Koso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
Alvado takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab lands there for Alvado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koso misses with a body shot
and Alvado counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koso lands a right hook to the body.
Alvado listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Koso fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alvado to the ground. Koso is now in Alvado's guard.
Alvado is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvado keeps trying to improve his position.
Alvado lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Koso looking for a guillotine here but Alvado defends easily.
Koso is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alvado defends well.
Koso controlling the position.
Alvado controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koso has his foot on Alvado's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alvado works his way back into a safe position though.
Koso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alvado can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koso looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alvado slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Koso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvado got a little sloppy there for a moment and Koso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alvado has managed to get both his arms back between Koso's legs - danger averted.
Alvado is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alvado trying to control the position from guard on top but Koso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvado stopping the sweep attempt from Koso.
Alvado controls from within his opponent's guard.
Koso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alvado throws a leg kick
and Koso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Speva Koso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Koso - that will leave a mark!
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koso.
Alvado throws a low kick but Koso moves out of range easily.
Alvado throws out a loose jab but Koso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Koso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso scores with a shot to the body.
Koso tries to clinch but Alvado is having none of it.
Marco Alvado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alvado walks into a straight right hand from Koso.
Koso clobbers Alvado with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koso throws a right hand that Alvado ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvado also avoids with ease.
Alvado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alvado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvado throws out the jab.
Koso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koso misses with a low kick as Alvado jumps back.
Koso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Alvado misses.
Alvado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koso's hands.
Alvado misses with an attempted mid kick.
Koso throwing a counter right hand but Alvado manages to avoid it.
Alvado throws a hook but Koso avoids it easily.
Alvado misses with a low kick.
Alvado lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Speva Koso will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Alvado throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koso tries to score with a low kick but Alvado moves his leg out of the way.
Alvado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koso.
Koso throws a front kick aimed at Alvado's knee but Alvado avoids it well.
Alvado throws a leg kick
and Koso counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alvado wants to control but Koso is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvado keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Alvado pushes Koso off looking to stand but Koso dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso is trying to control. Alvado wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Koso is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso is looking to take a break and control but Alvado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alvado tries to roll over but Koso keeps him under control.
Koso perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alvado is looking to control Koso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvado avoid being mounted?
Koso prevents Alvado from improving his position.
Koso wants to take a breather but Alvado is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koso.
Alvado fakes the leg kick and cracks Koso in the body.
Koso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvado.
Alvado feints a counter leg kick.
Alvado cracks the inside of Koso's front leg.
Koso tries to land a body kick
and Alvado makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Koso lands an overhand right.
Alvado misses with a hook. Koso ducked under it nicely.
Alvado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koso throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvado feints a counter leg kick.
Alvado connects with a jab.
Jab by Koso.
Alvado bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koso's head.
Alvado throws the left hand but Koso avoids the punch easily.
Alvado leaves Koso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koso misses with a jab to the body
and Alvado counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koso fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koso sizes up Alvado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koso is looking to score with low kicks.
Alvado avoids the body shot from Koso.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvado 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.
Koso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alvado loads up on a big right hand but Koso slips the punch.
Alvado takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alvado uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koso has time to react.
Alvado thumps Koso with a low kick.
Alvado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koso.
Alvado lands the left hand.
It looks like Koso has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alvado scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvado tries to land a body kick
and Koso counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Koso.
Koso's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Koso trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvado wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Koso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alvado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Speva Koso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koso trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvado wants to sweep here but Koso controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Alvado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Alvado swings for the body but Koso moves out of range.
Koso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alvado. Koso shrugs it off though.
Koso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvado throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
Koso fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alvado just manages to avoid it.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koso manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Koso misses.
Alvado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvados jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Koso misses the target.
Alvado looks to land a right hand but Koso moved out of range.
A slow jab from Koso misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Koso is looking to chop away at Alvado's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koso.
Koso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Alvado as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvado. That's going to slow Koso down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koso, right into the meat.
Koso throws a series of punches but Alvado avoids them all with ease.
Alvado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koso.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Alvado uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Koso throws a poor cross that misses
letting Alvado counter with a right hand.
A jab from Koso misses.
Koso wants to slow Alvado down by chopping away at his legs.
Alvado looks for the body kick but Koso saw that one coming.
Alvado cracks Koso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alvado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Koso at a distance.
Koso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Koso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Alvado with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado thows a leg kick but Koso checks it
and Koso counters with an inside leg kick.
Alvado getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koso.
Koso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koso misses with a body shot.
Alvado throws out a counter right but Koso avoids it with no problem.
Alvado has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Koso throws a leg kick but Alvado sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alvado appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Koso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koso throws out a loose jab but Alvado uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alvado misses with a kick to the body.
Alvado has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Koso scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alvado in his tracks.
Alvado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koso.
Koso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Koso throws a hook but Alvado avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso throws a hook to the side of Alvado's head but Alvado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvado was well out of range. Poor timing from Koso.
Koso connects with a single shot there.
Koso misses with a low kick.
Koso takes a swing at Alvado's ribcage but misses.
Alvado jabs at Koso's body.
Koso looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Alvado checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Koso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koso lands with a shot to the body.
Alvado tries to clinch but Koso is having none of it.
Koso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koso tries to move into range but Alvado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koso takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alvado slaps away a takedown attempt from Koso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Speva Koso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvado lands a slapping body shot.
Koso slips under a jab from Alvado.
Koso moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koso fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alvado is out of range.
Alvado throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alvado lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alvado checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Alvado blocks the leg kick.
Koso throws a low kick but Alvado avoids it.
Alvado doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alvado throws a body kick that misses.
Alvado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Koso.
Alvado is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Koso with a body shot.
Koso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koso manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alvado on his heels. He'll look to pass Alvado's guard now, I'm sure.
Alvado is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Koso decides to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Alvado.
I think Alvado has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Speva Koso!
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