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Event: BGKT 9     
Date:   Mar 01, 2019
#R1#
Kin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koko counters with a straight right hand.
Kin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.
Koko throws an overhand right that lands on Kin's shoulder, as Kin tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC#
Koko is rocked!
Kin throws an overhand right that lands on Koko's shoulder, as Koko tries to avoid the shot.
Koko is still on wobbly legs! Can Kin finish him?
Kin misses with a hook.
Koko stuns Kin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD#
Kin closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Koko crashing to the mat! Koko uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Koko scores with a nice head shot.
Kin misses with a straight right.
Koko slips under a jab from Kin.
Kin misses with a few strikes there.
Koko connects with a right hand. Kin shakes it off.
Koko seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab by Koko.
OH! Koko has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Kin smells blood and charges in for the finish! Kin unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Koko sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Berto Kin!
Berto Kin is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Berto Kin thanked King of Clothes for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Michael Koko stepped up to the mic, saying 'Koko sad.'.

 

Event: Winter Brawl     
Date:   Jan 26, 2019
#R1#
Tarczynski catches Koko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Koko cracks Tarczynski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT2#
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Tarczynski misses the jab.
Tarczynski has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Koko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tarczynski throws out the jab.
Koko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Koko misses the target.
Koko looks to land a right hand but Tarczynski moved out of range.#KD2#
Koko lands a big head kick that sends Tarczynski tumbling to the mat! Koko takes a step backwards and waves Tarczynski back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Tarczynski is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koko throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tarczynski to counter with a crisp jab.
Koko misses with a straight right.
Tarczynski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Koko manages to circle out of the way.
Tarczynski connects with a single shot there.
Koko throws a monster overhand right that drops Tarczynski! Koko follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Koko! Michael Koko retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Michael Koko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: CT 20     
Date:   Dec 28, 2018
#R1#
Koko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koko ducks under a wild hook from Tarczynski.
Koko lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT2#
It looks like Karol Tarczynski has been cut.
Koko throws a body punch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Koko misses with a hook. Tarczynski ducked under it nicely.
Tarczynski tries to counter by clinching up but Koko breaks away and moves out of range.
Tarczynski blocks a head kick by Koko.
Tarczynski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tarczynski ducks under a wild hook from Koko.
Tarczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarczynski is looking to counter punch.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Koko.
Tarczynski blocks a low kick nicely.
Tarczynski misses with a leg kick.
Tarczynski lands with an uppercut that bounces Koko off the cage and back into range.
Koko misses with a wild body shot.
Koko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koko misses with a wild body shot.
Koko misses with a right hand #CL#
and Tarczynski counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tarczynski just leaning against Koko, taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarczynski. #T1#
Koko avoiding damage as Tarczynski throws knees to the body.
Koko wants to break free but Tarczynski has control.
A head punch on the inside from Tarczynski fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarczynski.
Koko misses with the head strike.
Tarczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Koko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarczynski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tarczynski slips under a jab from Koko.
Nice jab there from Koko.
Koko throws a lazy uppercut
and Tarczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Tarczynski.
Koko takes a swing at Tarczynski's ribcage but misses.
Koko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarczynski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarczynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koko.
Tarczynski misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Koko. Beautiful body shot.#T2#
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koko moves away.
Tarczynski moves out of range as Koko strikes.
It looked like Tarczynski wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tarczynski throws a body shot but no joy.
Koko wants to counter with a clinch but Tarczynski pushes him away.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarczynski scores with a punch to the head.
Tarczynski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tarczynski misses with a shot to the body
and Koko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tarczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Koko lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarczynski's head.
Tarczynski looks to land a body kick but Koko moved away.
Koko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Koko.#KD2#
Koko lands a big uppercut and Tarczynski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tarczynski looks OK. Koko waves Tarczynski back to his feet!#ROC2#
Tarczynski is rocked!#CUT2#
Karol Tarczynski's cut is getting worse.
Tarczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koko.
Oh Tarczynski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koko missing with a left hand there. Tarczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarczynski seems to have got his legs back now.
Koko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarczynski.#T3#
Koko throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarczynski.
Tarczynski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Koko throws a body punch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Koko looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarczynski is just out of range.
Koko tried to score with a low kick but Tarczynski checks it.
Tarczynski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tarczynski scrambles back to his feet.
Tarczynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Koko.
Koko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tarczynski checks it well.
Tarczynski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tarczynski throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Koko misses.
Koko blocks a jab.
Koko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koko misses the body punch
and Koko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarczynski misses with a wild combination.
Koko looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T4#
Tarczynski throws a shot from downtown. Koko moves away and avoids it.
Koko throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Koko is predictable there
and Tarczynski counters with a nice body shot.
Koko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tarczynski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Koko tries to bum rush Tarczynski with a series of wild strikes but Tarczynski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarczynski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tarczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koko.
Tarczynski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koko on the side of the head.
Koko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tarczynski.
Koko looks to throw the jab but Tarczynski is out of range.
Koko with a hook.#CUT2#
Karol Tarczynski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Koko misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Tarczynski counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Koko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koko misses with some punches.
Tarczynski prevents a body shot from Koko. #BC#
Tarczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarczynski moves out of range of the strikes.
Koko throws a solid leg kick but Tarczynski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Koko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karol Tarczynski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Koko misses with a jab to the body
and Tarczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tarczynski connects with a body shot that sends Koko's belly button to the back.
Michael Koko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koko scoring well with a low kick there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Koko in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Koko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tarczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koko moves away.
Koko throws a body punch but Tarczynski moves out of range.
Tarczynski tried to counter with a leg kick but Koko avoided it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koko, as that shot connected.
Koko throws a right hand that misses
and Tarczynski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koko thinking.
Koko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tarczynski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tarczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koko throws a shot to the body.
Koko looks to land a right hand but Tarczynski moved out of range.
Tarczynski tries to counter by clinching up but Koko breaks away and moves out of range.
Koko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#KD2#
Koko drops Tarczynski with a beautiful combination! Tarczynski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Koko is looking for the KO!#CUT2#
Jeez, Karol Tarczynski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.#T1#
Tarczynski loads up on a big right hand but Koko slips the punch.
Tarczynski digs a good body shot into Koko's ribs.
Tarczynski misses with an uppercut. Koko saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Tarczynski. That snapped Koko's head back.
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Tarczynski off balance momentarily.
Koko 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.
Tarczynski throws a hook but Koko blocks it.
Koko looks to land a combination but Tarczynski avoids it well.
Tarczynski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Koko.
Tarczynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koko lands with a shot to the body.
Koko misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Nice defenses there by Tarczynski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarczynski throws a jab when Koko was well out of range.#KD2#
Koko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tarczynski sprawling to the canvas! Tarczynski rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Koko finish him?!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Karol Tarczynski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Koko!
Michael Koko is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Koko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: CT 17     
Date:   Nov 19, 2018
#R1#
Seven looks to score with a jab to the body but Koko is just out of range.
Koko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Seven cracks Koko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Koko lands with a cross.
Seven misses the jab.
Seven lands a right hook to the body.
Koko throws the left hand but Seven avoids the punch easily.
Koko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Koko misses.
Seven has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koko.
Seven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koko. #KD2#
Koko drops Seven with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Seven looks back up at him and smiles so Koko waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Koko digs a good hook to Seven's body.
Koko lands an uppercut, right on the button! Seven tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Koko!
Michael Koko is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Michael Koko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: CT 12     
Date:   Sep 21, 2018
#R1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Koko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CUT#
It looks like Will Thomas has been cut.
Koko cracks Thomas on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Thomas falls backwards against the ropes. Koko follows up with more strikes that drop Thomas to his knees. Koko keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Thomas! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Koko!
A victorious Michael Koko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: Lupe 12     
Date:   Jul 14, 2018
#R1#
Oubaali is looking to clinch but Koko is avoiding it. #CL#
Oubaali has closed the distance and engaged Koko in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Oubaali. #BC2#
Koko breaks from the clinch.
Koko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koko looks to throw a body kick
and Oubaali counters with a stiff right hand.
Oubaali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oubaali slips a straight right by Koko.
Oubaali fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koko throws a lazy right hand but Oubaali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oubaali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oubaali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koko.
Koko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL#
Oubaali closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Koko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oubaali is looking to clinch but Koko is avoiding it.
Oubaali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Koko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
Oubaali fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koko, pushing him back against the cage.
Oubaali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Oubaali lands a nice uppercut.
Koko lands a shot to the body.
Koko looking to throw knees to the head but Oubaali is blocking nicely.
Oubaali managing to block the knees to the body from Koko.
Oubaali lands a shoulder strike.
Oubaali throws a punch but it's blocked by Koko.
Koko lands with a right to the head.
Oubaali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oubaali throws a punch but it's blocked by Koko.
Koko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oubaali misses with some punches.
Koko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Oubaali.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koko. #BC#
Oubaali breaks the clinch.
Oubaali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oubaali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Oubaali closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oubaali has a couple of punches blocked by Koko.
Koko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oubaali. #T2#
Oubaali lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koko blocking some punches. #BC#
Oubaali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koko cracks Oubaali with a good jab.
Oubaali tries to clinch there but Koko circles away. #CL#
Oubaali clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Koko breaks from the clinch.
Oubaali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oubaali is out of range and Koko settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Oubaali on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oubaali is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koko.#CL#
Oubaali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Oubaali on the inside.
Oubaali throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Oubaali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Koko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC2#
Oubaali is rocked!
Oubaali moves out of range of the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Oubaali tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh Oubaali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oubaali seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
Oubaali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oubaali defending well as Koko loads up on a big left hand.
Koko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oubaali tries to clinch but Koko is having none of it.
Koko throws out a counter right but Oubaali avoids it with no problem.
Oubaali tries to clinch up but Koko circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Oubaali closes the distance and clinches.
Oubaali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Oubaali. #BC2#
Koko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koko throws a leg kick but Oubaali sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oubaali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koko tries to land a leg kick but Oubaali saw it coming and moves away.
Oubaali wants to clinch.
Oubaali tries to clinch there but Koko circles away.
Koko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oubaali.
Oubaali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oubaali's sensitive parts. #T4#
Oubaali doesn't manage to clinch there - Koko circles away.
Koko misses with a right hand
and Oubaali counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oubaali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Oubaali misses the target.
Oubaali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oubaali tries to close the distance and clinch but Koko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koko lands the left hand.
Oubaali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oubaali tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oubaali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oubaali tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Koko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Koko misses the target.
Koko throws a body punch but Oubaali moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Oubaali closes the distance and pushes Koko back into the cage.
Koko misses with a punch on the inside.
Koko misses with a body punch.
Oubaali lands a body shot.
Koko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Koko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Koko is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Oubaali moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Oubaali!
A relieved looking Ali Oubaali thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Michael Koko had this to say: 'Koko sad.'.

 

Event: Lupe 8 Perfomance     
Date:   Jun 23, 2018
#R1#
Romo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Koko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Koko misses.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Koko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Romo sprawling to the canvas! Romo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Koko finish him?! #ROC#
Romo is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Romo is still on wobbly legs! Can Koko finish him?
Koko weaves into range and cracks Romo right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Romo goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Koko is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Koko!
Michael Koko thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: Lupe 3 Prestige     
Date:   May 27, 2018
#R1#
Pilvi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Koko misses.
Koko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pilvi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koko defends well and Pilvi ends up having to push Koko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Koko throwing a counter right hand but Pilvi manages to avoid it.
Koko throws a hook to the side of Pilvi's head but Pilvi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koko misses with an uppercut. Pilvi saw that one coming.#CL2#
Koko tries to keep at a distance but Pilvi has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Pilvi jumps guard and drags Koko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Pilvi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koko tries to free his leg and advance position but Pilvi is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilvi is trying to keep Koko in close.
Koko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pilvi is keeping the position for now.
Koko looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Pilvi is pulling down on Koko's head to control his posture.
Koko throwing strikes but missing.
Koko trying to control but Pilvi is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Pilvi has his foot on Koko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koko works his way back into a safe position though.
Koko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pilvi wants to stand up but Koko is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Koko landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pilvi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pilvi keeps trying to improve his position.
Pilvi working a defensive guard here.
Koko wants to control from the top but Pilvi keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Koko throws a body punch but Pilvi moves out of range. #TD2#
Pilvi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Koko 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.
Pilvi postures up.
Pilvi stopping the sweep attempt from Koko.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pilvi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Koko is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Koko wants to sweep but no luck.
Pilvi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Koko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pilvi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Koko is looking to control Pilvi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koko avoid being mounted?
Pilvi thows a huge punch but Koko dodges it nicely. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pilvi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pilvi's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilvi breaks Koko's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pilvi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pilvi trying to control the position from guard on top but Koko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pilvi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pilvi preventing the sweep.
Pilvi trying to control but Koko is working from the bottom.
Koko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pilvi trying to control but Koko is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Veikko Pilvi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Koko with a nice cross.
Koko scores with a jab. Pilvi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koko looks to throw the jab but Pilvi is out of range.
Pilvi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koko misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Koko misses the target.
Koko lands a jab to the head.
Koko scores with a leg kick. #TD2#
Pilvi dives in and scores a takedown into Koko's guard.
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!
Pilvi advances to half guard.
Pilvi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koko defending well though.
Pilvi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Koko trying to hold on to Pilvi's head to control him but Pilvi postures up.
Koko wants to get back to his feet. #T1#
Koko is looking to control Pilvi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Koko avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pilvi manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Koko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pilvi can't keep his opponent in guard - Koko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Koko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pilvi's head. #T2#
Pilvi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pilvi is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Koko.
Koko prevents Pilvi from improving his position.
Pilvi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pilvi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koko.
Koko trying to control but Pilvi is working from the bottom.
Pilvi is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Koko is looking to work some ground and pound but Pilvi has wrist control.
Pilvi pulls Koko in close to his closed guard and prevents Koko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Koko postures up in Pilvi's guard and throws a big left but Pilvi blocks it.
Pilvi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pilvi is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Koko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Koko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Michael Koko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koko misses with a few strikes there.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko is looking to chop away at Pilvi's legs.
Koko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pilvi can do to turn this around?
Koko leaves Pilvi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T4#
Koko defending well as Pilvi loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Koko misses.
Pilvi is looking for the big counter here.
Koko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koko throwing a counter right hand but Pilvi manages to avoid it.
Koko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Koko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koko takes a swing at Pilvi's ribcage but misses.
Pilvi is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pilvi wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Koko.
Koko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pilvi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pilvi tries to clinch but Koko is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Koko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Decent striking displayed by Koko there.
Pilvi wants to clinch.
Koko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Pilvi tries for a takedown but Koko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Koko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pilvi counters with a solid body kick.
Koko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Koko throws a jab when Pilvi was well out of range.
Koko throws a jab when Pilvi was well out of range.
Koko throws a chopping leg kick but Pilvi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pilvi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koko.
Pilvi lands a jab to Koko's midsection.
Koko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pilvi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pilvi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Koko looks to land a left hand but Pilvi moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Pilvi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL2#
Pilvi clinches.
Pilvi wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koko.
Koko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koko tries to work over Pilvi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pilvi misses with a body punch.
Koko swings wildly with an uppercut but Pilvi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pilvi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Koko's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Pilvi breaks from the clinch.
Koko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jab by Koko.
Koko slaps away a takedown attempt from Pilvi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Koko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Michael Koko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veikko Pilvi.#T2#
Pilvi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Koko finds it's way round the side to connect with Pilvi's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pilvi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koko connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Pilvi gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Pilvi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koko throws a body shot but no joy.
Pilvi moves away from the strike by Koko.
Koko misses with a low kick.
Pilvi defending well as Koko loads up on a big left hand.
As Koko backs off Pilvi throws a huge counter combo but Koko manages to avoid it all.
Koko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koko misses with an uppercut. Pilvi saw that one coming.
Pilvi avoids a kick to the body.
Koko throws a body punch but Pilvi moves out of range. #T3##CL2#
Pilvi pushes Koko up against the cage in a clinch.
Koko gets underhooks to prevent Pilvi's takedown attempt.
Pilvi looking to stall.
Pilvi wants a takedown but no success here.
Koko has had enough of the clinch but Pilvi keeps him there for the moment.
Koko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koko is pressed up against the cage. Pilvi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koko down to the mat. Koko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pilvi slips under a jab from Koko.
Koko swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pilvi.
Pilvi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koko.
Pilvi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pilvi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Koko. Those never looked like landing.
Pilvi has a takedown stuffed.
Pilvi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Pilvi has Koko up against the cage in a clinch. #T4##BC2#
Pilvi breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Pilvi darts in and clinches Koko up against the cage.
Koko misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Koko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koko 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 Pilvi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pilvi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pilvi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michael Koko is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pilvi is defended easily by Koko.
Koko lands a slapping body shot.
Koko misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Koko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koko 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Koko!

An out of breath Michael Koko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: KAMIKAZE 79: After Party     
Date:   Feb 11, 2018
#R1#
Koko misses with a left hand
and Unchained counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Unchained is looking to chop away at Koko's legs.
Unchained waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koko.
Unchained connects with a solid leg kick.
Unchained feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koko's calf.
Nice defenses there by Koko.
Koko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Unchained counters with a nice kick to the body.
Unchained scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Unchained misses the target.
Unchained throws a hook but Koko blocks it.
Unchained throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Unchained dodges the punch combination from Koko.
Unchained pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Unchained fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koko checks it well.
Koko blocks a low kick nicely.
Koko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Koko looks to score with a jab to the body but Unchained is just out of range.#T1#
Koko misses with a left hand
and Unchained counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Unchained throws a half hearted mid kick.
Unchained looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Unchained misses with a hook.
Koko tries a low kick but Unchained avoids it.
Unchained moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Unchained misses.
Koko moves out of range as Unchained strikes.
Koko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Olympia Unchained has been cut.
Koko throws a head kick but Unchained moves out of range.
Unchained shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Unchained moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unchained throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koko slips under a jab.
Unchained takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koko blocks a jab.
Koko misses with a hook. Unchained ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Koko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Koko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Unchained misses with a straight left.
Koko throws a poor cross that misses
and Unchained counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Koko.
Koko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Unchained momentarily.
Unchained throws a head kick that misses.
Koko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Unchained is breathing heavily.
Koko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Unchained counters with a slapping leg kick.
Koko throws a leg kick but Unchained moved away.
Nice shot by Koko.#CUT2#
Olympia Unchained's cut is getting worse.
Koko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Unchained tries to score with a low kick but Koko moves his leg out of the way.
Koko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koko checks a leg kick.
Koko cracks a nice hook into Unchained's ribs.
Koko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Unchained jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koko connects with a right hand. Unchained shakes it off.#T3#
Koko lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Koko!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Koko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: KAMIKAZE 69: My Battle     
Date:   Dec 30, 2017
#R1#
Koko lands a head kick! #CUT#
It looks like Tebato Nakara has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD2#
Nakara scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Koko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Koko is looking to regain half guard here but Nakara keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Nakara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nakara looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Koko is avoiding damage well.
Nakara scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koko is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakara working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Nakara's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nakara works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Koko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nakara working away.
Nakara grinds an elbow into Koko's temple. #ROC2#
Koko is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakara working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Koko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koko wants to control but Nakara postures up.
Koko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koko seems to have got his legs back now.
Nakara working the head and body with strikes. #T1#
Nakara scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Koko to see if he's OK.
Koko tries to bench press Nakara off him but Nakara keeps the position.
Koko is working hard here to advance position.
Nakara working away.
Koko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nakara lands a decent elbow from side control.
Koko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nakara scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Koko is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nakara can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tebato Nakara!
Tebato Nakara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Michael Koko was interviewed post fight and said 'Koko sad.'.

 

Event: KAMIKAZE 64: Platinum     
Date:   Nov 17, 2017
#R1#
Koko takes a swing at Carvalho's ribcage but misses.
Koko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carvalho swings for the body but Koko moves out of range.
A slow jab from Koko misses its intended target.
Carvalho moves out of range of the strikes.
Koko misses with an uppercut
enabling Carvalho to counter with a crisp jab.
Carvalho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koko.
Koko delivers a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Koko misses the target.
Koko misses with a wild body shot.
Carvalho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Koko defends it well.
Koko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carvalho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koko misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and Carvalho counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carvalho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koko keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Koko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carvalho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
Koko looking for a sweep. Not yet Koko, not yet.
Carvalho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koko is keeping the position for now.
Carvalho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carvalho with a nice head shot there.
Carvalho connects with a couple of short punches.
Carvalho stopping the sweep attempt from Koko.
Carvalho landing some decent shots from guard.
Koko pulls Carvalho in close to his closed guard and prevents Carvalho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Koko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Koko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koko wants to sweep here but Carvalho controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Koko trying to control the position.
Koko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carvalho is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koko keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Carvalho sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carvalho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carvalho stopping the sweep attempt from Koko.
Carvalho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carvalho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T3#
Carvalho tries to free his leg and advance position but Koko is retaining full guard.
Koko keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Carvalho landing with the ground and pound.
Carvalho is working Koko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koko throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Koko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carvalho manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Carvalho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Koko is looking to improve his position.
Koko is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
Carvalho working the head and body with strikes. #SUB2#
Koko is defending against the submission attempts here by Carvalho. #SUB2#
Carvalho is working for a kimura but Koko is defending it quite comfortably.
Carvalho prevents Koko from improving his position.
Carvalho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Koko is squirming around, avoiding Carvalho's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Carvalho dominated that round.
That's time! Koko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Koko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koko takes one to the chin there.
Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Koko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carvalho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carvalho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koko throws the left hand but Carvalho avoids the punch easily.
Carvalho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koko.
Carvalho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Koko defends it well.
Carvalho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Koko looks to land a left hand but Carvalho moved out of range nicely.
Carvalho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koko throws a nice looking combination but Carvalho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carvalho.
Carvalho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koko circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koko 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.
Koko lands a lovely overhand right.
Carvalho throws a jab when Koko was well out of range.
Carvalho swings for the body but Koko moves out of range.
Koko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Michael Koko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Koko.
Carvalho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Decent striking displayed by Koko there.
Koko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carvalho moves away from the strike by Koko.
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carvalho. That's going to slow Koko down.
Koko misses with a straight right.
Koko swings widly with a right hand
and Carvalho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carvalho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carvalho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Koko in his tracks.
Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koko manages to avoid it.
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!
Koko slips a jab from Carvalho.
Koko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carvalho counters with a straight right hand.
Carvalho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carvalho tries to score with a low kick but Koko moves his leg out of the way.
Koko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T2#
Carvalho moves away from the strike by Koko.
Carvalho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koko to score with a decent uppercut.
Carvalho takes a swing at Koko's ribcage but misses.
Carvalho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carvalho ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carvalho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carvalho catches Koko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Koko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carvalho scores with a leg kick.
Koko throws a shot from downtown. Carvalho moves away and avoids it.
Koko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koko throws a left and a right that both miss #TD2#
and Carvalho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koko looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carvalho lands a nice short elbow.
Carvalho scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T3##SUB2#
Carvalho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Koko has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koko is looking to improve his position.
Koko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carvalho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carvalho's back!
Carvalho is trying to break free.
Carvalho just trying to survive but Koko is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Carvalho has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Koko keeps control of the position as Carvalho tries to break free.
Koko scores with punches to the body.
Koko misses with a punch to the head. #SUB#
Koko working for the choke. #T4#
Carvalho wants to escape the position.
Koko throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Carvalho tries to escape the position.
Carvalho trying to control the hands but Koko breaks the grip.
Carvalho is trying to break free.
Koko doesn't have the hooks in and Carvalho manages to turn into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Carvalho pushes a forearm under Koko's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Koko is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gustavo Carvalho!
Gustavo Carvalho is the new welterweight champion!
Gustavo Carvalho decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Michael Koko stepped up to the mic, saying 'Koko sad.'.

 

Event: KAMIKAZE 61: Dangerous Game     
Date:   Oct 28, 2017
#R1#
Koko misses with a few strikes there.
Escrima tests Koko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escrima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koko circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Escrima. That snapped Koko's head back.
Good work by Escrima as he checks the leg kick.
Escrima has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Koko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Koko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Escrima scores with a nice head shot.
Koko connects with a crisp jab. #ROC#
Escrima is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escrima checks a low kick from Koko.
Escrima is still on wobbly legs! Can Koko finish him?
Escrima blocks a leg kick.
Koko misses with a body shot.
Escrima seems to have recovered his senses.
Escrima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koko throws a hook but Escrima avoids it easily.
Koko throws a shot from downtown. Escrima moves away and avoids it.
Escrima thuds a left hand into Koko's body.
Koko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escrima can pounce on him.
Koko fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Escrima square on the jaw! Damn, Escrima is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Koko!
Michael Koko is the new welterweight champion!
Michael Koko thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: KAMIKAZE Kickboxing 2     
Date:   Sep 25, 2017
#R1#
Koko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Escrima is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Escrima takes a swing at Koko's ribcage but misses.
As Escrima looks to move away, Koko throws a big counter combo but Escrima just gets out of the way.
Koko cracks Escrima with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Koko!
Michael Koko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: KAMIKAZE 49: Drug     
Date:   Sep 08, 2017
#R1#
Seppala thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Koko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Seppala wants to clinch.
Seppala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koko.
Koko throws a body shot but no joy.
Koko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koko motions for Seppala to come forward. Koko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seppala slips a jab from Koko.#KD#
Koko drops Seppala with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Seppala looks back up at him and smiles so Koko waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#
Seppala is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Henkka Seppala has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koko fakes the body blow, causing Seppala to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Seppala goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Koko!
Michael Koko is the new middleweight champion!
Michael Koko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: KAMIKAZE 43: Gain     
Date:   Jul 30, 2017
#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ReConnor.
A little feinted left hand from Koko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koko lunges at ReConnor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by ReConnor's hand.
Koko lands a jab.#KD#
Koko lands a big uppercut and ReConnor crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but ReConnor looks OK. Koko waves ReConnor back to his feet!#ROC#
ReConnor is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Jason ReConnor has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koko cracks a nice hook into ReConnor's ribs.
ReConnor looks winded!
Koko fakes the body blow, causing ReConnor to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! ReConnor goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Koko!
After winning the bout, Michael Koko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: KAMIKAZE 31: Last Ride     
Date:   Jun 24, 2017
#R1#
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT#
It looks like Luke Johnson has been cut.
Koko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson dives in and grabs Koko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koko pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Koko slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Koko throws a monster overhand right that drops Johnson! Koko follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Koko!
Michael Koko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Death Squad 354:Koko v Morgan     
Date:   Nov 05, 2016
#R1#
Nice jab there from Koko.
Koko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morgan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Koko, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Koko against the ropes but Koko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Morgan gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Koko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Koko striking off his back but it's not causing Morgan any problems.
Morgan passes Koko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koko is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Morgan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Koko tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T1#
Koko keeps trying to improve his position.
Koko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koko keeps working.
Morgan works his way into side control.
Koko is trying to get back to his feet.
Morgan scoring with punches and elbows.
Koko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koko is not content to let Morgan control the position. #T2#
Morgan wants to control for a moment but Koko uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Koko is holding on to half guard well.
Koko is trying to get back to full guard.
Koko wants to get back to his feet.
Koko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Koko tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.#T3##SUB#
Morgan seems to be looking for submissions.
Koko wants to get back to full guard.
Morgan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Koko trying to control here.
Morgan wants to take a breather but Koko is having none of it. #SUB#
Morgan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Koko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Morgan is trying to control. Koko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Koko is trying to stand.
Morgan blocks the strikes from Koko. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Koko.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Koko.
Morgan is looking to counter punch.
Morgan takes one to the chin there.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morgan.
Koko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Koko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Morgan chips away with some ground and pound.
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 Andrew Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Koko misses with a looping left.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koko.
Koko misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Koko lands.
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koko tries to land a leg kick but Morgan saw it coming and moves away.
Koko looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Koko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD#
Morgan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Koko to the mat! Koko manages to get full guard.
Morgan connects with a couple of short punches.
Morgan advances to half guard.
Koko regains full guard. Nicely done.
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!
Koko wants to sweep but no luck.
Koko controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Koko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Morgan won't allow Koko to sweep him here.
Koko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Morgan landing with the ground and pound.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Koko controls Morgan momentarily but Morgan frees himself.
Koko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Morgan postures up.
Morgan works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T2#
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.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Koko is defending well.
Morgan scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
Morgan in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Koko tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Morgan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrew Morgan!
An out of breath Andrew Morgan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Michael Koko spoke after the fight, saying 'Koko sad.'.

 

Event: Death Squad 347:Papu v Snuka     
Date:   Oct 08, 2016
#R1#
Koko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Koko throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Baba throws a low kick but Koko avoids it.
Baba slips a jab and a cross from Koko.
We've been hearing reports that Baba has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Koko throws a leg kick
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koko throws a jab but it's blocked by Baba.
Koko misses with a right hand
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.
Koko scoring well with a low kick there.
Koko lands with a shot to the body.
Baba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koko is out of range.
Koko throws a lazy right hand but Baba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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!
Koko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koko.
Koko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koko misses the shot to the body.
Koko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baba is out of range.
Baba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koko.
Baba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice side step and Koko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Koko throws out a powerful jab.
Koko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koko works Baba's body with a nice hook.
Koko blocks a low kick nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baba.
Koko throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Baba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baba lands with a big right hook that stumbles Koko - he's out on his feet here! Baba follows up with another monster hook that separates Koko from consciousness! Koko falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Baba stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sinbad Baba!
A relieved looking Sinbad Baba thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Michael Koko had this to say: 'Koko sad.'.

 

Event: Death Squad 342:Cell v Jia     
Date:   Sep 24, 2016
#R1#
Koko throws a wild body kick that Khabilov sees coming a mile off.
Khabilov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No joy there for Koko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koko lands with a slapping head kick.
Khabilov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khabilov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koko sprawls well. Koko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Khabilov gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koko misses with a combination #TD#
and Khabilov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koko won't be happy with that. #T1#
Khabilov trying to control the action but Koko is working from the bottom.
Koko is trying to improve his position.
Koko holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Koko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Khabilov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Koko is avoiding damage well. #SUB#
Khabilov is trying to get an arm triangle but Koko is defending well.
Khabilov tries to score with some ground and pound. Koko controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Koko is looking to regain half guard here but Khabilov keeps moving and retains side control.
Khabilov 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.
Koko can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
Koko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Khabilov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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Khabilov trying to control the position but Koko is working away.
Koko gets back to half guard.
Koko is looking to escape.
Koko gets full guard.#ES2#
Koko manages to escape and get back to his feet. #T3#
Khabilov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koko counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Khabilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koko lands with a nice body kick.
Koko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khabilov checks it well.
Khabilov keeps the fight on the outside.
Khabilov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koko eats them both and turns towards Khabilov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Koko connects with a solid leg kick.
Koko dips to his left and cracks Khabilov with an uppercut!
Koko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T4#
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Khabilov off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khabilov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koko pinned against the cage. Koko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khabilov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Koko is able to avoid easily.
That kick from Koko tenderised Khabilov's leg. Khabilov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koko misses with a few strikes there.
Koko connects with an inside leg kick.
Khabilov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koko feints and then cracks Khabilov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khabilov down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Koko dominated that round.
That's time! Khabilov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Khabilov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koko avoids it really well and circles away.
Koko throws a big shot that misses.
Koko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khabilov misses with a takedown
and Koko counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khabilov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Khabilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Koko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koko connects with an inside leg kick.
Khabilov moves out of range of the strikes.
Khabilov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Michael Koko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khabilov fails with the takedown.
Koko flicks out a counter leg kick but Khabilov steps away.
Khabilov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koko pinned against the cage. Koko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koko scores with a head kick. #T2#
Koko feints a jab promting Khabilov to slip. Koko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Khabilov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Khabilov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khabilov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khabilov misses with a takedown attempt
and Khabilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Koko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khabilov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koko.
Khabilov shoots and misses
and Koko counters with a right hand to the body.
Koko misses with an uppercut.
Koko throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
A clash of legs there as Khabilov blocks the low kick.
Khabilov slips a jab and a cross from Koko.
Khabilov goes for a double leg but Koko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Koko continues to drive forward.
Koko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koko tests Khabilov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khabilov has his takedown stuffed
and Koko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khabilov has his takedown stuffed
and Koko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T4#
Koko throws a nice looking combination but Khabilov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koko motions for Khabilov to come forward. Koko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khabilov misses with a takedown attempt - Koko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No luck for Khabilov with that takedown attempt.
Koko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khabilov has his takedown stuffed
and Koko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koko connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Koko 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Koko thumps Khabilov with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koko.
Koko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Khabilov checks a leg kick.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Khabilov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Koko!
Koko tries to bench press Khabilov off him but Khabilov keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Khabilov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Koko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Koko wants to control but Khabilov postures up.#T1#
Khabilov wants to control but Koko is keeping him busy.
Koko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koko is looking to reverse the position.
Koko wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khabilov taking a break here but Koko is having none of it and regains half guard.
Koko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Khabilov trying to control the position from guard on top but Koko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koko has his hands on Khabilov's head, controlling the position. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#ES2#
Koko is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Khabilov presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC2#
Koko manages to break the clinch.
Khabilov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koko as he avoids it easily.
Koko missing with a left hand there. Khabilov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Khabilov checks a leg kick nicely.
Koko throws a body shot but no joy.
Koko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koko misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Khabilov counters with a single leg into guard. Koko didn't expect that.
Khabilov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koko wants to sweep but no luck.
Khabilov forces his way into half guard.
Koko is pressing down on Khabilov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Koko wants to get back to his feet but Khabilov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Koko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T4#
Khabilov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khabilov stops Koko from standing up.
Khabilov throwing strikes from guard but Koko blocks nicely. #ES2#
Koko has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Khabilov has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Khabilov is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rustam Khabilov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khabilov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khabilov is trying to push Koko away but Koko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Koko throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Koko fails to land.
Koko throws a punch but it's blocked by Khabilov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Koko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koko 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Koko!

A relieved looking Michael Koko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Death Squad 338:Heart v Pablo     
Date:   Sep 10, 2016
#R1##CL2#
Chillum clinches.
Koko blocks the elbow strike.
Chillum lands a damaging elbow.
Koko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koko blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chillum lands an elbow inside.
Koko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chillum or not.
Koko avoids the elbow strike from Chillum, against the cage.
Koko lands a nice uppercut.
Koko avoiding damage.
Koko lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Koko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koko slips under a jab.
Chillum misses with a left hand
and Koko counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chillum throws a looping overhand right but Koko ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chillum backwards. #T1#
Chillum throws an elbow that misses.
Koko blocking some punches.
Chillum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koko's defenses.
Koko takes an elbow to the temple.
Koko blocks the elbow strike.
Chillum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chillum pushes off an throws an elbow but Koko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chillum prevents Koko from breaking the clinch.
Chillum throws a punch but it's blocked by Koko.
Chillum blocks an uppercut.
Koko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koko pushes Chillum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chillum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chillum misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Koko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chillum prevents a body shot from Koko.
Koko throws a punch but it's blocked by Chillum.
Chillum throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Koko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chillum tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Koko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koko moves out of range as Chillum throws a body kick. #T2#
Chillum wants to clinch but Koko slips to the side
and Koko counters with a thumping low kick.
Koko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Koko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chillum tries to clinch
and Koko counters with a leg kick.
Chillum tries to clinch up but Koko circles away and keeps his distance.
Chillum fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Koko is out of range.
Koko wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Doc Chillum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chillum tries to clinch but Koko moves away
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.
Chillum jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid body kick from Koko.
Chillum doesn't manage to clinch there - Koko circles away.
Koko tried to counter with a leg kick but Chillum avoided it.
Chillum throws an off balance right hand
and Koko counters with a low kick, right behind Chillum 's knee.
Chillum darts in trying to clinch
and Koko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chillum tries to clinch but Koko moves away
and Koko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chillum throws a lazy uppercut
and Koko counters with an inside leg kick. #T3#
Chillum throws a poor cross that misses
and Koko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chillum's knee momentarily.
Koko lands with a hook. Chillum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chillum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koko. Koko obviously looking to wear him down.
Koko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chillum throws a shot from downtown. Koko moves away and avoids it.
Chillum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chillum misses with a hook
and Koko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Chillum misses
letting Koko counter with a right hand.
Chillum misses with a hook.
Koko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chillum wants to clinch.#CL2#
Chillum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Koko, pushing him back against the cage.#T4##BC#
Koko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chillum wants to clinch
and Koko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chillum looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chillum throws a big shot that misses.
Chillum closes the distance but Koko moves to the side
and Koko counters with a leg kick.
Koko scores with a body shot.
Koko digs a good body shot into Chillum's ribs.#CL2#
Chillum darts in and clinches Koko up against the cage.
Koko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koko throws an elbow but misses.
Chillum has a couple of punches blocked by Koko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chillum swings wildly with an uppercut but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko tries to throw a body punch but Chillum avoids it by throwing Koko back against the cage.
Koko tries to circle away but Chillum has him pinned against the cage.
Chillum lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Koko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Chillum throws an off balance right hand
and Koko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chillum darts in trying to clinch
and Koko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chillum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chillum's sensitive parts.
Koko keeps Chillum at a distance using the push kick.
A right-left combo lands from Koko.
Koko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chillum can do to turn this around?
Chillum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chillum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chillum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Chillum backs away, Koko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chillum chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T1#
Koko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chillum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koko.
Chillum throws a front kick aimed at Koko's knee but Koko avoids it well.
Chillum tries to clinch but Koko moves away
and Chillum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#
Chillum is rocked!
Koko feints and then cracks Chillum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chillum down.
Michael Koko is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Koko.
Chillum wants to clinch
and Koko counters with a one-two to the body.
Chillum is still on wobbly legs! Can Koko finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Koko.
Chillum seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Koko cracks a nice hook into Chillum's ribs.
Chillum throws a front kick aimed at Koko's knee but Koko avoids it well.
Koko tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chillum manages to circle out of the way.
Koko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chillum throws out the jab.
Chillum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Koko.
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Chillum off balance momentarily.
Chillum with a hook.
Chillum moves in looking to clinch but Koko pushes him off.
Chillum tries to clinch there but Koko circles away.
Chillum swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chillum throws a jab but it's blocked by Koko.
Koko feints and then cracks Chillum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chillum down. #CL2#
Chillum clinches.
Chillum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Chillum.
Koko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Koko breaks from the clinch.
Koko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Koko scores with a kick to the body.
Koko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chillum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T3#
Koko throws a leg kick which misses Chillum's front leg but catches the back leg as Chillum tries to avoid it.
Chillum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chillum wants to clinch up but Koko keeps it at a distance.
Koko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL2#
Chillum clinches with his opponent.
Koko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koko lands a body punch. #BC#
Koko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chillum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Koko. That snapped Chillum's head back.
Chillum looks to land a left hand but Koko moved out of range nicely.
Chillum closes the distance but Koko moves to the side
letting Koko counter with a right hand. #T4#
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!
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Chillum off balance momentarily.
Chillum closes the distance but Koko moves to the side
and Koko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Chillum takes the fight into the clinch.
Koko presses Chillum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chillum is breathing heavily.
Koko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chillum or not.
Koko pushes Chillum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koko lands an uppercut.#BC#
Koko breaks the clinch.
Koko keeps the fight on the outside.
Koko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koko lands a big head kick that sends Chillum to the canvas! Koko follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Koko!
Our winner, Michael Koko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: Death Squad 335:Mamba v Hiro     
Date:   Aug 27, 2016
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Papu. Koko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koko throws a series of punches but Papu avoids them all with ease.
Papu looks to land a combination but Koko avoids it well.
Koko takes one to the chin there.
Papu throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Papu.
Jab by Papu.
Papu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Papu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Papu lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T1#
A slow jab from Koko misses its intended target.
Papu throwing a counter right hand but Koko manages to avoid it.
Koko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Papu misses with a wild body shot.
Koko tries to counter with a clinch but Papu shakes him off and moves away.
Koko misses with a body kick.
Koko throws a sloppy head kick
and Papu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koko throws a head kick but Papu moves out of range.
Papu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koko.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koko.
Papu misses with a hook.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koko.
Koko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T2#
Koko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papu circles away quickly and effectively.
Papu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Koko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC#
Koko is rocked!
Koko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Papu moves away.
Koko is still on wobbly legs! Can Papu finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Papu. Koko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papu misses with a looping right.
Koko throws a body punch but Papu moves out of range.
Koko seems to have recovered his senses.
Koko tries to close the distance and clinch but Papu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koko misses with a looping left.
Papu misses with a lunging right hand
and Koko counters with an inside leg kick.
Koko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T3#
Koko misses with a low kick.
Koko tried to score with a low kick but Papu checks it.
Papu walks into a stiff left hand from Koko.
Koko throws a right hand that misses
and Papu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Papu has knocked Koko down with a huge combo! Papu steps away and waves a wobbly Koko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Papu throws a big shot that misses.
Papu closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Koko! Papu dives in looking to finish! Koko is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Papu!
After winning the bout, Abu Papu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Michael Koko stepped up to the mic, saying 'Koko sad.'.

 

Event: Death Squad 328:Heart v Mario     
Date:   Aug 06, 2016
#R1#
Koko keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at mickeyharts the greatest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Koko avoids the head kick by Harris.
Koko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Koko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koko.
Koko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Koko throws a head kick that half lands.
Harris slips under a jab from Koko.
Harris fires out a quick counter leg kick but Koko just manages to avoid it.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Koko is just out of range.
Harris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL#
Harris moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko lands with a short shot to the head. #TD#
Harris has hold of one of Koko's legs. Koko is fighting the takedown attempt but Harris gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Koko blocks nicely.
Koko managing to control the position. #T1#
Koko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harris puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Koko is trying to stand back up but Harris is controlling him
Koko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Koko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Koko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harris lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Koko pushes Harris off looking to stand but Harris dives back in and keeps control.
Harris is thwarting Koko's attempts to control the position.
Koko is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
Nice strikes from Harris there.
Harris thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koko's head.
Koko is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harris is nestled in close to Koko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris prevents Koko from improving his position.
Harris trying to control the action but Koko is working from the bottom.
Harris trying to control the pace.
Koko tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T3##SUB#
Harris is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Koko wants to get back to his feet.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koko trying to control but Harris postures up.
Harris 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.
Harris prevents Koko from standing back up.
Koko is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koko trying to control here.
Harris slows the pace down in half guard.
Harris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harris seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Koko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko throws a front kick aimed at Harris's knee but Harris avoids it well.
Koko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Koko.
Koko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koko. #CL#
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch. #TD#
Harris has hold of one of Koko's legs. Koko is fighting the takedown attempt but Harris gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Koko wants to get back to his feet but Harris passes into half guard. #REVB#
Koko is not content to let Harris control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rami Harris dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Koko throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Koko. Those never looked like landing.
Harris is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Koko.
Koko lands a nice shot to the body.
Koko checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koko's sensitive parts.
Harris misses with a two punch combination. #TD#
Harris scores with a takedown into Koko's guard.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Koko.
Koko managing to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harris is fighting to break Koko's control of his arms but Koko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Koko looking to control. #T1#
Koko keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris stops Koko from standing up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Koko tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Koko connects with the punch.
Michael Koko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koko.
Harris lunges at Koko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Koko's hand.
Good exchange - Koko coming out on top.
Koko is looking to land body kicks.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Harris moves into the clinch.
Koko has Harris pushed against the cage.
Koko prevents the takedown attempt. #T2#
Koko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC2#
Koko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Koko.#CL2#
Koko rushes Harris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harris is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rami Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koko misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on Koko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris wants to take the fight to the mat but Koko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Koko is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Harris digs a right hand underneath Koko's ribcage. Koko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC2#
Koko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
Koko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris tries to work over Koko's front leg with a kick but Koko checks it.
Koko throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris tries to work over Koko's front leg with a kick but Koko checks it.
Koko is looking to score with low kicks.
Harris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Koko.
Michael Koko seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Koko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris tries for a takedown. No joy. #BC2#
Koko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koko.
Harris is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Koko.
A lazy left from Koko finds it's target.
Koko slips under a jab from Harris.
As Harris backs off Koko throws a huge counter combo but Harris manages to avoid it all.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Koko saw that one coming.
Koko is trying to counter with his kicks.#T4#
Koko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris defending well as Koko loads up on a big left hand.
Harris throws the kick towards the body but Koko avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koko throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Koko tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koko tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Koko.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harris, right into the meat.
Koko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koko staying out of range there.
Koko digs a good body shot into Harris's ribs.
Koko thuds his right hand into Harris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koko throws out a powerful jab.
No luck for Harris with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Koko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Koko defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Harris was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Koko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body kick there by Koko.#CL#
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Koko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Koko working aggressively here.
Koko stalling against the cage.
Harris gets through Koko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koko lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko stops a takedown attempt from Harris.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Koko is keeping busy.
Koko wants to break the clinch but can't. #TD#
Harris gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Harris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Harris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Harris passes Koko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Koko trying to control but Harris postures up.
Harris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Koko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Koko is looking to improve his position.
Koko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Koko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harris content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Koko pulls Harris in to control the position.
Harris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Koko's guard.
Harris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harris is thwarting Koko's attempts to control the position.
Koko is pressing down on Harris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Koko keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Koko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Koko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harris passes into half guard.
Harris prevents Koko from improving his position.#ES2#
Koko kicks off Harris and gets to his feet.
Koko 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.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Koko misses with a double jab #CL#
and Harris moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koko tries a body shot but Harris blocks it. #T4#
The referee calls for Harris to work.
Koko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Koko.
Koko tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
Koko is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koko down to the mat. Koko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Koko ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
A combination from Koko does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Harris clinches.
Koko pushes Harris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koko takes a shot to the head.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Koko backwards.
Harris is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rami Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koko misses with a punch to the body.
Koko tries to circle away but Harris has him pinned against the cage.
Koko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rami Harris.
I think Harris 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rami Harris!

A relieved looking Rami Harris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Michael Koko had this to say: 'Koko sad.'.

 

Event: Death Squad 325:Pablo v Ashley     
Date:   Jul 23, 2016
#R1##CL#
Belle clinches up against the cage.
Belle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koko up against the cage.
Koko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koko tries to land knees in the clinch but Belle avoids the damage to the body.
Koko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Koko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Koko lands with a light punch inside.
Koko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Koko smiles and moves away.
Belle lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belle throws a big shot that misses.
Belle looks to score with a jab to the body but Koko is just out of range.
Belle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Belle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belle moves out of range of the body kick from Koko. #T1##CL#
Belle instigates a clinch.
Belle blocks a body shot from Koko.
Belle avoiding damage as Koko throws knees to the body.
Koko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belle scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Koko misses with a knee to the head.
Belle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kokos head.
Koko can't find room to land a body shot as Belle controls the action. #TD#
Belle pulls guard effortlessly.
Koko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koko tries to stand but Belle is controlling from the bottom. #SUB#
Belle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SU2#
Koko stands up and waves to Belle to follow him. #T2#
Koko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #CUT2#
It looks like Keto Belle has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belle throws a shot from downtown. Koko moves away and avoids it.
Belle throws an overhand right that lands on Koko's shoulder, as Koko tries to avoid the shot.
Belle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koko manages to avoid it.
Koko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belle misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.
Belle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Belle blocks a low kick nicely.
Koko slips a jab from Belle.
Koko throws a low kick, looking for Belle's leg but Belle calmly moves out of range.
Koko slips a straight right by Belle.
A punch combination from Belle misses. #T3#
Belle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koko moves away.
Koko cracks Belle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belle throws out a loose jab but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko tries to clinch but Belle is having none of it.
Koko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Koko doesn't manage to clinch there - Belle circles away.
Koko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Belle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Koko's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Koko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belle.
Koko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Belle misses the shot to the body.
Belle looks to land a left hand but Koko moved out of range nicely.
Koko unleashes a big counter combination but Belle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Belle connects with the punch.
Koko connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belle slips a jab and a cross from Koko.
Koko staying out of range there.
Belle's corner calls for a 1-2. Belle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koko moves away from the strike by Belle. #T4#
Belle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koko.
Koko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Koko misses with a low kick.
Belle just misses with a punch to the body.
Belle scores with a shot to the body.
Koko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koko connects with an inside leg kick.
Koko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koko. That's going to slow Belle down.
Koko misses with a head kick.
Belle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koko circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koko.
Belle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Koko throws a wild body kick that Belle sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Koko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keto Belle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koko.
Koko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Belle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koko.
Michael Koko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koko throws a leg kick which misses Belle's front leg but catches the back leg as Belle tries to avoid it.
Belle throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belle. Koko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belle just misses with a punch to the body.
Michael Koko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belle tries to clinch up
and Koko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Belle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belle dips to his left and cracks Koko with an uppercut!
Koko tries to clinch but Belle moves out of range.
Koko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Belle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Belle gets a clinch. #T1#
Belle blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koko taking a breather.
Koko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koko tries a body shot but Belle blocks it.
Belle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koko missing with knees to the body.
Belle avoids the elbow strike from Koko, against the cage.
Koko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belle blocks the elbow strike.
Koko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koko walks away with a smile on his face. Belle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Belle off balance momentarily.
Belle keeps the fight on the outside.
Belle tries to clinch but Koko moves out of range.
Koko misses with a double jab.
Belle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koko lands a front kick.
A combination from Koko does no damage.
Belle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T2#
Belle loads up on a big right hand but Koko slips the punch.
And Koko responds with a good body kick, but Belle manages to step out the way in time.
Belle tries to clinch there but Koko circles away.
Koko moves out of range of the strikes.
Koko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Belle finds it's way round the side to connect with Koko's head.
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!
Belle throws a body shot but no joy.
Koko connects with a solid leg kick.
Belle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koko scores with the left hand. Belle knows he should have avoided that one.
Belle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Belle looks to score with a jab to the body but Koko is just out of range.
Koko slips under a jab.
Koko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Belle. That did some damage!
A clash of legs there as Belle blocks the low kick.
Belle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koko scores with a jab to the body.#T3##CL#
Belle instigates a clinch.
Koko throws an elbow but it misses.
Belle has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koko.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Koko to keep the fight standing.
Koko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belle backwards.
Koko swings wildly with an uppercut but Belle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belle tries a body shot but Koko blocks it.
Belle lands a shot to the body.
Koko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Belle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Belle up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Koko as the two fighters clinch. #T4#
Koko lands a body punch.
Koko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belle backwards.
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!
Belle tries to pull guard but Koko won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keto Belle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belle has Koko pressed against the cage, preventing Koko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koko has a couple of punches blocked by Belle.
Koko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koko has a couple of punches blocked by Belle.
Michael Koko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koko lands a left hand.
Belle blocks an uppercut.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koko misses with some punches.
Koko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Koko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keto Belle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Koko with a hook.
Belle throws a hook to the side of Koko's head but Koko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koko manages to avoid it.
Koko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A good leg kick by Koko.
Koko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Belle throws a series of punches but Koko moves out of range.
Koko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko misses with a head kick.
Koko throws the left hand but Belle avoids the punch easily.#CL#
Belle gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koko.
A body shot lands from Koko. #T1#
Koko tries to throw a body punch but Belle avoids it by throwing Koko back against the cage.
Belle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koko working hard to break the clinch.
Koko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Belle up against the cage.
Belle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belle struggles to land a body shot inside as Koko controls his hands.
Belle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Koko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koko tries to throw a body punch but Belle avoids it by throwing Koko back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Koko as the two fighters clinch.
Koko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belle struggles to land a body shot inside as Koko controls his hands.
Koko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koko is stalling here.
Belle is trying to stall. #T2#
Belle is trying to pull guard but Koko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Koko misses with some punches.
Koko misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Belle managing to block the knees to the body from Koko.
A left hand lands to the body for Koko. #BC2#
Koko breaks the clinch.
Koko throws a push kick but Belle slaps the foot to one side.
Belle just misses with a punch to the body.
Koko misses with a low kick.
Koko lunges at Belle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belle's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belle circles away quickly and effectively.
Belle misses with an uppercut.
Koko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belle lands with an uppercut that bounces Koko off the cage and back into range.#T3#
Koko scores with a leg kick.
Koko scores with a sloppy right hand. Belle should have avoided that one.
Belle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koko manages to avoid it.#CL#
Belle clinches up with Koko and pushes him back against the cage.
Koko prevents a body shot from Belle.
Koko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koko working aggressively here.
Belle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Keto Belle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koko working hard to break the clinch.
Koko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belle has a couple of punches blocked by Koko. #TD#
Belle jumps into guard, dragging Koko to the mat.
Koko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Belle is trying to keep Koko in close.
Belle keeping moving, preventing Koko from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Belle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Belle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Koko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Koko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koko throwing strikes from guard but Belle blocks nicely. #SUB#
Belle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koko defends it easily.
Koko stays in close to Belle's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Koko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koko 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Koko!

A relieved looking Michael Koko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: Death Squad 321:F'gus v Rutten     
Date:   Jul 10, 2016
#R1#
Koko moves out of range as Duffy strikes.
Koko seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koko, as that shot connected.
Duffy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.
Koko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duffy scores with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koko.
Koko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Duffy counter with a right hand.
A jab from Duffy misses. #CL2#
Duffy moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Duffy manages to break the clinch.
Carney Duffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko throws a hook to the side of Duffy's head but Duffy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koko throws a leg kick that misses.
Duffy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Koko throws a sloppy head kick and Duffy moves out of range easily.
Duffy throws a lazy uppercut
and Koko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duffy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koko. #T1#
Koko scores with a decent looking hook.
Duffy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koko looks to land a body kick but Duffy moved away.
Koko looks to land a body kick but Duffy moved away.
Koko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Duffy looks to move away, Koko throws a big counter combo but Duffy just gets out of the way.
Duffy scores with a leg kick.
Duffy swings for the body but Koko moves out of range.
Duffy throws a hook but Koko avoids it easily.
Duffy takes a swing at Koko's ribcage but misses.
Duffy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duffy counters with a left to the body.
Koko misses with a straight right.
Duffy throws a front kick aimed at Koko's knee but Koko avoids it well.
Duffy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Duffy just manages to avoid it.#T2#
Duffy throws a series of punches but Koko avoids them all with ease.
Duffy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duffy throws a looping overhand right but Koko ducks down to avoid it.
As Duffy tries to get set, Koko tries to push him back and clinch up but Duffy manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab from Duffy misses.
Duffy looks to land a body kick but Koko moved away.
Koko throws a sloppy head kick and Duffy moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Koko tries to keep at a distance but Duffy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duffy blocks a body shot from Koko.
Duffy tries a body shot but Koko blocks it.
Duffy is leaning against Koko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koko struggles to land a body shot inside as Duffy controls his hands.
Koko looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Duffy breaks from the clinch.
Duffy circles away from the clinch attempt. #T3#
Koko throws a jab but it's blocked by Duffy. #KD2#
Duffy lands a big head kick that sends Koko tumbling to the mat! Duffy takes a step backwards and waves Koko back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Koko is rocked!
Koko lands with an overhand left.
Oh Koko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duffy misses with a body punch
and Duffy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koko seems to have got his legs back now.#KD2#
Duffy drops Koko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Koko looks back up at him and smiles so Duffy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koko throws a chopping leg kick but Duffy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duffy drops Koko with a straight right hand, right on the button! Duffy follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carney Duffy!
During a confident post fight interview, Carney Duffy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Michael Koko had this to say: 'Koko sad.'.

 

Event: Death Squad 317:Brian v Zlatan     
Date:   Jun 25, 2016
#R1#
Koko misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bennett is out of range.
Koko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Koko.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koko.
Bennett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL2#
Koko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bennett is trying to drag Koko to the mat but Koko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Koko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bennett can't get the takedown.
Koko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koko lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Good body shot from Koko.
Koko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. #T1#
Koko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head. #TD#
Bennett gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Koko controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Koko.
Koko 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.
Koko managing to control the position.
Koko is continuing to stall.#T2#
Koko 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.
Koko wants to stand up but Bennett is controlling him.
Bennett trying to control but Koko is working from the bottom.
Bennett won't allow Koko to sweep him here.
Koko wants to stand and escape but Bennett is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Koko lands a leg kick that knocks Bennett off balance momentarily.
Koko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick from Koko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Bennett.#T3#
Bennett misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Koko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Koko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koko stalling in the clinch but Bennett improves position.
Koko misses with a punch to the body.
Koko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bennett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koko walks away with a smile on his face. Bennett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Bennett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bennett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bennett tries to score with a low kick but Koko moves his leg out of the way.
Koko tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Koko misses the target.
Bennett connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett walks into a stiff left hand from Koko.#ROC2#
Bennett is rocked!
Koko pounces like a tiger and cracks Bennett with a vicious hook! Bennett is down but not out! Koko follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Koko!
A victorious Michael Koko thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: Death Squad 313:F'gus v Karol     
Date:   Jun 11, 2016
#R1#
Koko throws a low kick but Todd avoids it.#CL2#
Todd moves into the clinch successfully.
Todd misses with some punches.
Todd working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koko.
Nice body punch from Todd - that landed with a thud.
Todd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koko taking a breather.
Koko slows down the pace here.
Todd working aggressively here.
Koko stalling in the clinch but Todd improves position.
Todd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Todd is keeping busy.
Todd dodges an elbow strike from Koko.
Koko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Todd misses with a body punch.
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Koko.
Koko works on Todd's body with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Koko.
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Koko.
Todd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koko misses with a body punch.
Todd avoids a wild elbow strike from Koko.
Koko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Todd. #BC#
Koko manages to break the clinch.
Koko seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Todd tries to clinch there but Koko circles away.
Koko takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Todd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Todd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Koko counters with a head kick.
Koko looks to score with a jab to the body but Todd is just out of range.
Todd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Koko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL2#
Todd rushes Koko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Todd misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Todd lands a body shot. #T2#
Todd tries a body shot but Koko blocks it.
Koko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koko is trying to stall.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Todd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Todd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koko working aggressively here.
Koko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Todd is keeping busy.
Todd lands a nice uppercut.
Todd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kokos head.
Koko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Todd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Todd can't find room to land a body shot as Koko controls the action.
Koko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Todd misses with a punch on the inside.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Koko.
Todd scores with a shoulder strike.
Koko misses with a knee strike. #T3#
Todd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Todd - that landed with a thud.
Todd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Todd swings wildly with an uppercut but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Todd tries a body shot but Koko blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Todd.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Todd swings wildly with an uppercut but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Todd has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Koko throws a head punch that misses.
Koko struggles to land a body shot inside as Todd controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koko.
Todd struggles to land a body shot inside as Koko controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Todd.
Koko taking a breather.
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Koko.
Koko looking to slow down the pace here.
Todd throws a head punch that misses.
Koko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Todd's elbow. #T4#
Koko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koko misses with some punches.
Koko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Todd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Todd blocks an elbow strike from Koko.
Todd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Todd misses with a punch on the inside.
Todd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Todd.
Koko is breathing heavily.
Todd throws a punch but it's blocked by Koko.
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Koko.
Todd scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todd working aggressively here.
Todd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koko backwards.
Todd pushes Koko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Koko is rocked!
Todd misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Todd.
Oh Koko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Todd can't find room to land a body shot as Koko controls the action.
Koko seems to have got his legs back now.
Koko misses with some punches.
Todd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Todd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Comanche Todd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Koko throws a jab when Todd was well out of range.#CL2#
Todd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Todd lands with a light punch inside.
Todd misses with the head strike.
Todd misses with a punch on the inside.
Todd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Todd swings wildly with an uppercut but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Todd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Todd lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Todd fails to land.
Todd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koko's elbow.
Koko misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Todd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koko pushes off an throws an elbow but Todd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Todd cracks Koko with a nice body shot.
Comanche Todd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koko throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Todd blocks an uppercut.
Todd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koko backwards.
Koko leaning his opponent against the cage.
Koko prevents a body shot from Todd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Todd.
Koko can't find room to land a body shot as Todd controls the action.
Koko misses with the head strike.
Todd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Todd misses with some punches.
Todd scores with a shot to the side of Koko's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Todd.
Koko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Todds head.
Koko blocking some punches.
Todd throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kokos head.
Todd throws a head punch that misses.
Todd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koko backwards.
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!
Todd has a couple of punches blocked by Koko. #T2#
Koko looking to slow down the pace here.
Todd creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Koko with a big uppercut! Koko tries to clinch up but Todd pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Koko to the mat! Koko covers up and Todd unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Comanche Todd! Comanche Todd retains his welterweight title!
Comanche Todd very nearly forgot to thank Sin City Allstars amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Michael Koko spoke after the fight, saying 'Koko sad.'.

 

Event: Death Squad 311:Donnie V Brian     
Date:   Jun 04, 2016
#R1#
Koko lands an overhand right.
Koko misses the shot to the body.
Koko throws a shot from downtown. Channings moves away and avoids it.
Koko throws a hook but Channings blocks it.
Koko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Channings 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.
Koko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clayton Channings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Channings drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koko is on top in guard. #REVB##SUB#
Channings is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koko is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Koko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Channings utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Channings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koko defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Channings escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koko trying to stand up but can't free himself from Channings's guard.#T1#
Koko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Channings is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Channings is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Channings wants to control but Koko passes easily into half guard.
Koko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Channings's head.
Koko looks to land a strike but Channings avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Channings trying to control the position.
Channings preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koko throwing strikes from guard but Channings blocks nicely. #SU2#
Koko stands up and waves to Channings to follow him. #T2#
Koko throws an overhand right that lands on Channings's shoulder, as Channings tries to avoid the shot.
Channings changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koko tries to avoid it but Channings manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koko to the ground. Koko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Koko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Channings moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Koko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD#
Channings feints and as Koko raises his hands in defense, Channings changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Channings trying to control but Koko is working from the bottom.
Channings throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Channings postures up.
Channings postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Koko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Koko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Channings swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Koko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Koko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Channings works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Channings looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koko sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Channings's guard.
Channings is looking to improve his position.
Koko is looking to take a break and control but Channings is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Channings looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Channings tries to roll over but Koko keeps him under control.
Koko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Channings's head.
Channings 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.
Channings wants to control but Koko is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Koko winds up and cracks Channings with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Channings looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Channings on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Channings looking for submissions off his back.
Channings is trying to control but can't.
Koko trying to control from half guard but Channings is working away.
Koko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Channings moves into full guard. #SUB#
Channings escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Koko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koko trying to control but Channings is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Koko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Channings looks to land a left hand but Koko moved out of range nicely.
Koko slips a jab from Channings.
Channings is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Channings takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Channings does no damage.
Channings misses with a lunging right hand #KD2#
and Koko counters with a crisp right hand that drops Channings! Koko lets Channings back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Channings is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koko connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Channings out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Koko!
Michael Koko decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Death Squad 304:Binse v Viktor     
Date:   May 14, 2016
#R1#
Down lands a jab to the head.
Koko misses with a straight right.
Koko feints and then cracks Down's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Down down.
A big left from Koko misses.
Koko scores with a nice right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Kendrik Down has been cut.
Down throws a shot from downtown. Koko moves away and avoids it.
Koko looks for the body kick but Down saw that one coming.
Koko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koko misses with a leg kick.
Koko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Down under the eye.
Down tries to clinch but Koko is having none of it.
Down takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Down walks into a left hand. #ROC#
Down is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD#
Koko lands a left and a right that send Down crashing to the mat, dazed. Koko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Down is still on wobbly legs! Can Koko finish him?
Koko seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#CL#
Koko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Down lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
Down taking a breather.
Down lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Down blocks an elbow strike.
Down seems to have recovered his senses.
Koko lands with a short shot to the head.
Koko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Downs head.
Koko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koko lands a shot to the body.
Koko lands a nice elbow.
Down goes for a takedown attempt but Koko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Koko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Down tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Down somewhat.
Down rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Down thinking.
Koko scores with a punch to the head.#T2#
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!#CL#
Koko pushes Down up against the cage in a clinch.
Koko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koko looking to throw knees to the head but Down is blocking nicely.
Down blocks an uppercut.
Koko has Down pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Down.
Koko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Down cracks Koko with a nice body shot.
Koko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Down up against the cage.
Koko blocks a body shot from Down.
Koko lands a left hand.
Koko stalls.
Down prevents a body shot from Koko. #T3#
Down tries to circle away but Koko has him pinned against the cage.
Down tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koko's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Down goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koko lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Down shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Koko cracks Down with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Down falls to his knees and Koko doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Koko!
Michael Koko thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Kendrik Down spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't Worry about it!!!'.

 

Event: Death Squad 297:Cropp v Berti     
Date:   Apr 16, 2016
#R1#
Some bone on bone action there as Koko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arshnoor Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Singh feints a counter leg kick.
Koko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Koko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh scores with the left hand. Koko knows he should have avoided that one.
Singh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koko.
Koko tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Singh manages to circle out of the way.
Singh lands with an uppercut that bounces Koko off the cage and back into range.
Singh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koko throws a front kick aimed at Singh's knee but Singh avoids it well.
Singh is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Singh misses with a hook
and Koko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Singh throws out a leg kick but Koko moves out of range and Singh only half commits.
Koko is looking to counter punch.
Singh scores with a shot to the body. #T1#
Singh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koko.
Koko checks the leg kick.
Singh throws a leg kick but Koko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koko misses with a head kick.
Koko staying out of range there.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Koko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koko misses with a left hand
and Singh counters with a low kick, right behind Koko 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Singh.
Singh throws a right hand that Koko ducks under and follows up with a left that Koko also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Koko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koko slips a straight right by Singh.
Singh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Koko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Singh.#T2#
Nice jab there from Singh.
Koko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Singh is able to avoid easily.
Singh misses with a head kick.
Koko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
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!
Koko slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Koko.
Singh connects with an inside leg kick.
Koko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Singh is looking to slow Koko down with leg kicks.
Koko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh throws a leg kick
and Koko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Singh thinking.
Koko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T3#
Koko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Singh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Koko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koko scores with the left hand. Singh knows he should have avoided that one.
Koko lands a nice looking body shot.
Koko moves out of range of the strikes.
Koko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Singh throws the kick towards the body but Koko avoids it.
Koko misses with a body shot.
Koko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Koko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Singh backs up against the cage.
Singh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Singh misses with a hook.
Koko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Singh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T4#
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Koko lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Singh throws a leg kick but Koko moved away.
Koko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Koko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koko's calf.
Koko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.
Koko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Koko misses with a hook. Singh ducked under it nicely.
Singh tries to work over Koko's front leg with a kick but Koko checks it.
Singh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Singh misses with a shot to the body
enabling Koko to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arshnoor Singh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Singh throws a leg kick
and Koko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arshnoor Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh connects with a crisp jab.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koko moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Singh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
and Koko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh scores with a leg kick.
Koko is looking to slow Singh down with leg kicks.
Koko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Singh.
Koko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Koko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh tried to score with a low kick but Koko checks it.
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koko.
Koko connects with a looping right hand. #T1#
Singh slips a straight right by Koko.
Singh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koko throws a big counter combination but Singh scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Koko avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koko on the side of the head.
Singh scores with a leg kick.
Singh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Singh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Singh avoids the body shot from Koko.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Koko!
Singh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been informed that Singh has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Michael Koko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koko takes one on the button.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koko defending well as Singh loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Koko misses the target.
Singh digs a good body shot into Koko's ribs.
Singh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Koko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Singh 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 Koko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Singh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Singh really felt that one!
Singh misses with a series of wild punches.
Koko is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Singh.
Singh misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Singh.#T3#
Singh throws a chopping leg kick but Koko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Singh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koko. That did some damage!
Koko throws a combination. Singh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT#
It looks like Arshnoor Singh has been cut.
Koko checks a low kick from Singh.
Koko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Singh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koko checks a leg kick.
It looked like Koko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Singh throws a chopping leg kick but Koko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Singh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Koko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T4#
Singh throws a low kick, looking for Koko's leg but Koko calmly moves out of range.
Singh throws a front kick aimed at Koko's knee but Koko avoids it well.
Koko thinks about countering with a body kick.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Singh moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh feints a counter leg kick.
Singh misses with a leg kick.
Singh thows a leg kick but Koko checks it
and Koko counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh lands with a shot to the body.
Koko slips a straight right by Singh.
It looked like Koko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Singh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arshnoor Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arshnoor Singh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
#R3#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Singh.
Singh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Singh's calf.
Koko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Singh lands with a slapping head kick. #ROC2#
Koko is rocked!
Koko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oh Koko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Singh. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Singh tries a head kick but it misses.
As Singh tries to get set, Koko tries to push him back and clinch up but Singh manages to avoid the attempt.
Koko seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Singh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Koko counters with a series of strikes. Singh will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Singh misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Koko misses the target.#T1#
Singh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Singh.
Singh misses the jab.
Koko tried to counter with a leg kick but Singh avoided it.
Koko misses with the combination.
Koko lands a right hook to the body.
Koko throws a head kick but Singh moves out of range.
Singh wants to slow Koko down by chopping away at his legs.
Singh pushes Koko away with a front kick.
Koko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Singh.
Michael Koko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arshnoor Singh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Singh misses with a right hand
and Koko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koko throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Singh flicks out a counter leg kick but Koko steps away.
A clash of legs there as Koko blocks the low kick.
Koko throws the kick towards the body but Singh avoids it.
Singh thumps Koko with a low kick.
Koko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Singh.
Koko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Singh can pounce on him.
Singh works Koko's body with a nice hook.
Singh throws a low kick but Koko avoids it.
Singh lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koko feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T3#
Singh throws a shot from downtown. Koko moves away and avoids it.
Singh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Singh checks it well.
Singh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Singh thumps Koko with a low kick.
Koko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Singh.
Singh scores with a jab to the body.
Koko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Singh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Singh slips a jab and a cross from Koko.
Singh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T4#
Singh delivers a nice body kick.
Singh misses with a hook
letting Koko counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh jabs Koko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Singh.
Singh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Singh blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Singh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Koko doesn't seem phased though.
Singh scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Singh.
Singh keeps Koko at a distance using the push kick.
Koko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arshnoor Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Singh 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arshnoor Singh!

A very excited looking Arshnoor Singh made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Michael Koko had this to say: 'Koko sad.'.

 

Event: Death Squad 291:Shuya v Dmitri     
Date:   Mar 26, 2016
#R1#
Todd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koko.
Koko misses with an uppercut. Todd saw that one coming.
A big left from Todd misses.
Koko throws a big counter combination but Todd scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Koko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Todd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koko loads up on a big right hand but Todd slips the punch.
Koko throws a looping overhand right but Todd ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Koko.
Koko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Koko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Todd. That did some damage!
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koko.
Koko blocks a jab.
It appears Koko was looking to counter with a kick there.
Todd slips a straight right by Koko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Todd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Todd.
Koko throws the kick towards the body but Todd avoids it.
Todd throws a looping overhand right but Koko ducks down to avoid it.
Todd misses with the combination.
Todd slips under a jab.
Koko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#ROC2#
Koko is rocked!
Koko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Todd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koko scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Koko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koko 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 Todd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Todd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Todd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koko.
We've been hearing reports that Koko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Koko throws a hook to the side of Todd's head but Todd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
A jab from Koko misses.
Koko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Todd throws out the jab.
Todd throws a series of punches but Koko avoids them all with ease.
Todd throws a right and a left that Koko avoids nicely.
Koko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koko misses with a low kick.
Todd misses with a few strikes there.
Koko moves out of range as Todd strikes.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Koko slips a jab and a cross from Todd.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Todd moves out of range of the body kick from Koko.
Koko tries to work over Todd's front leg with a kick but Todd checks it.
No joy there for Koko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Todd swinging wildly here.
Koko seems to have got his legs back now.
Todd slips under a jab from Koko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koko lands a glancing blow to the side of Todd's head.
Koko lands with a nice body kick.
Koko lands a nice looking body kick.
Koko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
Todd tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koko thumps Todd with a low kick.
Todd blocks a jab.
Koko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Todd throws a nice looking combination but Koko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koko throws a push kick but Todd slaps the foot to one side.
Todd throws a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Koko.
Koko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Todd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Todd lands a slapping body shot.
Koko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Koko instigates a clinch.
Todd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Todd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koko misses with some punches.
Todd struggles to land a body shot inside as Koko controls his hands.
Todd lands with a light punch inside.
Todd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koko backwards.
Todd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Todd presses Koko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Todd scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Todd lands a shoulder strike.
Todd gets through Koko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Todd misses with some punches.
Koko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Todd's elbow.
Todd lands a right hand.
Koko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Todd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koko working aggressively here.
Koko tries to land knees in the clinch but Todd avoids the damage to the body.
Koko is looking to control Todd's arms but Todd gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koko has his back to the cage.
Todd scores with a shot to the side of Koko's head.
Koko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Todd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Koko scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Todd.
A left hand lands to the body for Todd.
Koko is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Todd fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Todd fails to land.
Koko is stalling here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Todd. #T4#
Todd pushes Koko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Todd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Todd lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Todd.
Todd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Todd lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Koko to his knees! Todd keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Comanche Todd!
After the big win, Comanche Todd made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sin City Allstars and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Michael Koko stepped up to the mic, saying 'Koko sad.'.

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 
 
 
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