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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manu Okoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okoro comes to the cage accompanied by Jungle Ugly. The crowd seem to be enjoying Charles's choice of entrance music: Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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216 lbs
21 - 3 - 0 |
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27
215 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Okoro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Charles!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okoro doesn't seem bothered though.
Charles scores with a nice right hand.
Okoro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Ray Charles has been cut.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okoro.
Charles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okoro tries a head kick but it misses.
Okoro takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Okoro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoro moves away.
Okoro lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Charles fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okoro.
Nice cross by Okoro.
Charles throws a jab but it's blocked by Okoro.
Charles throws a jab when Okoro was well out of range.
Charles moves out of range of the body kick from Okoro.
Okoro misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoro manages to avoid it.
Charles wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Okoro.
Charles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okoro thuds a left hand into Charles's body.
Charles throws the left hand but Okoro avoids the punch easily.
Okoro misses the shot to the body.
Charles lands a body shot.
Ray Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles blocks a head kick by Okoro.
Okoro tries to keep at a distance but Charles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Okoro avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Charles gets through Okoro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as Okoro controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Okoro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charles is defending well for now.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Charles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charles.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by Okoro.
Charles lands a nice uppercut.
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles checks a low kick from Okoro.
Charles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Okoro to score with a decent uppercut.
Okoro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Charles swings for the body but Okoro moves out of range.
Okoro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okoro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okoro is looking to wear down Charles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Charles misses the target.
Okoro connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Okoro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles is trying hard to land a takedown here. Okoro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles scores with a jab to the head.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Okoro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles avoids the head kick by Okoro.
Charles thuds a left hand into Okoro's body.
Okoro misses with a wild combination.
Okoro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okoro avoids the body shot from Charles.
Charles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Okoro. That snapped Charles's head back.
Okoro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Manu Okoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okoro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okoro motions for Charles to come forward. Okoro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Charles avoids the head kick by Okoro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okoro throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
Charles throws a hook but Okoro avoids it easily.
Okoro slips under a jab from Charles.
Charles throws a body punch but Okoro moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Okoro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charles fails to land with a series of punches.
Okoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Charles doesn't seem bothered though.
Okoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Okoro lands the left hand.
Charles takes a swing at Okoro's ribcage but misses.
Charles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Charles scores with a jab.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoro manages to avoid it.
Charles avoids the body shot from Okoro.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Okoro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charles thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro thuds a left hand into Charles's body.
Manu Okoro is winning the standup battle so far.
Okoro lands a head shot.
That has opened up Ray Charles's cut even more.
Charles misses with a hook.
Charles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Okoro to score with a decent uppercut.
Charles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Charles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Charles is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okoro tries to get to full guard but Charles has control of the leg.
Okoro gets back to full guard.
Charles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro wants to stand but Charles is controlling the position.
Charles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles tries to free his leg and advance position but Okoro is retaining full guard.
Okoro keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
Charles preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Okoro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Okoro.
Okoro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Charles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Charles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okoro was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okoro.
Charles moves into the clinch.
Charles 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!
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Charles.
Charles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Charles working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Charles.
Okoro looking to stall.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but Okoro avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Okoro lands a knee to the head.
Okoro scores with a shot to the side of Charles's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles tries to work over Okoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charles working aggressively here.
Charles lands an uppercut.
Charles misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Okoro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
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.
Okoro throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Charles misses its intended target.
Charles throws a hook to the side of Okoro's head but Okoro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Charles - just one landing.
Charles needs to keep his hands up - Okoro had a free shot at his head there.
A combination from Okoro does no damage.
Charles lands a head shot.
Okoro connects with a high kick.
The cut above Ray Charles's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Charles thuds a left hand into Okoro's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okoro.
Okoro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Charles lands a nice hook to Okoro's body. Okoro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Okoro digs a good hook to Charles's body.
Okoro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charles lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro slips under a jab.
Charles slips a jab from Okoro.
Okoro throws a leg kick which misses Charles's front leg but catches the back leg as Charles tries to avoid it.
Charles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okoro misses with a jab to the body
letting Charles counter with a right hand.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charles lands with an overhand left.
Charles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoro moves away.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okoro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Okoro with a jab.
Charles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ray Charles's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Okoro circles away.
Charles checks a low kick from Okoro.
Okoro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charles throws out the jab.
Charles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charles misses with a shot to the body
and Okoro counters with a nice uppercut.
Charles avoids the head kick by Okoro.
Oooooh!!! Okoro has knocked Charles down with a huge combo! Okoro steps away and waves a wobbly Charles back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Charles is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ray Charles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manu Okoro!
Manu Okoro retains his light heavyweight title!
Manu Okoro gave a mention to Hellbent, Inc.™ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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