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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maverick Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Okiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maverick Anderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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219 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maverick Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyon Okiro!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Okiro.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Maverick Anderson has been cut.
Okiro moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Okiro throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Okiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anderson 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.
Okiro looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
Okiro tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Okiro blocks it.
Okiro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Okiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okiro is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okiro avoids it.
Okiro can't break the clinch.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Okiro improves position.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okiro is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
Okiro wants to stall.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Lyon Okiro has been cut.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okiro avoids it.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Okiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okiro managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Okiro's face.
Okiro breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okiro connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okiro defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson tries to keep at a distance but Okiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson has Okiro pressed against the cage, preventing Okiro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Okiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
Anderson swings for the body but Okiro moves out of range.
Donk. Anderson catches Okiro right on the button with a cross.
Okiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Okiro moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Okiro avoids them all with ease.
Anderson takes a swing at Okiro's ribcage but misses.
Okiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Okiro scores with a head kick.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okiro.
Okiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okiro blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Okiro scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okiro clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson tries to stall but Okiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Okiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Okiro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Okiro slips under a jab from Anderson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Okiro.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Okiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Okiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okiro.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Okiro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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 Maverick Anderson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okiro lands a jab.
Anderson clinches up with Okiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Okiro prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Okiro shrugs off.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okiro is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Okiro fails to land.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okiro.
Still in the clinch, Okiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okiro blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Okiro avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson scores with a knee to the head.
Okiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson cracks Okiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lyon Okiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okiro.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okiro.
Anderson moves forwards but Okiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okiro darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
Okiro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Okiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okiro avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Okiro.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okiro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okiro breaks the clinch.
Okiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body
and Okiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Okiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Okiro scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Okiro 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.
Anderson misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okiro scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Okiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Okiro wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Okiro wants to clinch.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson 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.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okiro forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okiro - that will leave a mark!
Maverick Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Okiro is just out of range.
Anderson throws a right hand that misses
and Okiro counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Okiro to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Okiro slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Okiro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okiro lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Okiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okiro slips under a jab.
Okiro tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Okiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Okiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Okiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okiro tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Okiro ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Okiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Okiro ducks down to avoid it.
Okiro staying out of range there.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Maverick Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Okiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Okiro tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Okiro.
Okiro working aggressively here.
Okiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okiro's brow.
Maverick Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Okiro blocks with his arms.
Okiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Okiro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Okiro improves position.
Anderson misses with a knee to the head.
Okiro breaks the clinch.
Okiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okiro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Okiro is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Okiro.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson throws an off balance right hand
and Okiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Okiro's defenses.
Okiro blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Okiro effectively controlling the action here.
Okiro breaks the clinch.
Okiro misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Okiro's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okiro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Okiro's belly button to the back.
Okiro has managed to clinch.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Anderson keeps control of Okiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson just leaning against Okiro, taking a breather.
Anderson taking a breather.
Okiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson working aggressively here.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Okiro.
Maverick Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Okiro moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Okiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okiro walks into a straight right hand from Anderson.
Okiro wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Okiro's head back.
Okiro jabs at Anderson's body.
Anderson lands with a kick to the temple. Okiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Okiro throws a head kick that misses.
Okiro tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Okiro avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lyon Okiro.
I think Okiro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyon Okiro!
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