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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ogier Okalu (ranked 7438 p4p, 645 weight class) and Rico Suarez (ranked 4137 p4p, 441 weight class). Okalu comes to the cage accompanied by Botswana boy - Do you have it?. Rico Suarez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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269 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ogier Okalu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okalu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Okalu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suarez takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Rico Suarez has been cut.
Okalu throws a lazy uppercut
and Suarez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Suarez.
A right hook to the body lands for Suarez.
Suarez throws a head punch that misses.
Suarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Okalu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suarez avoiding damage as Okalu throws knees to the body.
Okalu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suarez.
Suarez gets through Okalu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okalu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suarez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okalu backwards.
Okalu tries a knee to the head but Suarez blocks it.
Suarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okalu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Suarez.
Okalu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Suarez.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez digs a right hand into Okalu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okalu's gas tank.
Okalu is breathing heavily.
Suarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suarez lands with a left to the head.
Suarez lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okalu backwards.
Suarez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Okalu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Suarez can turn it around.
Suarez lands with a left to the head.
Okalu tries a knee to the head but Suarez blocks it.
Suarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okalu backwards.
Suarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okalus head.
A short uppercut from Suarez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Suarez on the inside.
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Okalu.
Suarez pushes Okalu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Suarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suarez works on Okalu's body with a couple of short punches.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez scores with a shot to the side of Okalu's head.
Suarez presses Okalu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Suarez.
Suarez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suarez.
Suarez presses Okalu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Suarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Okalu.
Suarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Suarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Suarez scores with a shot to the side of Okalu's head.
A body shot lands from Suarez.
Suarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Suarez lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Suarez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Suarez on the inside.
Suarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Suarez.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okalu backwards.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Suarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suarez cracks Okalu with a nice body shot.
Suarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okalus head.
Suarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okalus head.
Suarez lands an uppercut.
Suarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suarez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Suarez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okalu backwards.
A hook to the body from Suarez.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Suarez is working Okalu over against the cage.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Suarez.
Suarez lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Suarez cracks Okalu with a nice body shot.
Suarez works on Okalu's body with a couple of short punches.
Suarez lands an uppercut.
Suarez works on Okalu's body with a couple of short punches.
Suarez lands a body shot.
Suarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Suarez.
Suarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okalu backwards.
A body shot lands from Suarez.
Good body shot from Suarez.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Okalu's ribcage. Okalu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Suarez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okalu backwards.
Suarez lands a shoulder strike.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okalu or not.
Nice body punch from Suarez - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suarez.
Suarez lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Suarez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico Suarez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suarez cracks the inside of Okalu's front leg.
Okalu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Suarez throws out a counter right but Okalu avoids it with no problem.
Okalu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Okalu defending well as Suarez loads up on a big left hand.
As Suarez tries to get set, Okalu tries to push him back and clinch up but Suarez manages to avoid the attempt.
Okalu just misses with a punch to the body.
Suarez lands with a straight right. Okalu didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Ogier Okalu has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez looks to land a combination but Okalu avoids it well.
Okalu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suarez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Suarez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Suarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okalu.
Okalu tries to clinch but Suarez moves away
and Suarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Suarez cracks Okalu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Okalu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suarez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Okalu with a body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Suarez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Okalu throws an off balance right hand
and Suarez counters by clinching up.
Suarez digs a right hand underneath Okalu's ribcage. Okalu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Okalu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Suarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suarez scores with a hook to the body.
Okalu misses with a knee to the head.
Suarez lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Suarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rico Suarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okalu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Suarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okalu backwards.
Suarez works on Okalu's body with a couple of short punches.
Suarez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suarez lands with a right to the head.
Suarez lands a shot to the body.
Okalu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Suarez lands a hook that snaps the head of Okalu backwards.
A short right from Suarez.
Suarez lands a left hand.
Okalu is rocked!
Suarez drops Okalu onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Okalu is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Okalu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suarez.
Suarez lands a right hand.
Suarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Suarez 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.
Suarez unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Okalu! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Suarez is unloading with more strikes now! Okalu drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Suarez!
A very excited looking Rico Suarez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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