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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Okoro (ranked 4346 p4p, 4553 weight class) and Dre Battle (ranked 533 p4p, 540 weight class). Dre Battle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Okoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Battle!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Okoro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Battle wants to get back to his feet.
Okoro controlling the pace.
Okoro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Battle pushes Okoro off but Okoro dives into side control.
Battle is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Okoro has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro trying to control the action but Battle is working from the bottom.
Battle is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Okoro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Battle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Battle is trying to buck Okoro off.
Okoro controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Battle is trying to buck Okoro off.
Battle is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Okoro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Battle's face as Okoro controls the position.
Battle wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Battle is not content to let Okoro control the position.
Battle stops Okoro from passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here.
Battle is pushing Okoro's head away, looking to escape. Okoro manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Okoro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okoro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 10:9
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 10:9
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Okoro!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
17% |
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