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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikemba Okoye (ranked 3029 p4p, 5531 weight class) and Alexander Igor (ranked 165 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikemba Okoye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Igor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoye has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Okoye fails to land.
Igor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okoye moves into the clinch.
Igor misses with a knee strike.
Igor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okoye throws a head punch that misses.
Igor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Igor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Igor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okoye backwards.
A short right from Okoye on the inside.
Okoye tries to throw a body punch but Igor avoids it by throwing Okoye back against the cage.
Okoye struggles to land a body shot inside as Igor controls his hands.
Okoye misses with the head strike.
Igor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Igor looking to slow down the pace here.
Okoye jumps into guard, dragging Igor to the mat.
Okoye has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Igor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoye has control of Igor's left arm, preventing Igor from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Okoye working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Igor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Igor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Okoye has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Igor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Okoye is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor is looking to stand up but Okoye won't let him.
Okoye throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Igor escapes and throws Okoye's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Okoye struggling a bit here.
Okoye is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Igor off and has taken his back!
Okoye seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoye is working for a rear naked choke. Igor is not defending it well and Okoye has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Igor refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Igor's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ikemba Okoye!
Ikemba Okoye thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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G |
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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
49% |
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