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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Okoro (ranked 30 p4p, 396 weight class) and Murha Puro (ranked 5 p4p, 54 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Okoro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to G.O.M.D. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Murha Puro enters the cage!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent 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 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kobe Okoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Murha Puro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Puro finds it's way round the side to connect with Okoro's head.
We've been told by Okoro's head coaches at Tokyo All-Stars that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Puro misses.
A slow jab from Puro misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Puro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Puro.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Okoro. Puro shrugs it off though.
Okoro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puro tries to bum rush Okoro with a series of wild strikes but Okoro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puro. Okoro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okoro.
Puro throws out a counter right but Okoro avoids it with no problem.
Puro misses with a combination
and Okoro counters with a good, hard body kick but Puro shrugs it off.
Okoro rushes Puro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Okoro works on Puro's body with a couple of short punches.
Puro lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Okoro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puro has a couple of punches blocked by Okoro.
Okoro tries to work over Puro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro pushes Okoro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kobe Okoro has been cut.
Puro misses with the head strike.
Okoro blocks a body shot from Puro.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Okoro on the inside.
Puro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Okoro on the inside.
Okoro tries to throw a body punch but Puro avoids it by throwing Okoro back against the cage.
Puro lands a body shot.
Puro is pushing Okoro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Puro throws a head punch that misses.
Puro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okoro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Puro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Okoro blocks an uppercut.
Okoro misses with the head strike.
Puro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puros head.
Puro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okoro's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okoro.
Okoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puro.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Puro throws a punch but it's blocked by Okoro.
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puro taking a breather.
Okoro swings wildly with an uppercut but Puro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro missing with knees to the body.
Okoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Puro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puro swings wildly with an uppercut but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro working aggressively here.
Puro takes a shot to the head.
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Puro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okoro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Puro looks winded!
Okoro lands a knee to the head.
Puro throws a head punch that misses.
Okoro crunches a lovely knee into Puro's ribcage.
Okoro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okoro scores with a hook to the body.
Okoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puros head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okoro.
Okoro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Puro backwards.
Puro swings wildly with an uppercut but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okoro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puro.
Okoro digs a right hand into Puro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Puro's gas tank.
Okoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okoro obliges.
Okoro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Puro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puro backwards.
Good body shot from Okoro.
A shot in the inside from Okoro.
Okoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puro backwards.
Okoro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okoro scores a nice knee to the body.
Okoro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike.
Okoro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okoro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okoro tries a body shot but Puro blocks it.
Okoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okoro lands a good knee to the midsection. Puro won't want to take too many of those.
Okoro landing knees to the body.
Okoro lands a nice uppercut.
Okoro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okoro obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Okoro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kobe Okoro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Okoro has closed the distance and engaged Puro in a clinch.
Puro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okoro lands with a left to the head.
Okoro lands with a light punch inside.
Okoro lands with a right to the head.
Okoro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puro is defending well for now.
Okoro tries to stall but Puro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Puro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Okoro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Puro backwards.
Okoro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puro can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okoro obliges.
A short uppercut from Okoro.
Okoro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Puro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Okoro.
Okoro crunches a lovely knee into Puro's ribcage.
Okoro lands a body shot.
Okoro pushes Puro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puro is breathing heavily.
Okoro crunches a lovely knee into Puro's ribcage.
Okoro lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro trying to land knees to the body.
Okoro presses Puro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Okoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Okoro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okoro.
A short left from Okoro.
Okoro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Puro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Okoro lands a body shot.
Okoro lands with a right to the head.
Okoro scores a nice knee to the body.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Okoro.
Okoro lands a body punch.
Okoro lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Puro or not.
Okoro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Okoro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Puro is rocked!
Okoro lands a nice knee to the body.
Puro is still on wobbly legs! Can Okoro finish him?
Okoro lands with a right to the head.
Okoro leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Puro seems to have recovered his senses.
Okoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Okoro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okoro crunches a lovely knee into Puro's ribcage.
Puro takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Okoro.
Okoro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Puro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Okoro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Puro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Okoro.
Okoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Okoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okoro digs a right hand underneath Puro's ribcage. Puro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Okoro is working Puro over against the cage.
Puro takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okoro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Puro misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okoro obliges.
Okoro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Okoro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Puro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puro avoids it.
Okoro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Okoro.
Okoro can't find room to land a body shot as Puro controls the action.
Okoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Okoro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Okoro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Puro backwards.
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!
Okoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puros head.
Okoro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okoro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Okoro is leaning against Puro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okoro.
A short left from Okoro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro lands with a right to the head.
Okoro lands with a right to the head.
Puro throws a punch but it's blocked by Okoro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okoro.
Puro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Okoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puros head.
Okoro dips a shoulder and cracks Puro with a mighty uppercut! Puro falls back against the cage and Okoro unloads with a barrage of strikes! Puro is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Okoro screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kobe Okoro!
A very excited looking Kobe Okoro made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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