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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Louis (ranked 930 p4p, 2356 weight class) and Ikemba Okoye (ranked 130 p4p, 287 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ikemba Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoye throws a lazy body kick
and Louis counters with a stiff right hand.
Louis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okoye.
Okoye avoids the body shot from Louis.
Louis misses with a straight right.
Louis throws a shot from downtown. Okoye moves away and avoids it.
Okoye jabs Louis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Louis misses with a jab to the body
and Okoye counters with a low kick, right behind Louis 's knee.
Louis misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Okoye counter with a right hand.
Okoye connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Louis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okoye circles away quickly and effectively.
Okoye appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Louis misses with a body shot
and Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Louis misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoye has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Louis finds it's way round the side to connect with Okoye's head.
Okoye gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Okoye connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Louis scrambles back to his feet.
Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okoye.
Okoye connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Louis's hands.
Nice body punch from Louis.
A shot to the body from Okoye misses
and Louis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis misses the jab.
Louis misses with a right hand
and Okoye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Louis throws a poor cross that misses
and Okoye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Louis connects with a nice looking jab.
Louis misses with a left hand
and Okoye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Louis. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoye slips under a jab.
Louis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crapollas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Joe Louis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoye scores with a shot to the body.
Louis throws a looping overhand right but Okoye ducks down to avoid it.
Louis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Louis as he connects with a hook.
Louis throws a jab when Okoye was well out of range.
Louis looks to land a left hand but Okoye moved out of range nicely.
Okoye steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Okoye is just out of range.
Okoye smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Louis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Okoye counters with a stiff right hand.
Louis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okoye scores with a jab to the head.
Okoye has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Okoye.
Louis lands an overhand right.
Louis scores with a sloppy right hand. Okoye should have avoided that one.
Okoye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Okoye lands a nice looking kick to the body. Louis takes a step back to recover.
Louis ducks under a wild hook from Okoye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okoye.
Jab, jab by Okoye - just one landing.
Okoye looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Okoye connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Louis moves out of range as Okoye strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoye slips a jab and a cross from Louis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louis misses with a left hand
and Okoye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okoye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Louis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Okoye slips under a jab.
Louis throws a big shot that misses.
Okoye loads up on a big right hand but Louis slips the punch.
Okoye tries to land a front kick but Louis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okoye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Louis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okoye.
Louis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okoye counters with a right hand to the body.
Louis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okoye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ikemba Okoye will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Okoye misses with an uppercut.
Okoye rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Louis counters with a straight right hand.
Louis connects with a single shot there.
Louis lands with a shot to the body.
Louis throws a hook but Okoye blocks it.
Louis throws an off balance right hand
and Okoye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okoye throws a solid leg kick but Louis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okoye.
Louis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Okoye. That one must have hurt.
A jab from Okoye misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoye manages to avoid it.
Okoye looks for the body kick but Louis saw that one coming.
Okoye on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Louis throws a jab but it's blocked by Okoye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Okoye misses with a hook.
Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Okoye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Okoye lands a nice shot that snaps Louis's head back.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okoye throws a jab when Louis was well out of range.
Louis scores with a shot to the body.
Okoye misses with a series of wild punches.
Okoye walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Okoye with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okoye was well out of range. Poor timing from Louis.
Okoye throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
Okoye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Louis.
Okoye throws out a powerful jab.
Okoye cracks Louis with an open hand slap.
Okoye looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Louis throws a lazy uppercut
and Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okoye misses with a body shot.
Louis misses with a left hand
and Okoye finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Okoye thows a leg kick but Louis checks it
and Louis counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye blocks a jab.
Ikemba Okoye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Louis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Okoye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Louis.
Louis looks to land a combination. Okoye sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Okoye misses with a lunging right hand
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Okoye.
Okoye connects with an inside leg kick.
Okoye misses with a wild body shot.
Louis sizes up Okoye with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okoye throws a head kick but Louis moves out of range.
Louis throws a hook but Okoye avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoye thumps Louis with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louis throws a series of punches but Okoye avoids them all with ease.
Louis throws a right hand that misses
and Louis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okoye tries a head kick but it misses.
Louis throws a body shot but no joy.
Okoye moves forwards but Louis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okoye throws a lazy head kick
and Louis counters with a series of strikes. Okoye will be more careful next time no doubt.
Okoye throws out a loose jab but Louis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Louis lands with a nice body punch.
Okoye is breathing heavily.
Okoye fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Okoye moves out of range as Louis strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Louis will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Louis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okoye.
Okoye is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Okoye takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Okoye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Louis lands with a right hand.
Okoye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis misses with a hook.
Okoye changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Louis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Okoye misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Louis.
Okoye is rocked!
Okoye dips to his left and cracks Louis with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Louis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okoye on the side of the head.
Louis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoye manages to avoid it.
Okoye staying out of range there.
Louis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Okoye has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Louis scores with a body shot.
Louis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okoye.
Louis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Okoye throws a nice inside leg kick.
Louis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okoye throws a looping overhand right but Louis ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoye tries a head kick but it misses.
Louis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Okoye walks into a straight right hand from Louis.
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!
Louis lands with a straight right. Okoye didn't see that one coming.
Louis misses with a left hand
letting Okoye counter with a right hand.
Louis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okoye in his tracks.
Okoye is still on wobbly legs! Can Louis finish him?
Okoye throws a sloppy body shot
and Louis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Louis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okoye throws out the jab.
Louis misses with an uppercut
and Okoye makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Louis really felt that one!
Okoye seems to have recovered his senses.
Okoye misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis slips a straight right by Okoye.
The fighters circling - Louis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Louis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Okoye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louis.
Okoye throws out a counter right but Louis avoids it with no problem.
Louis swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Okoye to counter with a crisp jab.
Okoye misses with the combination.
Okoye takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Louis with a hook.
Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoye moves away.
Louis punishes Okoye's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis connects with a looping right hand.
Okoye moves forwards but Louis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Louis.
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!
Louis throws a body punch but Okoye moves out of range.
Louis backing away here, and Okoye unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Okoye fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Louis is out of range.
Louis scores with a nice head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okoye.
Louis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okoye counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Louis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Louis!
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