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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Heredia (ranked 448 p4p, 244 weight class) and Kobe Okoro (ranked 59 p4p, 31 weight class). Heredia's entrance music is Moncho Chavea, Deikirisy Escopeta. A fine choice. Okoro has chosen G.O.M.D as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roberto Heredia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kobe Okoro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoro has Heredia up against the cage in a clinch.
Okoro can't find room to land a body shot as Heredia controls the action.
Okoro lands a good knee to the midsection. Heredia won't want to take too many of those.
Heredia is leaning against Okoro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heredia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Heredia fails to land.
Okoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Heredia.
Okoro blocks an uppercut.
Heredia lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Kobe Okoro has been cut.
Heredia struggles to land a body shot inside as Okoro controls his hands.
Okoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Heredia backwards.
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heredia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heredia is leaning against Okoro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heredia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heredia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heredia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Okoro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heredia's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Heredia fails to land.
Heredia 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 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heredia misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Okoro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Heredia fails to land.
Okoro trying to land knees to the body.
Heredia is looking to control Okoro's arms but Okoro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heredia has his back to the cage.
Heredia managing to block the knees to the body from Okoro.
I was talking to Heredia's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Okoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heredias head.
Heredia misses with a punch to the body.
Okoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Okoro trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okoro.
Heredia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Okoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heredia tries to throw a body punch but Okoro avoids it by throwing Heredia back against the cage.
Heredia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heredia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okoro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Heredia backwards.
Heredia stalling in the clinch but Okoro improves position.
Heredia presses Okoro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heredia.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heredia avoids it.
Heredia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heredia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heredia misses with a punch to the body.
Heredia lands with a left to the head.
Heredia prevents a body shot from Okoro.
Heredia misses with some punches.
Heredia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okoro misses with the head strike.
Okoro scores a nice knee to the body.
Heredia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okoro backwards.
Okoro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heredia's elbow.
Okoro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okoro lands a left hand.
Heredia lands a left hand.
Okoro lands with a short shot to the head.
Heredia misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heredia.
Okoro misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heredia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heredia tries to work over Okoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heredia managing to block the knees to the body from Okoro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heredia managing to block the knees to the body from Okoro.
Heredia works on Okoro's body with a couple of short punches.
Heredia misses with a punch to the body.
Heredia lands a right hand.
Heredia misses with a punch to the body.
Okoro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Heredia is breathing heavily.
Okoro missing with knees to the body.
Okoro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Okoro.
Knees to the body from Okoro.
Okoro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Okoro lands a nice knee to the body.
Okoro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Okoro - that landed with a thud.
Okoro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoro working Heredia over with knees to the body.
Okoro lands a nice uppercut.
Okoro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Roberto Heredia has been cut.
Okoro scores a nice knee to the body.
Okoro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heredia trying to control the position but instead, Okoro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heredia into the cage.
Okoro scores a nice knee to the body.
Okoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okoro lands a left hand.
Okoro crunches a lovely knee into Heredia's ribcage.
Heredia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Okoro lands a good knee to the midsection. Heredia won't want to take too many of those.
Okoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Heredia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okoro lands with a light punch inside.
Okoro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heredias head.
Okoro lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okoro blocks an uppercut.
Okoro lands a shot to the body.
Heredia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heredia is trying to maintain a safe position but Okoro gets an underhook and turns Heredia into the cage.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heredia avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Okoro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Heredia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Okoro.
Crunch! Okoro slams his shin into Heredia's torso.
Okoro thuds his right hand into Heredia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heredia looks to land a right hand but Okoro moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okoro! But no joy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Okoro 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.
Okoro drives through and clinches with Heredia against the cage.
Okoro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heredia is defending well for now.
Okoro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro prevents a body shot from Heredia.
Okoro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heredia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okoro obliges.
Okoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Okoro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heredia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okoro pushes Heredia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 cracks Heredia with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okoro obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heredia managing to block the knees to the body from Okoro.
Okoro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heredia.
Okoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heredia lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heredia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Okoro missing with knees to the body.
Heredia avoiding damage as Okoro throws knees to the body.
Okoro scores a nice knee to the body.
Heredia avoiding damage as Okoro throws knees to the body.
Okoro lands a shot to the body.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike.
Okoro landing knees to the body.
Okoro lands a knee to the body.
Kobe Okoro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okoro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okoro taking a breather.
Okoro controlling the action here for a moment.
Okoro scores a nice knee to the body.
Okoro pushes Heredia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Okoro - that landed with a thud.
Okoro missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okoro.
Okoro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Okoro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heredia can't find room to land a body shot as Okoro controls the action.
Okoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Okoro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heredia is defending well for now.
Okoro lands a knee to the body.
Okoro landing knees to the body.
Okoro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heredia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okoro obliges.
Okoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okoro lands with a left to the head.
Okoro pushes Heredia back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okoro crunches a lovely knee into Heredia's ribcage.
Okoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Okoro lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heredia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Okoro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okoro scores a nice knee to the body.
Okoro gets through Heredia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heredia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Okoro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okoro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heredia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Okoro.
Okoro lands with a left to the head.
Okoro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okoro tries a body shot but Heredia blocks it.
Heredia takes a shot to the head.
Okoro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heredia is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okoro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Heredia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okoro pushes Heredia against the cage. Okoro is working some dirty boxing. Okoro pushes off with a quick right hook! Heredia goes down! Heredia tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Okoro moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kobe Okoro!
During a confident post fight interview, Kobe Okoro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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