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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cyborg Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakubu Okoroji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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220 lbs
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285 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cyborg Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yakubu Okoroji!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoroji closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the ropes.
Santos misses with a body punch.
Okoroji taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Santos prevents Okoroji from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Okoroji creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Okoroji as Santos tries to tie him up.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos tries a body shot but Okoroji blocks it.
Okoroji blocking some punches.
Okoroji blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Okoroji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okoroji wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Okoroji throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos throws a low kick, looking for Okoroji's leg but Okoroji calmly moves out of range.
Okoroji throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoroji walks into a stiff left hand from Santos.
Okoroji misses with a head kick.
Santos cracks Okoroji with a good jab.
Santos scores with a jab.
Okoroji tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Okoroji.
Okoroji misses with a kick to the body
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Okoroji tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okoroji throws a solid leg kick but Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okoroji.
Okoroji scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoroji tries to clinch up.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Yakubu Okoroji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Okoroji doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Okoroji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Okoroji back to the ropes. Santos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Okoroji throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos scores with a one two! Okoroji had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cyborg Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoroji moves away.
Santos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Okoroji.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Okoroji is just out of range.
Okoroji tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Santos lands a right hook to the body.
Santos throws a body punch but Okoroji moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos blocks a head kick by Okoroji.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoroji manages to avoid it.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Okoroji jabs at Santos's body.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okoroji.
Okoroji gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Okoroji lands a body shot.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okoroji's efforts to push away.
Santos misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santos.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okoroji's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoroji has Santos pressed against the ropes.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Okoroji manages to break the clinch.
Okoroji closes the distance and clinches.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Okoroji avoids it by throwing Santos back against the ropes.
Santos avoiding damage as Okoroji throws knees to the body.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Okoroji manages to break the clinch.
Okoroji clinches up against the ropes.
Okoroji tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.
Okoroji is trying to break free.
Okoroji is trying to stall.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Okoroji has him pressed against the ropes.
Okoroji stalling in the clinch.
Okoroji is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Okoroji tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the ropes.
Santos tries a body shot but Okoroji blocks it.
Okoroji misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Okoroji.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okoroji.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okoroji backwards.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Okoroji.
Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Okoroji.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Okoroji has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Okoroji tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Okoroji back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okoroji manages to break the clinch.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okoroji tries to clinch up.
Okoroji misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okoroji slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Okoroji tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okoroji fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okoroji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Okoroji takes the fight into the clinch.
Okoroji is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okoroji's elbow.
Okoroji blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Okoroji controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A frustrated look appears on Okoroji's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okoroji blocking some punches.
Okoroji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos throws a low kick, looking for Okoroji's leg but Okoroji calmly moves out of range.
Okoroji misses with a low kick as Santos jumps back.
Okoroji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okoroji fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos is looking to wear down Okoroji with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoroji moves away.
Okoroji clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the ropes.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Okoroji throws a head punch that misses.
Santos lands with a light punch inside.
Okoroji breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okoroji fails with an attempt to clinch.
Okoroji thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Okoroji walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okoroji.
Okoroji is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Okoroji throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okoroji moves into the clinch successfully.
Santos is working Okoroji over against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoroji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yakubu Okoroji will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Okoroji misses with a head kick.
Okoroji connects with a jab.
Okoroji tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos throws a jab when Okoroji was well out of range.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okoroji is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Okoroji takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Okoroji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okoroji throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okoroji avoids the body shot from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoroji moves into range and connects with a jab.
Okoroji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Okoroji.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yakubu Okoroji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yakubu Okoroji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okoroji throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Okoroji.
Santos lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okoroji. Okoroji circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Okoroji misses with a head kick.
Okoroji throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okoroji takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoroji looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okoroji tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
A jab from Santos does it's job there.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos closes the distance and pushes Okoroji back into the ropes.
Cyborg Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Okoroji controls his hands.
Okoroji lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okoroji breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Okoroji tries a head kick but it misses.
Okoroji thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okoroji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos throws a series of punches but Okoroji avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Santos misses.
A big left from Santos misses.
Okoroji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okoroji fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoroji cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
Okoroji ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Okoroji's ribs.
Santos thuds a left hand into Okoroji's body.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okoroji tries to clinch up.
Okoroji avoids the body shot from Santos.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okoroji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okoroji misses with a wild body shot.
Santos sizes up Okoroji with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos throws a body punch but Okoroji moves out of range.
Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okoroji in his tracks.
Santos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Okoroji will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okoroji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji pushes Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Okoroji won't allow it.
Santos can't find room to land a body shot as Okoroji controls the action.
Okoroji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okoroji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okoroji darts in trying to clinch
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Okoroji thinking.
Okoroji moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos tries a body shot but Okoroji blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji manages to break the clinch.
Okoroji wants to clinch.
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Okoroji closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Okoroji looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Okoroji paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santos throws a series of punches but Okoroji moves out of range.
Okoroji tries to clinch up
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos throws a leg kick that misses.
Okoroji tries to clinch up
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Okoroji thinking.
Okoroji doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos cracks Okoroji with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Santos throws a low kick but Okoroji moves out of range easily.
Santos is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Okoroji takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Okoroji tries to clinch up
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okoroji rushes Santos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Okoroji is trying to maintain a safe position but Santos gets an underhook and turns Okoroji into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyborg Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Okoroji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos digs a good body shot into Okoroji's ribs.
Okoroji misses with a head kick.
Okoroji scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Okoroji takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okoroji has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Okoroji showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Okoroji throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Okoroji throws a head kick that misses.
Okoroji takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okoroji tries to clinch up
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a combination
and Okoroji counters with a series of strikes. Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Okoroji backpedaling.
Santos throws a series of punches but Okoroji avoids them all with ease.
Okoroji misses with a head kick.
Okoroji gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Okoroji's head backwards.
Okoroji fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Okoroji checks a low kick from Santos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okoroji swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a hook but Okoroji avoids it easily.
Okoroji takes one to the side of the head.
Okoroji takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos stuns Okoroji with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okoroji is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okoroji takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a straight left.
Santos swings for the body but Okoroji moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Okoroji scores with a four punch combination!
Okoroji slips under a jab from Santos.
Okoroji throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Okoroji tries to clinch
and Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Santos slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okoroji looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos tries to clinch but Okoroji is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okoroji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoroji moves away.
Okoroji ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Okoroji tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Okoroji wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Okoroji throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to clinch but Okoroji is avoiding it.
Okoroji tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okoroji throws a good cross that connects.
Okoroji looks to clinch
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Okoroji doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Santos avoids the head kick by Okoroji.
Santos throws a jab when Okoroji was well out of range.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okoroji tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okoroji clinches up against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the ropes.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okoroji closes the distance looking to clinch
and Santos counters with a nice body shot.
Okoroji will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okoroji tries to clinch up
and Okoroji takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoroji throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Nice defenses there by Okoroji.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji misses with a head kick.
Okoroji swings away with a body shot that misses
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Okoroji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okoroji.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Okoroji does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
Okoroji tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okoroji goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okoroji fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Okoroji.
Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.
Okoroji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoroji manages to avoid it.
Okoroji uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Okoroji looks to land a body kick but Santos moved away.
Okoroji swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji clinches with his opponent.
Okoroji wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okoroji's elbow.
Okoroji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okoroji.
Okoroji moves to clinch but Santos breaks away
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okoroji moves to clinch but Santos breaks away
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos rushes Okoroji and presses him up against the ropes.
Okoroji can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cyborg Santos.
Well Santos 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyborg Santos!
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