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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koji Kenjahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiapo Okina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenjahara comes to the ring accompanied by Roll wit Uz by Thai. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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135 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Poweful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Kenjahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiapo Okina!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okina takes a swing at Kenjahara's ribcage but misses.
Okina connects with a looping right hand.
Okina swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenjahara.
Nice takedown defense from Okina. No joy for Kenjahara on that attempt.
Kenjahara scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Okina regains half guard.
Okina wants to improve his position but Kenjahara is controlling well.
Kenjahara moves into full mount! Okina won't be happy about that!
Kenjahara wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Okina regains half guard.
Okina slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kenjahara trying to control the position from guard on top but Okina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okina manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenjahara manages to get himself to full guard.
Kenjahara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Okina wants to control from the top but Kenjahara keeps moving.
Okina pushes down on Kenjahara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Okina thows a huge punch but Kenjahara dodges it nicely.
Kenjahara is looking to improve his position.
Okina lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kenjahara throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Okina connects with a nice short shot to Kenjahara's temple.
Okina working over Kenjahara with some ground and pound. Kenjahara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Okina lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Okina lands a nice short elbow.
Okina prevents Kenjahara from standing back up.
Kenjahara punching from the bottom.
Kenjahara is staying active underneath Okina, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Okina keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Okina moves into full mount! Kenjahara won't be happy about that!
Kenjahara regains half guard.
Kenjahara is breathing heavily.
Kenjahara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kenjahara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Okina passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okina looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kenjahara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Okina is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kenjahara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kenjahara is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Okina jumps into side control!
Kenjahara is looking to regain half guard here but Okina keeps moving and retains side control.
Kenjahara takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kenjahara tries to bench press Okina off him but Okina keeps the position.
Okina looks up at the clock and then as Kenjahara takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Okina smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Okina lands some shots froms side control.
Kenjahara is not content to let Okina control the position.
Okina scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okina working the ground and pound.
Okina advances to full mount.
Okina lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kenjahara hang on?
Okina landing strikes from the mount.
Kenjahara taking shots to the head.
Okina scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kenjahara?
Okina looking to secure an arm triangle but Kenjahara defends it well.
Okina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kenjahara throwing hammer fists to the chest of Okina. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okina breaks from Kenjahara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Okina dominated that round.
That's time! Kenjahara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okina lands a glancing blow to the side of Kenjahara's head.
Okina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenjahara.
Nice sprawl there from Okina as Kenjahara shoots in.
Kenjahara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenjahara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Okina tries to clinch there but Kenjahara circles away.
Kenjahara looks for a takedown but Okina sprawls well.
Okina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okina shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kenjahara is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Okina connects with a nice short shot to Kenjahara's temple.
Kenjahara on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Okina passes to side control.
Okina is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kenjahara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Okina's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kenjahara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Okina wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Okina controlling from side mount.
Kenjahara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Okina wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okina looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kenjahara sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kenjahara manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Okina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okina throwing strikes but missing.
Okina trying to control but Kenjahara is working from the bottom.
Kenjahara has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Okina is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kenjahara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okina stands up.
Okina scores with a punch to the head.
Okina scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kenjahara is trying to get back to full guard.
Okina winds up and cracks Kenjahara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Okina is working for a submission of some sort.
Kenjahara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenjahara is looking to control Okina's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kenjahara avoid being mounted?
Okina trying to control the action but Kenjahara is working from the bottom.
Kenjahara looking for submissions off his back.
Okina moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kenjahara.
Kenjahara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Okina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Okina wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okina lands with a right hand.
Okina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Okina throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okina wants to clinch
and Kenjahara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Okina makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Okina.
Okina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Okina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okina lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kenjahara!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenjahara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kenjahara is working hard here to advance position.
Kenjahara taking shots to the head.
Okina trying to control but Kenjahara is having none of it.
Okina looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kenjahara is working to get back to half guard.
Okina lands with some strikes.
Okina connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kenjahara is bucking up trying to escape but Okina cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kenjahara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Okina on the ground.
Kenjahara tries to reverse the position but Okina maintains control.
Okina punishing his opponent with strikes.
Okina pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Okina connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Okina scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kenjahara is looking to improve his position but Okina isn't that keen on the idea.
Okina working Kenjahara over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okina looking to finish Kenjahara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kenjahara!
Okina connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Okina putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kenjahara is trying desperately to improve position.
Okina dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Okina connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Okina working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kenjahara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Okina trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Okina scoring with strikes but Kenjahara is staying in there.
Kenjahara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okina prevents Kenjahara from getting the reversal.
Okina landing strikes from the mount and Kenjahara is in trouble!
Okina is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kenjahara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Okina controlling from mount.
Kenjahara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hiapo Okina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kenjahara in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Okina working Kenjahara over with strikes here.
Okina tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kenjahara is desperately trying to improve his position but Okina has a good base and remains in mount.
Koji Kenjahara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okina is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiapo Okina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okina has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiapo Okina!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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