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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Okongwu (ranked 617 p4p, 810 weight class) and Ousmane Cisse (ranked 92 p4p, 117 weight class). Okongwu comes to the cage accompanied by Killin Dem (ft. Zlatan) - Burna Boy. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Okongwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ousmane Cisse!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okongwu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cisse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okongwu throws a leg kick which misses Cisse's front leg but catches the back leg as Cisse tries to avoid it.
Cisse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okongwu.
Cisse swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cisse fails to land with a series of punches.
Cisse stalks Okongwu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Okongwu's face. Okongwu staggers backwards, shaken.
Okongwu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okongwu lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Ousmane Cisse has been cut.
Okongwu lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okongwu connects with an inside leg kick.
Cisse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okongwu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Okongwu.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okongwu.
Cisse lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cisse swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cisse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Okongwu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cisse blocks the body kick.
Cisse is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Okongwu with a body shot.
A jab from Cisse misses.
Cisse throws a right hand that Okongwu ducks under and follows up with a left that Okongwu also avoids with ease.
Cisse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Okongwu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cisse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cisse lands a glancing blow to the side of Okongwu's head.
Okongwu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Okongwu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cisse to score with a decent uppercut.
Okongwu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cisse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okongwu.
Cisse throws a hook but Okongwu blocks it.
Okongwu throwing a counter right hand but Cisse manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Cisse.
Cisse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okongwu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cisse throws a body punch but Okongwu moves out of range.
Okongwu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okongwu scoring well with a low kick there.
Okongwu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cisse swinging wildly here.
Cisse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okongwu.
Cisse connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Okongwu's hands.
Okongwu scores with a nice body kick.
Cisse ducks right into an uppercut from Okongwu.
Cisse blocks a leg kick.
Cisse's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cisse throws a right and a left that Okongwu avoids nicely.
Okongwu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cisse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okongwu.
Okongwu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okongwu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cisse throws a lazy uppercut
and Okongwu counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Cisse blocks the leg kick.
Cisse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cisse misses with a body shot.
You can see that Cisse has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Okongwu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cisse throws a poor cross that misses
and Okongwu counters with a nice body shot.
Cisse checks a low kick from Okongwu.
Cisse swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cisse misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cisse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okongwu counters with a leg kick.
Okongwu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okongwu throws a low kick but Cisse avoids it.
Okongwu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cisse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okongwu manages to avoid it.
Okongwu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Okongwu throws a body shot but no joy.
Cisse connects with a right hand. Okongwu shakes it off.
Cisse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Okongwu does no damage.
Okongwu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cisse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cisse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cisse connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Okongwu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ousmane Cisse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ousmane Cisse's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cisse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okongwu manages to avoid it.
Ousmane Cisse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okongwu sizes up Cisse with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Cisse finds it's way through Okongwu's defenses.
A low kick from Okongwu is predictable there
and Cisse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cisse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cisse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cisse misses with a double jab.
Cisse lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Okongwu slips a straight right by Cisse.
Cisse looks to land a left hand but Okongwu moved out of range nicely.
Okongwu throws a front kick aimed at Cisse's knee but Cisse avoids it well.
Okongwu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cisse connects with a body shot that sends Okongwu's belly button to the back.
Ousmane Cisse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cisse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okongwu manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cisse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okongwu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cisse scores with a jab to the body.
Okongwu throws a poor cross that misses
and Cisse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cisse lands a nice shot to the body.
Cisse moves out of range of the body kick from Okongwu.
Cisse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cisse loads up on a big right hand but Okongwu slips the punch.
Ousmane Cisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okongwu throws a low kick, looking for Cisse's leg but Cisse calmly moves out of range.
Okongwu connects with a leg kick.
Cisse drops Okongwu with a beautiful combination! Okongwu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cisse is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okongwu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cisse will feel that in the morning.
Cisse cracks Okongwu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cisse on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cisse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cisse has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cisse misses with a body shot.
Cisse lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Okongwu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cisse throws out a loose jab but Okongwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okongwu moves out of range of the strikes.
Okongwu looks to score with a jab to the body but Cisse is just out of range.
Okongwu tries to clinch up but Cisse circles away and keeps his distance.
Okongwu scores with the left hand. Cisse knows he should have avoided that one.
Cisse swinging wildly here.
Cisse stalks Okongwu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Okongwu's face. Okongwu staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cisse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okongwu misses the jab.
Okongwu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cisse is breathing heavily.
Okongwu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cisse throws out the jab.
Okongwu tried to counter with a leg kick but Cisse avoided it.
Okongwu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Okongwu!
A nice inside leg kick there by Okongwu. That's going to slow Cisse down.
Cisse takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cisse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cisse swings widly with a right hand
and Okongwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cisse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okongwu was well out of range. Poor timing from Cisse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cisse throws a body shot but no joy.
Cisse fails to land with a series of punches.
Okongwu lands a leg kick that knocks Cisse off balance momentarily.
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!
Okongwu scores with a sloppy right hand. Cisse should have avoided that one.
Okongwu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cisse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cisse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cisse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Okongwu counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Cisse has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Isaiah Okongwu!
Isaiah Okongwu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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