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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chukwuemeka Okoye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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189 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chukwuemeka Okoye!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoye tries to clinch up but Fitzgibbon circles away and keeps his distance.
Okoye tries to clinch there but Fitzgibbon circles away.
Chukwuemeka Okoye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoye takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Okoye doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzgibbon circles away.
Okoye moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Okoye.
Fitzgibbon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fitzgibbon tries to break free but Okoye pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzgibbon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okoye has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Okoye.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Okoye is controlling him.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free but Okoye has control.
Okoye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free but Okoye has control.
Okoye with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon has been cut.
Fitzgibbon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzgibbon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fitzgibbon thows a body shot but no joy.
Fitzgibbon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okoye moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgibbon pushes him off.
Fitzgibbon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fitzgibbon scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzgibbon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okoye.
Okoye tries to clinch there but Fitzgibbon circles away.
Fitzgibbon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzgibbon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okoye is looking to clinch.
Fitzgibbon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okoye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okoye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye has closed the distance and engaged Fitzgibbon in a clinch.
Fitzgibbon manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon blocks the body kick.
Fitzgibbon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okoye is looking to clinch.
Okoye moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgibbon pushes him off.
Okoye tries to clinch up but Fitzgibbon circles away and keeps his distance.
Okoye tries to clinch but Fitzgibbon is having none of it.
Okoye doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzgibbon circles away.
Okoye doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzgibbon circles away.
Fitzgibbon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okoye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Fitzgibbon does no damage.
Fitzgibbon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okoye fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fitzgibbon avoids it really well and circles away.
Fitzgibbon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fitzgibbon is breathing heavily.
A big right from Okoye misses.
Fitzgibbon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okoye circles away quickly and effectively.
Okoye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitzgibbon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoye pushes Fitzgibbon up against the cage in a clinch.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break free.
Okoye misses with an elbow strike.
Fitzgibbon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Okoye landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fitzgibbon avoiding damage as Okoye throws knees to the body.
Okoye lands a body punch.
Okoye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okoye landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Okoye.
Okoye crunches a lovely knee into Fitzgibbon's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okoye gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Okoye.
Fitzgibbon takes an elbow to the temple.
Okoye scores a nice knee to the body.
Okoye using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgibbon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitzgibbon can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Okoye.
Okoye with a knee to the head.
Okoye lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fitzgibbon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Okoye connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Okoye - that landed with a thud.
Okoye using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgibbon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Okoye.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch but Okoye keeps him there for the moment.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okoye scores with a shot to the side of Fitzgibbon's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzgibbon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fitzgibbon tries to break the clinch but Okoye is controlling the position.
Okoye keeps control of Fitzgibbon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okoye landing knees to the body.
Okoye lands a knee to the head.
Fitzgibbon tries to break free but Okoye pushes him back against the cage.
Okoye keeps control of Fitzgibbon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okoye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzgibbon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fitzgibbon tries to break the clinch but Okoye is controlling the position.
Fitzgibbon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fitzgibbon tries to break free but Okoye pushes him back against the cage.
Fitzgibbon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okoye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okoye takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fitzgibbon lands with a shot to the body.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgibbon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Okoye misses its intended target.
Fitzgibbon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fitzgibbon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okoye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okoye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgibbon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzgibbon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Okoye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fitzgibbon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fitzgibbon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgibbon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzgibbon lands a jab to the nose.
Okoye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fitzgibbon tries to keep at a distance but Okoye has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fitzgibbon avoiding damage as Okoye throws knees to the body.
Fitzgibbon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Okoye landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Fitzgibbon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okoye.
Okoye lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitzgibbon won't want to take too many of those.
Fitzgibbon working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Okoye.
Okoye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okoye throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break free.
Okoye lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitzgibbon won't want to take too many of those.
Fitzgibbon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okoye scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chukwuemeka Okoye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Okoye is looking to clinch.
Okoye misses with a takedown attempt - Fitzgibbon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheers as Fitzgibbon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Okoye doesn't seem phased though.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okoye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzgibbon.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgibbon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okoye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgibbon sizes up Okoye with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fitzgibbon lands with a right hand.
Fitzgibbon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Okoye tries to clinch up.
Okoye wants to clinch up but Fitzgibbon keeps it at a distance.
Fitzgibbon connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzgibbon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fitzgibbon connects with a jab.
Fitzgibbon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fitzgibbon throws a series of punches but Okoye avoids them all with ease.
Fitzgibbon lands a nice shot to the body.
Fitzgibbon scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitzgibbon scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitzgibbon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitzgibbon scores with a jab.
Fitzgibbon throws a nice looking combination but Okoye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fitzgibbon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Okoye moves forwards but Fitzgibbon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fitzgibbon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okoye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fitzgibbon swats away the attempt to clinch by Okoye.
Nice uppercut there from Fitzgibbon.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgibbon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okoye walks into a left hand.
Okoye takes a jab right on the kisser.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgibbon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okoye wants to clinch up but Fitzgibbon keeps it at a distance.
Okoye has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fitzgibbon throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon looks to land a combination but Okoye avoids it well.
Okoye moves in looking to clinch but Fitzgibbon pushes him off.
Fitzgibbon swats away the attempt to clinch by Okoye.
Okoye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgibbon throws the left hand but Okoye avoids the punch easily.
Okoye is looking to clinch.
Fitzgibbon scores with a nice strike.
Fitzgibbon jabs Okoye right on the nose. Okoye blinks but takes it well.
Okoye tries to clinch up but Fitzgibbon circles away and keeps his distance.
Okoye doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzgibbon circles away.
Fitzgibbon misses with a hook. Okoye ducked under it nicely.
Okoye drives through and clinches with Fitzgibbon against the cage.
Okoye looking to stall.
Okoye misses with an elbow strike.
Okoye using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgibbon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitzgibbon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fitzgibbon blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Okoye.
Fitzgibbon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okoye with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fitzgibbon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fitzgibbon working hard to break the clinch.
Okoye tries a knee to the head but Fitzgibbon blocks it.
Okoye looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgibbon is blocking nicely.
Fitzgibbon is trying to force a seperation but Okoye has the dominant position.
Fitzgibbon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okoye has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzgibbon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fitzgibbon breaks the clinch.
Okoye closes the distance and pushes Fitzgibbon back into the cage.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Okoye is controlling him.
Fitzgibbon wants to get back to striking at distance but Okoye won't allow it.
Fitzgibbon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fitzgibbon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzgibbon lands a jab to Okoye's midsection.
Fitzgibbon throws a series of punches but Okoye avoids them all with ease.
Fitzgibbon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fitzgibbon tries to keep at a distance but Okoye has taken the fight into the clinch.
Okoye misses with a knee to the head.
Fitzgibbon manages to break the clinch.
Okoye tries to clinch there but Fitzgibbon circles away.
Fitzgibbon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Okoye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Okoye walks into a stiff left hand from Fitzgibbon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon swats away the attempt to clinch by Okoye.
Fitzgibbon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fitzgibbon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fitzgibbon looks to land a left hand but Okoye moved out of range nicely.
Okoye tries to clinch up.
Fitzgibbon throws a nice looking combination but Okoye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okoye pushes Fitzgibbon away with a front kick.
Okoye forces Fitzgibbon back against the cage and clinches.
Okoye throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okoye can't find room to land a body shot as Fitzgibbon controls the action.
Okoye pushes Fitzgibbon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okoye unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitzgibbon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break the clinch but Okoye is controlling him.
Okoye tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitzgibbon wants to get back to striking at distance but Okoye won't allow it.
Fitzgibbon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Okoye scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitzgibbon breaks from the clinch.
Fitzgibbon misses with a hook. Okoye ducked under it nicely.
Okoye takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgibbon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitzgibbon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fitzgibbon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okoye circles away quickly and effectively.
Fitzgibbon keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzgibbon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoye manages to avoid it.
Fitzgibbon tries to bum rush Okoye with a series of wild strikes but Okoye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgibbon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okoye doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzgibbon circles away.
Okoye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitzgibbon tests Okoye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Fitzgibbon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgibbon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitzgibbon misses with an uppercut. Okoye saw that one coming.
Fitzgibbon dips to his left and cracks Okoye with an uppercut!
Okoye scores with a leg kick.
Fitzgibbon misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzgibbon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okoye wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitzgibbon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okoye slips under a jab.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon is winning the standup battle so far.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fitzgibbon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Fitzgibbon does no damage.
Okoye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgibbon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzgibbon keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitzgibbon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fitzgibbon duly obliges.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Okoye dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Okoye is looking to control Fitzgibbon's arms but Fitzgibbon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Okoye has his back to the cage.
Okoye lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Okoye landing knees to the head.
Fitzgibbon dodges an elbow strike from Okoye.
Chukwuemeka Okoye seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okoye landing knees to the head.
Okoye has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fitzgibbon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okoye misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzgibbon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Okoye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon throws a right and a left that Okoye avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fitzgibbon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Okoye tries a low kick but Fitzgibbon avoids it.
Fitzgibbon throws a body punch but Okoye moves out of range.
Fitzgibbon misses with the combination.
Okoye moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Okoye.
Okoye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzgibbon manages to break the clinch.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgibbon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzgibbon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Okoye takes the fight into the clinch.
Okoye lands a good knee to the midsection. Fitzgibbon won't want to take too many of those.
Okoye tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzgibbon's elbow.
Fitzgibbon avoids the elbow strike from Okoye, against the cage.
Okoye tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgibbon blocks with his arms.
Fitzgibbon is trying to break free.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free but Okoye has control.
Fitzgibbon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okoye lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fitzgibbon wants to get back to striking at distance but Okoye won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye keeps control of Fitzgibbon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fitzgibbon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fitzgibbon avoiding damage as Okoye throws knees to the body.
Okoye throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgibbon tries to break the clinch but Okoye is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okoye obliges.
Okoye keeps control of Fitzgibbon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okoye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitzgibbon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Okoye lands a knee to the head.
Fitzgibbon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitzgibbon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fitzgibbon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okoye.
Fitzgibbon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fitzgibbon misses with a series of wild punches.
Fitzgibbon keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okoye looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okoye clinches.
Fitzgibbon manages to break the clinch.
Okoye tries to clinch up but Fitzgibbon circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fitzgibbon throws a lazy right hand but Okoye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okoye darts in and clinches Fitzgibbon up against the cage.
Fitzgibbon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Okoye landing knees to the head.
Fitzgibbon manages to break the clinch.
Fitzgibbon cracks a nice hook into Okoye's ribs.
Okoye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okoye has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fitzgibbon throws a series of punches but Okoye moves out of range.
Okoye has closed the distance and engaged Fitzgibbon in a clinch.
Okoye misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzgibbon.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fitzgibbon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okoye using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgibbon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitzgibbon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Fitzgibbon.
Okoye wants to clinch up but Fitzgibbon keeps it at a distance.
Okoye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitzgibbon swinging wildly here.
Okoye is looking to clinch but Fitzgibbon is avoiding it.
Okoye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chukwuemeka Okoye.
I think Okoye has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chukwuemeka Okoye!
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