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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Ehrmantraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Ehrmantraut!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ehrmantraut throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okabe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okabe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ehrmantraut misses with a leg kick.
Ehrmantraut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okabe.
Okabe looks for a takedown but Ehrmantraut sprawls well.
Okabe blocks a low kick nicely.
Ehrmantraut connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Okabe's hands.
Okabe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut takes a swing at Okabe's ribcage but misses.
Okabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ehrmantraut moves away.
Ehrmantraut wants to clinch up but Okabe keeps it at a distance.
Ehrmantraut misses with a low kick.
Ehrmantraut works Okabe's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe throws a hook but Ehrmantraut avoids it easily.
Ehrmantraut looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A shot to the liver by Ehrmantraut. Beautiful body shot.
Okabe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ehrmantrauts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ehrmantraut scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ehrmantraut feints and then cracks Okabe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okabe down.
A big left from Ehrmantraut misses.
Ehrmantraut misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ehrmantraut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okabe blocks a head kick by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut slips a jab from Okabe.
Okabe fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ehrmantraut to the ground. Okabe is now in Ehrmantraut's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ehrmantraut is keeping the position for now.
Okabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ehrmantraut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okabe is really struggling to control Ehrmantraut but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Okabe is stalling in the full guard.
Okabe throwing strikes from guard but Ehrmantraut blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut wants to stand but Okabe is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ehrmantraut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okabe is looking to pass into half guard but Ehrmantraut pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ehrmantraut is in guard.
Ehrmantraut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ehrmantraut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ehrmantraut accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Okabe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okabe has momentary wrist control but Ehrmantraut slips an elbow through the middle.
Okabe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ehrmantraut throwing strikes from guard but Okabe blocks nicely.
Okabe trying to control the position.
Ehrmantraut looking to pass the guard.
Okabe managing to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ehrmantraut makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Ehrmantraut dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good leg kick by Ehrmantraut there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Okabe misses with a straight left.
Ehrmantraut throws a hook but Okabe avoids it easily.
Michael Ehrmantraut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ehrmantraut with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Okabe to score with a decent uppercut.
Okabe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okabe thows a body shot but no joy.
Ehrmantraut wants to clinch up but Okabe keeps it at a distance.
Ehrmantraut looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Okabe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okabe stuns Ehrmantraut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ehrmantraut doesn't manage to clinch there - Okabe circles away.
Okabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut tries to clinch up.
Ehrmantraut throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Okabe has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okabe. Ehrmantraut does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Ehrmantraut misses the target.
Michael Ehrmantraut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ehrmantraut is looking to score with low kicks.
Ehrmantraut moves away from the strike by Okabe.
Ehrmantraut lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ehrmantraut blocks a jab.
Ehrmantraut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okabe.
Okabe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ehrmantraut's guard.
Okabe throws a big right hand that misses.
Okabe is looking to work some ground and pound but Ehrmantraut has wrist control.
Okabe tries to free his leg and advance position but Ehrmantraut is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut pushes Okabe off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ehrmantraut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okabe.
Ehrmantraut lands with an uppercut that bounces Okabe off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ehrmantraut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okabe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ehrmantraut!
Ehrmantraut tries to lock up and control but Okabe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Okabe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Okabe misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kenji Okabe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe won't let Ehrmantraut get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ehrmantraut is squirming around, avoiding Okabe's attempts to control the action.
Ehrmantraut avoids a series of strikes thrown by Okabe.
Okabe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Michael Ehrmantraut has been cut.
Okabe throws a strike there. Ehrmantraut manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Okabe wants to control but Ehrmantraut is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okabe tries to pass to full mount but Ehrmantraut defends it.
Okabe is trying to control the action in half guard but Ehrmantraut is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okabe trying to pass the guard but Ehrmantraut defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okabe working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ehrmantraut's thigh. Ehrmantraut counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Okabe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Ehrmantraut's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ehrmantraut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okabe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okabe looks to land a left hand but Ehrmantraut moved out of range nicely.
Ehrmantraut thows a body shot but no joy.
Okabe throws a body punch but Ehrmantraut moves out of range.
Ehrmantraut throws a leg kick that is checked
and Okabe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ehrmantraut swings for the body but Okabe moves out of range.
Okabe throws a jab when Ehrmantraut was well out of range.
Ehrmantraut slips a jab from Okabe.
Okabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okabe throws a hook to the side of Ehrmantraut's head but Ehrmantraut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ehrmantraut lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe just misses with a punch to the body.
Ehrmantraut throws out a loose jab but Okabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okabe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Okabe.
Ehrmantraut pushes Okabe up against the cage in a clinch.
Okabe tries to break the clinch but Ehrmantraut is controlling the position.
Okabe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ehrmantraut regains guard.
Ehrmantraut preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Okabe slips nicely into half guard.
Okabe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ehrmantraut pushes Okabe off looking to stand but Okabe dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okabe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ehrmantraut knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okabe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Okabe throws a strike but Ehrmantraut avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Okabe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe distracts Ehrmantraut with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Okabe throws a big right hand that misses.
Okabe wants to pass the guard but Ehrmantraut is keeping the position.
Okabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Ehrmantraut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ehrmantraut working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Okabe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okabe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ehrmantraut swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ehrmantraut wants to stand up but Okabe is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Okabe wants to control from the top but Ehrmantraut keeps moving.
Kenji Okabe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Okabe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ehrmantraut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ehrmantraut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ehrmantraut throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Okabe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Okabe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Okabe!
A less than humble Kenji Okabe misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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