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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyon Okiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights as his entrance music. Lyon Okiro had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyon Okiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Okiro misses.
Okiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses
and Okiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Okiro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okiro is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Okiro working hard to break the clinch.
Okiro misses with the head strike.
Okiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okiro effectively controlling the action here.
Okiro wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Okiro is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Okiro.
Okiro leaning against his opponent.
Okiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson is pushing Okiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Okiro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Okiro.
Okiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okiro throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Okiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Okiro scores with a hook.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Okiro tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Okiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Okiro. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okiro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Okiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Okiro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Okiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okiro.
Okiro gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Okiro avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lyon Okiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Okiro avoids a kick to the body.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Okiro has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okiro's efforts to push away.
Johnson has Okiro pushed against the cage.
Okiro throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okiro misses with some punches.
Okiro wants to stall.
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Okiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Okiro controls the action.
Okiro is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A shot in the inside from Okiro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Okiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson tries a body shot but Okiro blocks it.
Okiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lyon Okiro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson is looking to chop away at Okiro's legs.
Johnson misses the jab.
Okiro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Okiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson's head.
Okiro stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Okiro misses.
Okiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Okiro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Okiro's head but Okiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lyon Okiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okiro tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okiro has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson just leaning against Okiro, taking a breather.
Okiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okiro prevents a body shot from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okiro working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Okiro misses with the head strike.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Lyon Okiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Okiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okiro misses with some punches.
A short right from Okiro on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okiro.
Okiro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okiro wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Okiro stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Okiro lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Okiro fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Okiro.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
A short uppercut from Okiro.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Okiro.
Okiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okiro.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Okiro.
Okiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Okiro.
Okiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Okiro tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okiro backwards.
Johnson lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Johnson.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Okiro trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Okiro into the cage.
Okiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okiro stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Balrog Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Okiro moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Okiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Okiro - just one landing.
Okiro misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Okiro jumps back.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okiro looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Okiro fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Okiro as he checks the leg kick.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but Okiro saw it coming and moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okiro.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lyon Okiro will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Okiro tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Okiro swinging wildly here.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okiro.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Okiro off balance momentarily.
Johnson misses with a hook. Okiro ducked under it nicely.
Okiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Okiro avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Okiro moves out of range easily.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Okiro keeps it at a distance.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Okiro jumps back.
Okiro is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okiro misses with a double jab.
Okiro with a hook.
Okiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okiro.
Johnson jabs at Okiro's body.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Okiro misses with a straight left.
Okiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
Okiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro throws a body kick that misses.
Okiro wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Okiro pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okiro throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Okiro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okiro blocks the body kick.
Lyon Okiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Okiro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. Okiro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okiro tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Okiro throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
Okiro clinches.
Okiro misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okiro stalls.
Okiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson pushes Okiro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Okiro.
Johnson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Okiro up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Okiro fails to land.
Okiro working aggressively here.
Okiro pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Johnson.
Okiro blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Okiro's head.
Okiro tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okiro's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okiro looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Okiro's head but Okiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okiro clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Okiro misses with a straight left.
Balrog Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okiro looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Balrog Johnson.
I think Okiro 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyon Okiro!
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