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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donsone De (ranked 168 p4p, 24 weight class) and Ghazi Okah (ranked 117 p4p, 17 weight class). Okah is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rock Stone. Ghazi Okah told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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224 lbs
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210 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donsone De!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okah misses with a low kick as De jumps back.
We've been hearing reports that De has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Okah missing with a left hand there. De was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okah slips a jab from De.
Okah throws out a counter right but De avoids it with no problem.
Ghazi Okah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okah misses with a leg kick.
De tries to counter with a takedown but Okah is quick to defend against it.
De blocks a low kick nicely.
De takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okah throws out the jab.
Okah throws the kick towards the body but De avoids it.
De lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okah's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah misses the jab.
De fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okah. De does a little dance to reset his feet.
De fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Okah is out of range.
Okah moves away from the strike by De.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Okah finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okah.
Okah misses with an uppercut.
Okah looks for the body kick but De saw that one coming.
Okah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okah throws a body kick that misses.
De darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Okah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De moves away.
De lands a jab to Okah's midsection.
De wants to clinch up but Okah keeps it at a distance.
De misses with a looping left.
De tries to clinch there but Okah circles away.
De throws a body punch but Okah moves out of range.
A shot to the body from De misses
and Okah counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Okah is predictable there
and De counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De.
Okah lands a head shot.
Okah scores with a nice strike.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De blocks the body kick.
Okah lands a slapping body shot.
Okah takes a swing at De's ribcage but misses.
De looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Okah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Okah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - De looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okah lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah lands with a kick to the temple. De shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Okah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Okah.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Okah scoring well with a low kick there.
A leg kick checked by De.
De tries to clinch up.
Okah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Okah lands with a hook. De tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot lands for De.
De moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Okah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okah. De does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Okah throws out a loose jab but De uses good head movement to avoid it.
De avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De thinks about countering with a head kick.
Okah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De.
De throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okah throws a looping overhand right but De ducks down to avoid it.
De throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De.
An inside leg kick lands from De.
Okah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Okah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Okah digs a good hook to De's body.
De blocks the body kick.
Okah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De throws the left hand but Okah avoids the punch easily.
De motions for Okah to come forward. De throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De scores with a jab.
De chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De manages to avoid it.
De moves away from the strike by Okah.
Okah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Okah slams his shin into De's torso.
Okah misses the shot to the body.
De lands a slapping body shot.
De's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Okah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De wants to clinch.
De throws the left hand but Okah avoids the punch easily.
Okah follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Okah blocks the body kick.
De ducks under a wild hook from Okah.
Okah looks to land a right hand but De moved out of range.
Okah blocks the body kick.
Okah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Okah throws a half hearted mid kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether De might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Okah throws an overhand right that lands on De's shoulder, as De tries to avoid the shot.
De is looking to counter punch.
Ghazi Okah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Okah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De at a distance.
De misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okah! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Okah.
De lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Okah dips to his left and cracks De with an uppercut!
Okah clinches up with De and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Okah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De backwards.
Okah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okah lands a nice shot to the body.
De lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okah or not.
A body shot lands from Okah.
Nice body punch from Okah.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okah lands with a right to the head.
Okah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okah breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Okah finds it's target.
De fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De swats away the attempt to clinch by Okah.
Okah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okah misses with a straight left.
De appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
De digs a good hook to Okah's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okah. That's going to slow De down.
De moves out of range as Okah throws a body kick.
Okah lands a nice looking body shot.
De stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okah.
Okah connects with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as De checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De throws a solid leg kick but Okah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De.
Okah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okah lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah scores with a jab to the body.
Ghazi Okah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okah looks to score with a jab to the body but De is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from De misses the target.
Okah lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okah connects with a body shot that sends De's belly button to the back.
Okah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okah misses with a straight right.
Okah throws the kick towards the body but De avoids it.
A jab lands there for Okah.
Okah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De manages to avoid it.
Okah misses the shot to the body.
Okah moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Okah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Okah throws a low kick but De moves out of range easily.
Okah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De.
De misses the shot to the body.
Okah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okah clinches up against the cage.
Okah stops a takedown attempt from De.
De tries a body shot but Okah blocks it.
De blocking some punches.
Okah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De.
Despite the aggression on Okah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De throws a head kick that misses.
De throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As De backs off Okah throws a huge counter combo but De manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah throws a hook to the side of De's head but De sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like De wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Okah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Okah lands a jab to the head.
Okah keeps De at a distance using the push kick.
Okah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okah looks to score with a jab to the body but De is just out of range.
De looks to throw a body kick
and Okah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from De misses its intended target.
Okah misses with a hook.
De scores with the left hand. Okah knows he should have avoided that one.
De on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okah looks to score with a jab to the body but De is just out of range.
Okah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okah.
De throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De dives in for a single leg takedown but Okah sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Okah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Okah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Okah.
De is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okah.
Donsone De has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okah blocks a head kick by De.
Okah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De was well out of range. Poor timing from Okah.
De jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okah. That's going to slow De down.
De misses the shot to the body.
A big right from De misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De with a nice cross.
De is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okah.
Okah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De tries to clinch there but Okah circles away.
Okah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Okah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De. That one must have hurt.
Okah jabs De to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okah throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Okah there.
Okah missing with a left hand there. De was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Okah walks into a jab.
Okah gets a clinch.
De lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De tries a body shot but Okah blocks it.
De looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
Okah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okah blocks an uppercut.
De scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ghazi Okah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, De scores with a nice short uppercut.
De scores with a hook to the body.
De lands a left hand.
De misses with a punch on the inside.
Ghazi Okah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De lands a hook to the side of the head.
De tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ghazi Okah.
Well Okah 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghazi Okah!
An out of breath Ghazi Okah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Donsone De spoke after the fight, saying 'The only real victory are KOs, and you failed. Savor the Win, You'll know why I let you have the W, because somebody is going to get cucked by his girl with me soon. *smirks*'.
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RATING
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