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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenton Okunaba (ranked 1965 p4p, 286 weight class) and Blake Justice (ranked 3457 p4p, 448 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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225 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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206 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenton Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Blake Justice!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba tries to land a front kick but Justice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okunaba lands a nice looking body shot.
Okunaba connects with a nice looking jab.
Kenton Okunaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okunaba throws a leg kick
and Justice counters with a shoot takedown. Okunaba fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okunaba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Okunaba controls Justice momentarily but Justice frees himself.
Okunaba is pulling down on Justice's head. It's preventing any offense from Justice, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Okunaba pulls Justice in close to prevent any damage.
Okunaba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justice forces his way into half guard.
Justice lands strikes from half guard.
Okunaba is looking to improve his position.
Okunaba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Okunaba.
Justice stays in close to Okunaba's body and controls the position.
Okunaba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Okunaba has control of Justice's left arm, preventing Justice from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Justice postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Okunaba is trying to keep Justice in close.
Justice throws a big right hand that misses.
Okunaba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Justice is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Justice makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Okunaba pulls Justice in close to his closed guard and prevents Justice from doing any damage or advancing position.
Okunaba keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice sitting in guard here, content to control.
Okunaba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Okunaba holds on and takes a little breather.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Okunaba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okunaba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Okunaba is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Justice avoids the body shot from Okunaba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Okunaba tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it.
Justice is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Okunaba misses with a wild body shot.
Justice has his takedown stuffed
and Okunaba counters with a nice kick to the body.
Okunaba gets caught napping as Justice dives in and scores a takedown. Okunaba manages to retain guard.
Justice wants to control from the top but Okunaba keeps moving.
Okunaba trying to control the position.
Okunaba keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Justice working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justice preventing the sweep.
Okunaba has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Justice trying to control but Okunaba is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Justice dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Okunaba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Justice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okunaba takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Justice with the counter takedown but Okunaba avoids it easily.
Okunaba slips under a jab.
Justice misses with a low kick as Okunaba jumps back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Justice or perhaps it was just good defense by Okunaba, which made it look bad.
Justice misses with a body punch
and Okunaba counters with a nice body shot.
Okunaba misses with the body kick
and Justice decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Okunaba's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Okunaba holds on and takes a little breather.
Okunaba wants to sweep but no luck.
Justice wants to control from the top but Okunaba keeps moving.
Okunaba keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justice scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Okunaba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justice trying to control but Okunaba is working from the bottom.
Justice working some strikes from top position.
Okunaba is trying to keep Justice in close.
Justice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okunaba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okunaba trying to keep a closed guard but Justice is proving a slippery customer.
Okunaba has Justice pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Okunaba's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Justice is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Justice looking to pass the guard.
Okunaba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Okunaba moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Justice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okunaba tries to land a front kick but Justice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okunaba darts in trying to clinch
and Justice counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Okunaba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Justice's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Justice's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Justice prevents Okunaba from getting a body triangle.
Blake Justice has got the better of the ground game so far.
Okunaba missing with strikes from the back.
Okunaba is looking for a rear naked choke here but Justice reverses the position brilliantly into Okunaba's guard!
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Okunaba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okunaba controlling Justice's posture.
Okunaba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Okunaba throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice wants to control from the top but Okunaba keeps moving.
Okunaba can't keep his opponent in guard - Justice advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Okunaba keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Justice thows a huge punch but Okunaba dodges it nicely.
Okunaba is trying to maintain the position but Justice is very close to passing his half guard.
Okunaba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Okunaba trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Okunaba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Justice seems content to control.
Nice strikes from Justice there.
Justice is thwarting Okunaba's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Justice 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab, jab by Okunaba - just one landing.
Okunaba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Justice.
Okunaba throws the left hand but Justice avoids the punch easily.
Okunaba lands with a nice body punch.
Justice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okunaba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice is looking for the big counter here.
Okunaba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Okunaba defends it well.
Okunaba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justice was well out of range. Poor timing from Okunaba.
Okunaba tries to clinch but Justice moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba throws a body kick that misses.
Justice feints the counter takedown.
Okunaba throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Justice moves into the clinch.
Okunaba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Okunaba.
It looks like Blake Justice has been cut.
Okunaba lands a body punch.
Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Justice blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okunaba lands a nice knee to the body.
Okunaba landing knees to the body.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Justice is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Okunaba.
Okunaba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Okunaba working Justice over with knees to the body.
Okunaba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Okunaba.
Kenton Okunaba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Okunaba as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Justice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Justice is defending well for now.
Okunaba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Okunaba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kenton Okunaba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Okunaba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justice's elbow.
Okunaba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Okunaba scores with a knee to the head.
Okunaba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justice blocks it with crossed arms.
Okunaba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Justice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okunaba misses with a knee to the head.
Justice jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Okunaba walks away with a smile on his face. Justice gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Justice takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Okunaba works Justice's body with a nice hook.
Okunaba lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Okunaba tries to clinch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice shoots in and gets a takedown into Okunaba's guard.
Okunaba throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice wants to control from the top but Okunaba keeps moving.
Okunaba has control of Justice's left arm, preventing Justice from doing any damage.
Justice in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Justice stopping the sweep attempt from Okunaba.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Okunaba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okunaba trying to control the position.
Okunaba doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Justice is fighting to break Okunaba's control of his arms but Okunaba is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Okunaba is looking to wear down Justice with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No luck for Justice with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenton Okunaba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Justice 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Justice!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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