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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yeah Ok (ranked 3674 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frano Norteza (ranked 4375 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeah Ok has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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164 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeah Ok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frano Norteza!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norteza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ok pushes Norteza up against the cage in a clinch.
Ok gets control of Norteza's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ok will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Norteza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ok is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Norteza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ok has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Norteza has managed to get both his arms back between Ok's legs - danger averted.
Norteza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Norteza looking to sit in guard and control but Ok gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ok postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Norteza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ok, into his 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 Ok holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ok keeping moving, preventing Norteza from controlling successfully.
Ok throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Norteza looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norteza postures up in Ok's guard and throws a big left but Ok blocks it.
Norteza wants to control from the top but Ok keeps moving.
Norteza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Norteza throws a big right hand that misses.
Norteza trying to control but Ok is working from the bottom.
Ok keeping full guard, as Norteza tries to pass.
Ok is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Norteza should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Norteza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ok swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ok is looking for a triangle but Norteza pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ok seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ok has his foot on Norteza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Norteza works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norteza wants to control from the top but Ok keeps moving.
Ok is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norteza tries to clinch there but Ok circles away.
Norteza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ok dodges the punch combination from Norteza.
Norteza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Norteza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norteza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norteza scores with a one two! Ok had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Yeah Ok has been cut.
Norteza tries to close the distance and clinch but Ok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ok has managed to clinch.
Ok misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Norteza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ok just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ok can't find room to land a body shot as Norteza controls the action.
Ok has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Norteza uses from the top position.
Norteza is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ok is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ok has escaped and now he's on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Norteza is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ok looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeah Ok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yeah Ok's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ok closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Norteza tries to pull guard but Ok holds him up against the cage and eventually Norteza drops back down to his feet.
Ok ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ok no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ok managing to control the position.
Norteza trying to control the position from guard on top but Ok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norteza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ok is on top in guard.
Ok forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norteza keeps working.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Norteza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Norteza.
Norteza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ok passes into side control.
Ok wants to control but Norteza is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ok looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ok looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ok is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Norteza knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Norteza is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ok is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Norteza's shoulder. That is not cool.
Norteza is not content to let Ok control the position.
Ok thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yeah Ok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ok tries to advance to mount but Norteza denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ok is staying tight to Norteza's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ok trying to control the action but Norteza is working from the bottom.
Ok tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norteza tries to clinch there but Ok circles away.
Ok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norteza can do to turn this around?
Norteza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ok darts in and clinches Norteza up against the cage.
Ok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norteza's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeah Ok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yeah Ok's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Norteza tries to clinch up but Ok circles away and keeps his distance.
Ok seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ok throws a body shot but no joy.
Norteza tries to clinch but Ok is having none of it.
Ok was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Norteza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ok throws a hook to the side of Norteza's head but Norteza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norteza is looking to clinch.
Norteza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norteza tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Ok tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norteza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ok moves into the clinch successfully.
Ok decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ok is controlling Norteza's posture.
Norteza trying to control the position from guard on top but Ok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ok wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norteza throws a big elbow that misses.
Ok bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Norteza's guard.
Norteza keeping moving, preventing Ok from controlling successfully.
Ok forces his way into half guard.
Ok is looking to stall here but Norteza recovers full guard.
Ok tries to free his leg and advance position but Norteza is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norteza is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ok's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Norteza keeping full guard, as Ok tries to pass.
Ok is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ok trying to control the position from guard on top but Norteza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ok passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norteza keeps working.
Ok is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Norteza has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ok in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Norteza wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norteza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ok swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ok darts in and clinches Norteza up against the cage.
Ok jumps into guard, dragging Norteza to the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ok working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Norteza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Norteza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ok working for submissions but it's allowed Norteza to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yeah Ok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ok, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yeah Ok!
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energy
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RATING
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