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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hakeem Oki (ranked 1946 p4p, 52 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 2008 p4p, 53 weight class). Cortez has chosen $$$ as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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123 lbs
28 - 9 - 0 |
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196 lbs
26 - 21 - 0 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Oki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cortez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Oki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Oki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oki misses with a body punch.
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Oki blocks a leg kick.
Cortez slips a straight right by Oki.
An inside leg kick lands from Oki.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oki is out of range.
Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oki. That did some damage!
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oki misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cortez.
Cortez wants to slow Oki down by chopping away at his legs.
Cortez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oki's calf.
Oki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oki tries to move into range but Cortez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Oki moved away.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Oki moves away and avoids it.
Oki is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cortez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oki misses with a wild combination.
Oki takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez is looking to chop away at Oki's legs.
Oki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oki misses with a double jab.
Oki tries a head kick but it misses.
Oki misses with an uppercut.
Cortez slips a jab from Oki.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oki manages to avoid it.
Oki throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Oki slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cortez throws out a leg kick but Oki moves out of range and Cortez only half commits.
Oki tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Oki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortez. Cortez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oki checks a low kick from Cortez.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez cracks the inside of Oki's front leg.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki drives through and clinches with Cortez against the ropes.
Oki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Oki.
Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Oki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Oki misses.
Cortez throws a hook but Oki blocks it.
It looked like Oki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez 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 Oki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oki moves away.
Oki moves into range and clinches up with Cortez.
Oki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oki.
Oki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oki lands a body punch.
Oki scores with a hook to the body.
Cortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oki.
Cortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oki avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oki moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cortez is looking to chop away at Oki's legs.
Oki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juanito Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cortez throws a counter combo.
Cortez wants to land a leg kick but Oki is out of range.
Cortez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Cortez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oki slips a straight right by Cortez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oki cracks Cortez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oki lands a nice looking body shot.
Oki moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oki.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oki looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Oki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oki.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oki throws a push kick but Cortez slaps the foot to one side.
Cortez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cortez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oki - the referee stops the clock and Cortez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oki. Cortez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cortez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oki.
Oki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cortez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Oki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oki has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Cortez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oki avoids the damage to the body.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cortez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oki is defending well for now.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Oki managing to block the knees to the body from Cortez.
Oki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortez. Cortez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oki.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Oki moves out of range easily.
Oki wants to land a leg kick but Cortez is out of range.
Oki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez drops his hands momentarily and Oki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Some bone on bone action there as Oki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oki misses with a few strikes there.
Oki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oki tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez throws a counter combo.
Oki scores with a jab.
Oki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cortez back to the ropes. Oki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cortez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cortez moves forwards but Oki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Oki's leg but Oki calmly moves out of range.
Oki throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Oki moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cortez's calf.
Oki swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Cortez looks to move away, Oki throws a big counter combo but Cortez just gets out of the way.
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oki circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cortez checks a leg kick.
Cortez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Oki.
Oki scores with a shot to the body.
Oki is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oki.
Oki throws a head kick but Cortez moves out of range.
Oki misses with a low kick as Cortez jumps back.
Oki throws a head kick that misses.
Oki scores with a body shot.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Oki off balance momentarily.
Oki lands a jab to the head.
Cortez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oki just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oki is able to avoid easily.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Cortez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cortez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oki.
Oki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez 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 Oki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki slips a straight right by Cortez.
Oki checks a leg kick.
Oki drives through and clinches with Cortez against the ropes.
Oki working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Oki.
A left hand lands to the body for Oki.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Oki.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oki.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Hakeem Oki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oki throws a good cross that connects.
Jab by Oki.
Oki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cortez's hands.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cortez. Cortez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez throws the left hand but Oki avoids the punch easily.
Cortez clobbers Oki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki scores with a three punch combo!
Oki connects with a body shot that sends Cortez's belly button to the back.
Oki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cortez's head.
Oki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oki was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Oki digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
Oki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
Cortez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oki lands with a slapping head kick.
Cortez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oki thumps Cortez with a low kick.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Oki is just out of range.
Oki checks a leg kick.
Oki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Oki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Oki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Oki.
An attempted straight right counter from Oki misses the target.
Juanito Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Oki.
Cortez moves forwards but Oki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oki is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Oki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Oki!
A determined Hakeem Oki didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Juanito Cortez spoke after the fight, saying 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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