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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hakeem Oki (ranked 2083 p4p, 48 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 5693 p4p, 141 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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123 lbs
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184 lbs
27 - 17 - 2 |
World class boxer
Granite chin
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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
30 - 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
27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oki drives through and clinches with Harris against the ropes.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Oki scores with a nice short uppercut.
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.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Oki pushes Harris back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Oki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Oki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oki throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oki rushes Harris and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oki.
Harris prevents a body shot from Oki.
Oki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Oki.
Oki tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oki.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oki.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oki's elbow.
Oki presses Harris against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Oki misses with a punch on the inside.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oki wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Harris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left and a right from Oki both land. Nice combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Oki on the inside.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Oki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oki scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.
Oki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oki throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harris misses with an uppercut. Oki saw that one coming.
Oki connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris checks the leg kick.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oki throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Harris tries to counter with a clinch but Oki shakes him off and moves away.
Harris clinches up against the ropes.
Oki throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
A right handed body shot lands from Oki.
Oki tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Oki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Oki avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
Oki pushes Harris back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oki.
Oki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki dominated that 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.
A left lands for Oki.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oki.
Harris digs a good body shot into Oki's ribs.
Oki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oki's corner calls for a 1-2. Oki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Harris moves into the clinch successfully.
Oki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Oki.
Oki sets himself, and Harris steps forward looking for the clinch! Oki avoids it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris cracks Oki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Oki's head.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Oki lands a shoulder strike.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
Oki tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Oki back against the ropes.
Oki pushes Harris back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oki tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Oki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hakeem Oki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris tries a body shot but Oki blocks it.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Oki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris prevents a body shot from Oki.
Oki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris prevents a body shot from Oki.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oki misses with some punches.
Oki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris pushes Oki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris blocks a body shot from Oki.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Oki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harris steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Oki.
Oki scores with a spinning back kick!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oki, as that shot connected.
Oki has Harris up against the ropes in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Oki.
A right hand to the body from Oki.
Oki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris blocks a body shot from Oki.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oki.
Oki breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris blocks a low kick nicely.
Oki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oki throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Oki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Anselmo Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oki moves forwards but Harris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harris moves away from the strike by Oki.
Oki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harris lands a nice shot that snaps Oki's head back.
Oki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harris clinches up with Oki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Oki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris prevents a body shot from Oki.
Oki misses with a punch to the body.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oki lands a nice shot to the body.
Oki connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Oki's head.
Oki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris misses with a hook. Oki ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Harris drives through and clinches with Oki against the ropes.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Oki controls his hands.
Oki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Oki scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris blocks a body shot from Oki.
Harris prevents a body shot from Oki.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Hakeem Oki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris drives through and clinches with Oki against the ropes.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Harris misses.
A good leg kick by Oki.
Oki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki throws a right and a left that Harris avoids nicely.
Harris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oki.
Harris misses with a straight right.
Harris swings for the body but Oki moves out of range.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oki moves away.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Oki.
Hakeem Oki is winning the standup battle so far.
Oki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harris closes the distance and clinches.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Harris.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anselmo Harris.
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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Oki!
Hakeem Oki opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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RATING
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