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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghazi Okah (ranked 3697 p4p, 3763 weight class) and Gustav Rinaldi (ranked 460 p4p, 466 weight class). Okah's entrance music is Rock Stone. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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29 - 28 - 1 |
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11 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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 29 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghazi Okah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustav Rinaldi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinaldi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okah.
Okah looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rinaldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rinaldi moves out of range as Okah strikes.
Okah throws a lazy right hand but Rinaldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okah. Rinaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rinaldi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Okah with a body shot.
Okah keeps the fight on the outside.
Okah works Rinaldi's body with a nice hook.
Okah misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah wants to clinch.
Rinaldi tries to clinch up.
Rinaldi misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rinaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rinaldi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Okah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rinaldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rinaldi tries to clinch up.
Okah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rinaldi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okah. Okah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Okah misses with a wild body shot.
Rinaldi is looking for the big counter here.
Okah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rinaldi tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Okah, as that shot connected.
Rinaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rinaldi blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Okah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Okah is looking to wear down Rinaldi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rinaldi is looking to clinch.
Okah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okah fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rinaldi just manages to avoid it.
Okah jabs Rinaldi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okah misses with an uppercut
and Rinaldi counters with a straight right hand.
Rinaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okah.
Okah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rinaldi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi moves into the clinch.
Rinaldi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rinaldi misses with a wild combination.
Okah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rinaldi, pushing him back against the cage.
Rinaldi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rinaldi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rinaldi.
Rinaldi avoids the head kick by Okah.
Okah slips a straight right by Rinaldi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rinaldi ducks under a wild hook from Okah.
Okah misses the shot to the body.
Rinaldi tries to clinch up.
Okah seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rinaldi looks to throw the jab but Okah is out of range.
Okah misses with a left hand
and Rinaldi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okah with the inside leg kick.
Okah tries to land a front kick but Rinaldi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okah slips a jab and a cross from Rinaldi.
Okah thinks about countering with a body kick.
Okah keeps the fight on the outside.
Okah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rinaldi.
Rinaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustav Rinaldi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Okah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okah ducks under a wild hook from Rinaldi.
Okah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Okah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rinaldi counters with a nice uppercut.
Rinaldi throws a series of punches but Okah avoids them all with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rinaldi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rinaldi fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah throws a body punch but Rinaldi moves out of range.
Okah throws a right hand that misses
and Okah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rinaldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah slips under a jab from Rinaldi.
Rinaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Rinaldi.
Okah throws a combination that misses
and Rinaldi counters with a one-two to the body.
Rinaldi throws a series of punches but Okah moves out of range.
Okah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rinaldi lands a jab-cross combination.
Okah is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Okah.
Okah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oh Okah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okah misses with a hook. Rinaldi ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Rinaldi. Those never looked like landing.
Okah seems to have got his legs back now.
Rinaldi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okah circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rinaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi takes a swing at Okah's ribcage but misses.
Ghazi Okah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okah misses with an uppercut
and Rinaldi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rinaldi counters with a straight right hand.
Rinaldi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rinaldi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okah throws a shot from downtown. Rinaldi moves away and avoids it.
Rinaldi lands a jab to the nose.
Okah tries to keep at a distance but Rinaldi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rinaldi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rinaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okah.
Rinaldi tries to counter with a clinch but Okah shakes him off and moves away.
Rinaldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gustav Rinaldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rinaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Okah tries to counter by clinching up but Rinaldi breaks away and moves out of range.
Rinaldi with a hook.
Okah looks to score with a jab to the body but Rinaldi is just out of range.
Rinaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okah.
Rinaldi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rinaldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rinaldi throws a jab when Okah was well out of range.
Okah throws a combination that misses
and Rinaldi counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Okah! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Rinaldi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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