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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Udonis Okoro (ranked 23640 p4p, 2505 weight class) and Joshua Martinez (ranked 606 p4p, 334 weight class). Okoro comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Sad But True. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Udonis Okoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoro dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Okoro has Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Udonis Okoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Okoro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martinez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Okoro moved out of range nicely.
Okoro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Okoro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okoro throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Okoro is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinez fails to pull guard.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez throws a hook but Okoro blocks it.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoro misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Okoro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okoro in his tracks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Martinez.
Okoro throws a big counter combination but Martinez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Okoro forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.
Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okoro looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Martinez with the counter takedown but Okoro avoids it easily.
Okoro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Okoro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martinez is trying to maintain a safe position but Okoro gets an underhook and turns Martinez into the cage.
Okoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Okoro breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Okoro lands but Martinez takes it in his stride.
Okoro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martinez throws out the jab.
Okoro takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoro lands a left hand.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okoro.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Okoro has him pressed against the cage.
Okoro prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Okoro won't allow it.
Udonis Okoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Martinez.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Okoro is controlling him.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Okoro controls the action.
Okoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Okoro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinez trying to control the position but instead, Okoro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Martinez into the cage.
Okoro breaks from the clinch.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro darts in and clinches Martinez up against the cage.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Okoro forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Okoro lands an uppercut.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okoro's elbow.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Okoro won't allow it.
Okoro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okoro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Okoro thumps Martinez with a low kick.
Martinez throws the left hand but Okoro avoids the punch easily.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez clobbers Okoro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Okoro gets a clinch.
Martinez taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okoro.
Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okoro closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Okoro.
Okoro gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro breaks the clinch.
Martinez loads up on a big right hand but Okoro slips the punch.
Okoro misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Okoro's head coaches at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martinez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinez misses with a hook
and Okoro counters with a series of strikes. Martinez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Okoro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okoro pushes Martinez up against the cage in a clinch.
Okoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okoro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okoro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okoro clinches up against the cage.
Okoro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okoro forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Udonis Okoro 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.
Okoro throws a series of strikes that have Martinez backpedaling.
It looks like Joshua Martinez has been cut.
Okoro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Martinez misses with a straight left.
Okoro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice shot that snaps Okoro's head back.
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Okoro has time to react.
Danga de danga de dang - Okoro scores with a four punch combination!
Okoro slips under a jab.
Martinez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okoro throws a leg kick
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Okoro wriggles free and stands up.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
Martinez misses with a looping right.
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Okoro connects with a body shot that sends Martinez's belly button to the back.
Okoro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martinez.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Okoro moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okoro misses with a head kick.
Udonis Okoro is winning the standup battle so far.
Okoro clinches up against the cage.
Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okoro avoids the body shot from Martinez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Okoro breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Martinez misses its intended target.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Okoro.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Okoro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Martinez just manages to avoid it.
Martinez just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez tests Okoro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okoro wants to clinch up but Martinez keeps it at a distance.
Martinez throws a hook but Okoro avoids it easily.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
Udonis Okoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoro instigates a clinch.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okoro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okoro with the inside leg kick.
Okoro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Okoro breaks from the clinch.
Martinez misses with a hook.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Okoro is out of range.
Okoro tries to counter by clinching up but Martinez breaks away and moves out of range.
Okoro ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Okoro seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Okoro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Okoro darts in and clinches Martinez up against the cage.
Martinez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martinez is trying to maintain a safe position but Okoro gets an underhook and turns Martinez into the cage.
Okoro pushes Martinez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okoro lands with a light punch inside.
Okoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez throws out a loose jab but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martinez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike.
Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez looks to land a left hand but Okoro moved out of range nicely.
Okoro misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Okoro moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okoro takes the fight into the clinch.
Okoro lands with a light punch inside.
Martinez tries to throw a body punch but Okoro avoids it by throwing Martinez back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martinez can't find room to land a body shot as Okoro controls the action.
Okoro lands with a short shot to the head.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Okoro breaks from the clinch.
Okoro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okoro closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okoro.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okoro.
Udonis Okoro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Okoro gets through Martinez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okoro scores with a shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Okoro manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Okoro, which made it look bad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Udonis Okoro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Martinez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Okoro moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okoro.
Okoro lands an uppercut.
Okoro manages to break the clinch.
Martinez throws a hook to the side of Okoro's head but Okoro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okoro seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Okoro dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Okoro closes the distance and clinches.
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez lands with a left to the head.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but Okoro has the dominant position.
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Okoro breaks the clinch.
Okoro doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Martinez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martinez throws a hook but Okoro avoids it easily.
Okoro is looking to counter the offense by Martinez and move into the clinch.
Martinez misses with a double jab
and Okoro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Okoro.
Okoro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okoro.
Okoro is looking to wear down Martinez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Okoro slips a jab from Martinez.
Okoro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okoro gets a clinch.
Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okoro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Okoro moves into the clinch.
Okoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okoro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Okoro has managed to clinch.
Okoro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okoro.
Okoro breaks the clinch.
Martinez avoids the head kick by Okoro.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okoro.
Okoro takes the fight into the clinch.
Okoro lands a right hand.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Okoro lands with a short shot to the head.
Okoro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Okoro.
Martinez misses with a body punch.
Okoro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Okoro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okoro scores with a jab to the body.
Okoro rushes Martinez and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Okoro on the inside.
Okoro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Okoro has one foot on Martinez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okoro ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez blocks a head kick by Okoro.
Okoro scores with a leg kick.
Martinez looks to land a right hand but Okoro moved out of range.
Okoro half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Okoro instigates a clinch.
Martinez tries a body shot but Okoro blocks it.
Okoro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okoro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but Okoro has the dominant position.
Okoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okoro throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Martinez throws a lazy right hand but Okoro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martinez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okoro forces Martinez back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okoro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okoro blocks a jab.
Martinez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joshua Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Udonis Okoro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okoro moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Udonis Okoro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okoro 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Udonis Okoro!
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