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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Okongwu (ranked 247 p4p, 716 weight class) and Tristan St. Gough (ranked 35 p4p, 106 weight class). Okongwu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Show Stop - REASON. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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206 cm 27 265 14 - 6 - 0 |
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193 cm 28 237 9 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! St. Gough tries to clinch up but Okongwu circles away and keeps his distance. St. Gough closes the distance and clinches. Okongwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Okongwu.
St. Gough blocks a body shot from Okongwu. We've been informed that St. Gough has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Gough. St. Gough tries to work over Okongwu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Okongwu misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu working aggressively here.
Okongwu misses with a hook from the clinch. Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as St. Gough controls the action.
St. Gough makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Okongwu misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okongwu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Okongwu scores with an uppercut up the middle. A right handed body shot lands from St. Gough.
Okongwu digs a right hand underneath St. Gough's ribcage. St. Gough let out a lung full of air as it connected. St. Gough tries to work over Okongwu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short right from St. Gough. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. St. Gough misses with a body punch.
Okongwu misses with a hook from the clinch. Okongwu tries to work over St. Gough's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Okongwu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Gough lands with a short shot to the head. Okongwu lands with a short shot to the head. St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside. A right handed body shot lands from Okongwu.
St. Gough lands a left hand.
Okongwu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St. Gough. A head punch on the inside from Okongwu fails to land. St. Gough tries to work over Okongwu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. St. Gough blocks a body shot from Okongwu. Okongwu lands on the inside with an uppercut. Okongwu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St. Gough misses with a body punch.
St. Gough prevents a body shot from Okongwu. Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Gough scores with a shoulder strike. St. Gough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from St. Gough as the two fighters clinch.
St. Gough lands a hook that snaps the head of Okongwu backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! St. Gough misses with the head strike.
Okongwu swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Gough uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St. Gough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okongwu's elbow. Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
St. Gough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from St. Gough. St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short right hand to the side of the head by St. Gough. Okongwu struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Gough controls his hands.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as St. Gough controls the action.
St. Gough blocking some punches.
Okongwu working aggressively here.
Okongwu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okongwu misses with a short punch on the inside. Okongwu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St. Gough or not. Okongwu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. St. Gough looks winded! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okongwu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Okongwu lands with a short shot to the head. Okongwu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Okongwu misses with a body punch.
A short right from Okongwu. Okongwu scores with a shot to the side of St. Gough's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Okongwu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okongwu lands a shoulder strike.
St. Gough is rocked! A short right hand to the side of the head by Okongwu. St. Gough is still on wobbly legs! Can Okongwu finish him? Okongwu pushes St. Gough against the cage. Okongwu is working some dirty boxing. Okongwu pushes off with a quick right hook! St. Gough goes down! St. Gough tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Okongwu moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu! After winning the bout, Mauro Okongwu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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