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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Panda One (ranked 5304 p4p, 3348 weight class) and Udonis Okoro (ranked 543 p4p, 432 weight class). Okoro has chosen The HU - Sad But True as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda One!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Udonis Okoro!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
One stops Okoro from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okoro has one foot on One's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Okoro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
One is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Okoro to keep the fight standing.
One presses Okoro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Okoro is trying to force a seperation but One has the dominant position.
Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by One.
Jab, jab by One - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
One throws a body punch but Okoro moves out of range.
One shoots in and bounces Okoro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
One wants to control from the top but Okoro keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
One is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Okoro wants to stand but One is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Okoro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from One misses the target.
Okoro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
One ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okoro with a hook.
One throws a body shot but no joy.
Okoro gets a clinch.
One has a couple of punches blocked by Okoro.
Okoro blocks a body shot from One.
One has Okoro pressed against the cage, preventing Okoro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from One.
One being controlled against the cage.
Okoro scores with a nice hook to the head.
One goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
One softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from One fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One misses with a punch to the body.
One jumps guard but Okoro stands there with One around his waist. One gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Okoro to work.
Okoro breaks from the clinch.
One will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Okoro throws a big counter head kick but One avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Panda One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
One keeps the fight on the outside.
Okoro closes the distance and clinches.
One is trying to pull guard but Okoro turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
One is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Okoro to keep the fight standing.
One is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Okoro to keep the fight standing.
Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
One misses with a looping left.
One pushes Okoro up against the cage in a clinch.
One manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
One has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Okoro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro is working One over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
One looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Okoro distracts One with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Okoro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Okoro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Okoro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
One looking for a guillotine here but Okoro defends easily.
One escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Okoro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Okoro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
One is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
One is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Okoro is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Udonis Okoro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
One ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoro moves away.
One missing with a left hand there. Okoro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okoro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
One changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Okoro tries to avoid it but One manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Okoro to the ground. Okoro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Okoro throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Panda One has been cut.
One misses with a wild body shot.
One misses with a straight left.
Okoro darts in and clinches One up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Okoro breaks from the clinch.
Panda One is winning the standup battle so far.
Okoro fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okoro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
One misses with a wild body shot.
One keeps the fight on the outside.
One is looking to clinch but Okoro is avoiding it.
Okoro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro slips a jab and a cross from One.
One takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
One avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
One drops down looking for a counter takedown but Okoro sprawls and moves away.
One tries to clinch but Okoro moves out of range.
One changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Okoro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Okoro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
One working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Okoro is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
One tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
One thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
One is trying to get an arm triangle but Okoro is defending well.
One tries for a kimura but Okoro is defending well.
One prevents Okoro from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
One lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Okoro at a distance.
One scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
One fails with the takedown
and Okoro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by One.
Okoro tries a head kick but it misses.
One throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okoro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Okoro rushes One and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for One.
One pushes Okoro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
One prevents Okoro from breaking the clinch.
One makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Okoro struggles to land a body shot inside as One controls his hands.
One tries to work over Okoro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
One misses with a hook to the ribs.
One pulls guard successfully.
Okoro scoring with punches to the head and body.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Okoro working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
One looking for a guillotine here but Okoro defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoro landing some decent shots from guard.
Okoro got a little sloppy there for a moment and One has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Okoro has managed to get both his arms back between One's legs - danger averted.
One is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Okoro defends well.
One working for a triangle but Okoro defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Panda One dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Panda One's cut.
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. 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.
One shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Okoro as he avoids it easily.
One misses with a takedown attempt - Okoro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Okoro wants to counter the offense by One and move into the clinch position.
Okoro staying out of range there.
Okoro is looking to clinch but One is avoiding it.
One throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Okoro was covering up waiting for the punch and One finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Okoro manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Okoro prevents a body shot from One.
Okoro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
One doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
One fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Panda One. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okoro is trying to break the clinch but One is controlling him.
Okoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
One fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Okoro tries to counter it with a takedown but One pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro throws a nice looking combination but One bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
One half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Udonis Okoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
One swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Okoro.
Okoro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
One lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Okoro darts in and clinches One up against the cage.
Okoro stalling the fight.
One struggles to land a body shot inside as Okoro controls his hands.
One throws a punch but it's blocked by Okoro.
Okoro trying to stall but One improves his position.
One throws a head punch that misses.
One tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okoro moves into the clinch successfully.
Okoro blocks a body shot from One.
One goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okoro manages to break the clinch.
Okoro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okoro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by One.
One ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from One misses.
Okoro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt One.
One keeps the fight on the outside.
One lands a jab to Okoro's midsection.
Okoro tries to clinch up but One circles away and keeps his distance.
One tries to counter with a takedown but Okoro is quick to defend against it.
One shoots in for a takedown but Okoro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
One slips under a jab from Okoro.
Okoro gets caught napping as One dives in and scores a takedown. Okoro manages to retain guard.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Okoro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
One won't allow Okoro to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
One thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
One wants to control from the top but Okoro keeps moving.
Okoro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst One is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okoro keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
Okoro wants to stand but One is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Okoro drives through and clinches with One against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
One misses with a hook to the ribs.
One pulls Okoro into guard.
Okoro wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
Okoro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
One had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Okoro defends it easily.
One is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okoro wants to control from the top but One keeps moving.
One throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
One keeping moving, preventing Okoro from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Udonis Okoro.
I think Okoro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Udonis Okoro!
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