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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zahbit Lovanov (ranked 195 p4p, 113 weight class) and Mauro Okongwu (ranked 31 p4p, 21 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Okongwu's choice of entrance music: Show Stop - REASON. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32 - 16 - 1 |
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206 cm
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zahbit Lovanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Lovanov misses.
Okongwu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okongwu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okongwu throws out a leg kick but Lovanov moves out of range and Okongwu only half commits.
Lovanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Okongwu wants to clinch
and Lovanov counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
Lovanov swings widly with a right hand
and Lovanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lovanov throws a right hand that misses
and Okongwu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lovanov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Okongwu tries to clinch but Lovanov moves out of range.
Lovanov misses the jab.
Lovanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Okongwu counters with a leg kick.
Okongwu slips under a jab from Lovanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov throws a hook to the side of Okongwu's head but Okongwu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lovanov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Okongwu's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lovanov needs to keep his hands up - Okongwu had a free shot at his head there.
Lovanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okongwu wants to clinch up but Lovanov keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Lovanov. Beautiful body shot.
No luck for Lovanov with that takedown attempt.
Lovanov throws a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Lovanov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lovanov.
Lovanov misses with a left hand
and Okongwu counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lovanov digs a good hook to Okongwu's body.
Lovanov misses with a body kick.
A big right from Lovanov misses.
Lovanov throws a hook but Okongwu avoids it easily.
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!
Okongwu ducks under a wild hook from Lovanov.
Okongwu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lovanov with a body shot.
Lovanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Okongwu sprawls well. Okongwu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lovanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Zahbit Lovanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovanov misses with a straight left.
Okongwu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lovanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okongwu moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu misses with a straight right.
Okongwu just misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu connects with a solid leg kick.
Lovanov misses with an uppercut
and Okongwu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lovanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okongwu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lovanov.
Okongwu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lovanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lovanov throws out a loose jab but Okongwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovanov swings for the body but Okongwu moves out of range.
Okongwu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okongwu lands a jab to Lovanov's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Okongwu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okongwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lovanov misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Okongwu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Okongwu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okongwu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lovanov.
Okongwu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Okongwu is leaning against Lovanov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lovanov is breathing heavily.
Lovanov lands with a short shot to the head.
Lovanov tries a body shot but Okongwu blocks it.
A hook to the body from Lovanov.
Lovanov can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
Okongwu lands with a light punch inside.
Lovanov misses with some punches.
Lovanov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lovanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mauro Okongwu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mauro Okongwu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lovanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Okongwu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lovanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okongwu.
Okongwu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lovanov misses with a body shot.
Lovanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okongwu throws out the jab.
Okongwu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Okongwu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lovanov.
Lovanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovanov misses the jab.
Lovanov misses with a takedown attempt - Okongwu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Okongwu has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okongwu lands with a left to the head.
Okongwu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lovanov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okongwu swings wildly with an uppercut but Lovanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okongwu.
Lovanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lovanov lands a hook that snaps the head of Okongwu backwards.
Okongwu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lovanov fails to land.
Lovanov lands with a right to the head.
Okongwu lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okongwu lands an uppercut.
Lovanov misses with a body punch.
Lovanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Okongwu.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovanov.
Lovanov blocks a body shot from Okongwu.
Okongwu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu misses with some punches.
Okongwu lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okongwu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
Okongwu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lovanov blocking some punches.
Lovanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lovanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okongwu backwards.
Lovanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovanov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okongwu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okongwu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lovanov can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
Lovanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu tries to throw a body punch but Lovanov avoids it by throwing Okongwu back against the cage.
Okongwu misses with a punch on the inside.
Okongwu tries to work over Lovanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lovanov lands a left hand.
Okongwu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okongwu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lovanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lovanov or not.
A nice left hand lands by Okongwu.
A short left from Okongwu.
A head punch on the inside from Lovanov fails to land.
Okongwu pushes Lovanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okongwu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Okongwu.
Okongwu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okongwu pushes Lovanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lovanov misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu lands a nice shot to the body.
Mauro Okongwu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okongwu gets through Lovanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Okongwu.
Okongwu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okongwu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as Lovanov controls the action.
Okongwu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okongwu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lovanovs head.
Lovanov is rocked!
Okongwu lands a right hand.
Oh Lovanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okongwu gets through Lovanov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu pushes Lovanov against the cage. Okongwu is working some dirty boxing. Okongwu pushes off with a quick right hook! Lovanov goes down! Lovanov 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 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu!
Mauro Okongwu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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