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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Duran (ranked 3 p4p, 53 weight class) and Kobe Okoro (ranked 1 p4p, 9 weight class). Okoro has chosen TOP OF MY GAME as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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24 - 3 - 0 |
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192 cm
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14 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Duran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Okoro!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoro lands with an uppercut that bounces Duran off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Bo Duran has been cut.
Duran slips under a jab from Okoro.
Okoro throws an off balance right hand
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kobe Okoro has been cut.
Okoro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okoro throws a jab but it's blocked by Duran.
Duran is looking to counter punch.
Okoro loads up on a big right hand but Duran slips the punch.
Duran throws a counter high kick but Okoro was just alert enough to avoid it.
Okoro takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Duran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okoro misses with a straight left.
Duran went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Duran on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Duran misses its target.
Okoro misses with a right hand
and Duran counters with a nice uppercut.
Okoro throws a hook but Duran avoids it easily.
Duran defending well as Okoro loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Okoro. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Duran was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Okoro lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duran checks the leg kick nicely there.
Okoro closes the distance and clinches.
Okoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okoro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okoro misses with a combination
enabling Duran to counter with a crisp jab.
Okoro misses with a straight left.
Duran swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Okoro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okoro.
Duran throws a hook but Okoro blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Okoro! But no joy.
Duran misses with an uppercut. Okoro saw that one coming.
Duran moves out of range as Okoro throws a body kick.
Okoro throws a low kick, looking for Duran's leg but Duran calmly moves out of range.
It appears Duran was looking to counter with a kick there.
Okoro throws a leg kick
and Duran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okoro connects with a body shot that sends Duran's belly button to the back.
Okoro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Duran tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Okoro.
Okoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Okoro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duran throwing a counter right hand but Okoro manages to avoid it.
Okoro misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okoro lunges at Duran with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duran's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoro throws a poor cross that misses
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Okoro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okoro misses with a kick to the body
and Duran counters with a right hand to the body.
That has opened up Kobe Okoro's cut even more.
Okoro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duran counters with a nice right hand that sends Okoro toppling to the canvas! Okoro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Duran finish him?!
Okoro is rocked!
It looks like Duran has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Okoro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duran checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Okoro throws out a loose jab but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoro throws the left hand but Duran avoids the punch easily.
Okoro tries to clinch up but Duran circles away and keeps his distance.
Duran is looking for a counter combo.
Okoro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kobe Okoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran ducks under a wild hook from Okoro.
Duran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duran thinks about countering with a head kick.
Okoro throws a leg kick
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
The cut above Kobe Okoro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Okoro throws an off balance right hand
and Duran counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Okoro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kobe Okoro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Duran defending well as Okoro loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okoro. That's going to slow Duran down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro misses with a straight left.
Okoro throws a right hand that misses
and Okoro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kobe Okoro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bo Duran!
Bo Duran retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Bo Duran made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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