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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Okoro (ranked 162 p4p, 608 weight class) and Kemar Powell (ranked 24 p4p, 86 weight class). Okoro comes into the arena with TOP OF MY GAME blaring out of the sound system. Powell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Baby & Lil Durk - Hats Off kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kobe Okoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kemar Powell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoro tries to clinch
and Powell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Powell throws an off balance right hand
and Okoro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kemar Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell throws a body shot but no joy.
Powell wants to clinch
and Okoro counters with a straight right hand.
Powell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Powell 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.
Okoro misses with a hook. Powell ducked under it nicely.
Powell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okoro misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell thumps Okoro with a low kick.
Okoro throws a sloppy head kick
and Powell counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoro lands a big head kick that sends Powell tumbling to the mat! Okoro takes a step backwards and waves Powell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Okoro drives through and clinches with Powell against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okoro.
Okoro throws a head punch that misses.
Powell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Okoro gets through Powell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okoro missing with knees to the body.
Powell lands with a left to the head.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powell avoiding damage as Okoro throws knees to the body.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
Powell misses with some punches.
Okoro looking to throw knees to the head but Powell is blocking nicely.
Okoro blocking some punches.
Powell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okoro has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.
Powell lands with a light punch inside.
Okoro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoro takes a shot to the head.
Okoro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okoro backwards.
Okoro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okoro blocking some punches.
Powell misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Powell.
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okoro backwards.
Okoro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powell throws a head punch that misses.
Powell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okoro obliges.
Okoro working Powell over with knees to the body.
Powell looks winded!
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
Okoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Okoro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powell takes a shot to the head.
Okoro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Powell throws a punch but it's blocked by Okoro.
Okoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Powell.
Okoro gets through Powell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okoro.
Okoro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okoro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike.
Powell misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okoro.
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell working aggressively here.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro crunches a lovely knee into Powell's ribcage.
Okoro blocking some punches.
Okoro crunches a lovely knee into Powell's ribcage.
Okoro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Powell working aggressively here.
Powell throws a head punch that misses.
Okoro takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okoro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okoro scores with a shot to the side of Powell's head.
Okoro misses with a knee to the head.
Okoro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
Okoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro blocks an uppercut.
Okoro tries to land knees in the clinch but Powell avoids the damage to the body.
Okoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Okoro tries a knee to the head but Powell blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okoro.
Powell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powell throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okoro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Powell working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Powell.
Okoro blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okoro.
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okoro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okoro blocks an uppercut.
Powell blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Okoro fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Okoro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Okoro throws out a loose jab but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro has closed the distance and engaged Powell in a clinch.
Powell throws a punch but it's blocked by Okoro.
Okoro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
Okoro crunches a lovely knee into Powell's ribcage.
Okoro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Powell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okoro connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kemar Powell has been cut.
Okoro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Okoro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okoro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoro tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Okoro back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Okoro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Okoro gets through Powell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okoro trying to land knees to the body.
Powell throws a head punch that misses.
Okoro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Okoro throws a head punch that misses.
Powell is breathing heavily.
Powell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okoro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro lands a nice uppercut.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
Kobe Okoro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Okoro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okoro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
Okoro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okoro with a knee to the head.
Okoro tries to land knees in the clinch but Powell avoids the damage to the body.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Powell takes a shot to the head.
Powell lands an uppercut.
Okoro tries a knee to the head but Powell blocks it.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
Okoro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powell can do to turn this around?
A short right from Okoro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okoro.
Okoro landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Okoro.
Okoro lands with a short shot to the head.
Okoro lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Powell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okoro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Powell blocking some punches.
Okoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okoro.
Okoro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okoro gets through Powell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Okoro.
Okoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Okoro lands a nice uppercut.
Powell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okoro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powell.
Okoro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Okoro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Okoro on the inside.
Powell working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Powell.
Powell working aggressively here.
Powell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okoro blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okoro.
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
Okoro misses with a punch on the inside.
Okoro blocks an uppercut.
Okoro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powell misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Powell.
Okoro pushes Powell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okoro blocking some punches.
Okoro lands a right hand.
A short right from Okoro.
Okoro lands a good knee to the midsection. Powell won't want to take too many of those.
Okoro misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okoro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Okoro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell blocks a body shot from Okoro.
Powell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Powell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Powell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okoro crunches a lovely knee into Powell's ribcage.
Okoro working aggressively here.
Okoro working Powell over with knees to the body.
Okoro scores with a hook to the body.
Okoro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okoro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Okoro.
Powell is rocked!
Powell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Powell is still on wobbly legs! Can Okoro finish him?
Okoro lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Okoro.
Okoro working Powell over with knees to the body.
Okoro lands a right hand.
Okoro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Powell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okoro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Powell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Okoro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kemar Powell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Okoro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okoro quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kemar Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell seems to have recovered his senses.
Powell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okoro scores with a counter punch that sends Powell to the canvas! Okoro smells blood - he's punishing Powell with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Powell has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kobe Okoro!
During a confident post fight interview, Kobe Okoro thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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