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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshido Okinowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chubb Klarich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshido Okinowa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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225 cm
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295 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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302 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshido Okinowa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chubb Klarich! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Okinowa moves away from the strike by Klarich. Klarich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okinowa swats him away and circles back towards the center. Klarich slips a jab and a cross from Okinowa.
Okinowa tries to close the distance and clinch but Klarich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Okinowa lands a head kick!
It looks like Chubb Klarich has been cut. Klarich misses with a hook. Okinowa ducked under it nicely. Okinowa throws a series of punches but Klarich avoids them all with ease. Okinowa misses with a wild combination.
Okinowa misses with a wild combination.
Klarich slips a jab and a cross from Okinowa.
Okinowa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Okinowa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klarich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Okinowa closes the distance looking to clinch and Klarich counters with a low kick, right behind Okinowa 's knee. Okinowa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Okinowa checks a low kick from Klarich. Okinowa swinging wilding here.
Klarich throws a leg kick but Okinowa sees it coming and checks it nicely. Okinowa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Klarich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Okinowa throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Klarich throws a hook to the side of Okinowa's head but Okinowa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Klarich darts in trying to clinch and Okinowa counters with a left and a right that stings Klarich.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Okinowa throws an overhand right that lands on Klarich's shoulder, as Klarich tries to avoid the shot. Yoshido Okinowa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Klarich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Okinowa loads up on a big right hand but Klarich slips the punch. Okinowa throws a right and a left that both miss. Okinowa lands with an overhand left. Okinowa misses with a series of wild punches.
Klarich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okinowa swats him away and circles back towards the center. Okinowa is looking to clinch. Okinowa throws a right hand that Klarich ducks under and follows up with a left that Klarich also avoids with ease. Klarich tries to clinch but Okinowa is having none of it. Some wild striking there from Okinowa.
Okinowa waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Klarich.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Okinowa throws a head kick but Klarich moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Okinowa!
Okinowa throws a right hand that Klarich ducks under and follows up with a left that Klarich also avoids with ease. Okinowa throws a right hand that Klarich ducks under and follows up with a left that Klarich also avoids with ease. Okinowa misses with the combination.
Klarich misses with an uppercut. Okinowa saw that one coming. Okinowa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klarich circles away quickly and effectively. The fighters circling - Klarich throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Klarich misses with an uppercut. Okinowa ducks under a wild hook from Klarich. Klarich misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Okinowa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klarich misses with a looping left. Klarich throws a big shot that misses. Klarich instigates a clinch. Okinowa avoiding damage as Klarich throws knees to the body.
Okinowa managing to block the knees to the body from Klarich.
Okinowa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Okinowa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okinowa slips under a jab from Klarich. Okinowa throws a nice looking combination but Klarich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Okinowa misses with a wild combination.
Okinowa throws a right hand that Klarich ducks under and follows up with a left that Klarich also avoids with ease. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Klarich misses with an uppercut. Okinowa saw that one coming. Okinowa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okinowa misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshido Okinowa dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chubb Klarich's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Okinowa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klarich ducks right into an uppercut from Okinowa. Klarich tries to score with a low kick but Okinowa moves his leg out of the way. Klarich avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Klarich throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Okinowa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okinowa throws a right and a left that Klarich avoids nicely. Okinowa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klarich circles away quickly and effectively. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Okinowa tries to clinch there but Klarich circles away.
Okinowa throws a right hand that Klarich ducks under and follows up with a left that Klarich also avoids with ease. Klarich ducks under a wild hook from Okinowa. Yoshido Okinowa is winning the standup battle so far. Okinowa misses with a looping left. Klarich missing with a left hand there. Okinowa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Okinowa slips a jab from Klarich. Klarich wants to clinch but Okinowa slips to the side and Klarich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Okinowa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Okinowa throws a one two combo.
Klarich misses with an uppercut. A slow jab from Klarich misses its intended target. Klarich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Okinowa gets off balance looking for a body kick and Klarich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Klarich does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Klarich staying out of range there. Okinowa throws out a loose jab but Klarich uses good head movement to avoid it. Okinowa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okinowa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Klarich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Okinowa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Okinowa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klarich. Klarich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okinowa swats him away and circles back towards the center. Klarich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okinowa sees it coming and avoids it easily. Okinowa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klarich circles away quickly and effectively. Okinowa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klarich throws a big shot that misses. Okinowa misses with a series of wild punches.
Okinowa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Okinowa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Klarich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okinowa wants to clinch and Klarich counters with an inside leg kick. Okinowa swats away the attempt to clinch by Klarich.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Klarich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okinowa.
Klarich wants to clinch. Okinowa misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Klarich misses. Klarich is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Okinowa looks to land a combination but Klarich avoids it well. Klarich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A bone on bone clash there as Okinowa blocks the leg kick.
Okinowa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okinowa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Okinowa missing with a left hand there. Klarich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Okinowa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Klarich throws a shot from downtown. Okinowa moves away and avoids it. Klarich tries to clinch but Okinowa is having none of it. Okinowa misses with a few strikes there.
Klarich missing with a left hand there. Okinowa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Okinowa misses with a two punch combination.
Okinowa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Klarich moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Okinowa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Okinowa misses with an uppercut. Klarich saw that one coming. Okinowa misses with the combination.
Klarich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Okinowa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshido Okinowa dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Chubb Klarich's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Klarich tries to close the distance and clinch but Okinowa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Klarich tries to clinch there but Okinowa circles away.
Okinowa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klarich waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Okinowa. Good standup being displayed there by Okinowa as he connects with a hook. Klarich waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Okinowa. Klarich looks to throw the jab but Okinowa is out of range. Okinowa wants to clinch up but Klarich keeps it at a distance. Klarich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Klarich there as he acknowledges the shot. Yoshido Okinowa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Okinowa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okinowa misses with a wild combination.
Klarich looks to land a left hand but Okinowa moved out of range nicely. Okinowa misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Klarich moves out of range as Okinowa strikes. Klarich misses with an uppercut. Klarich is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Klarich tries to score with a low kick but Okinowa moves his leg out of the way. Okinowa slips a straight right by Klarich. Okinowa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Okinowa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klarich misses with an uppercut. Okinowa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okinowa throws a nice looking combination but Klarich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Klarich tries to clinch up but Okinowa circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Klarich on the wrong end of a nice jab. Klarich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Klarich tries to clinch but Okinowa moves out of range. Okinowa wants to clinch and Klarich counters with a leg kick. Okinowa tries to clinch up. Klarich tries to clinch but fails miserably and Okinowa counters with a two punch combo. Klarich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okinowa. Klarich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okinowa was well out of range. Poor timing from Klarich. Klarich misses with a wild body shot. Okinowa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. A punch combination from Okinowa misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Okinowa throws a hook but Klarich avoids it easily. Klarich throws an overhand right that lands on Okinowa's shoulder, as Okinowa tries to avoid the shot. Klarich misses with a looping left. Some wild striking there from Okinowa.
Klarich ducks under a wild hook from Okinowa. Okinowa checks a leg kick nicely. Okinowa misses with a looping right. Klarich is looking to clinch but Okinowa is avoiding it.
Okinowa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klarich takes the fight into the clinch. Okinowa wants to get back to striking at distance but Klarich won't allow it.
Klarich lands an elbow inside that Okinowa shrugs off.
It looks like Yoshido Okinowa has been cut. Okinowa takes an elbow to the temple. Okinowa tries to break the clinch but Klarich is controlling the position. Chubb Klarich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Klarich lands an elbow inside. Klarich lands a nice elbow. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Okinowa avoiding damage as Klarich throws knees to the body.
Klarich misses with an elbow over the top. Klarich missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Klarich. Okinowa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Okinowa tries to break the clinch but Klarich is controlling the position. Klarich tries to land knees in the clinch but Okinowa avoids the damage to the body. Okinowa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Okinowa is trying to break the clinch but Klarich has him pressed against the cage. Klarich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okinowa is defending well for now. Klarich is trying to stall.
Okinowa blocks the elbow strike.
Okinowa avoiding damage as Klarich throws knees to the body.
Okinowa avoids a wild elbow strike from Klarich. With the fighters up against the cage, Klarich throws an elbow but misses. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Klarich lands a nice elbow. Okinowa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klarich looking to stall.
Klarich missing with knees to the body.
Okinowa avoids the elbow strike from Klarich, against the cage.
Klarich lands an elbow inside. Yoshido Okinowa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Okinowa breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Okinowa.
And that's the end of the fight! Yoshido Okinowa showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Okinowa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27 Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27 Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshido Okinowa!
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energy
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