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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikio Okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Cheese told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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177 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikio Okita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Cheese misses the target.
Okita shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cheese manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Okita tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheese is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheese working for submissions but it's allowed Okita to get to half guard.
Okita moves nicely into side control.
Cheese is not content to let Okita control the position.
Okita fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese can't do much from the bottom here.
Okita working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Okita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Okita tries to move to mount but Cheese blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okita has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Okita scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cheese?
Okita looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cheese is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cheese manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cheese gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Okita lands a couple of elbows.
Okita stopping the sweep attempt from Cheese.
Cheese looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Okita passes into half guard.
Okita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheese keeps working.
Okita content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mikio Okita just wasn't active enough.
Okita shoots in and gets a takedown into Cheese's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikio Okita dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okita thuds a left hand into Cheese's body.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Okita.
Okita throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cheese throws an off balance right hand
and Okita counters with a nice body shot.
Okita thuds a left hand into Cheese's body.
Okita lands a right hook to the body.
Okita dives in and grabs Cheese's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cheese pushes down on Okita's head and hops out.
Cheese gets caught flat footed, as Okita shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Okita forces his way into half guard.
Cheese trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Okita trying to control the action but Cheese is working from the bottom.
Cheese wants to control but Okita is keeping busy.
Okita seems to be looking for submissions.
Cheese makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cheese.
Okita slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Cheese.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Okita working Cheese over with strikes.
Okita trying to mount his opponent but Cheese defends it.
Okita trying to control from half guard but Cheese is working away.
Okita is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cheese!
Okita landing punches.
Okita is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cheese can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cheese is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cheese is in a horrible position here. Okita smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cheese can't escape the position.
Okita is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cheese is surviving well by controlling Okita's body position as best he can.
Cheese is just holding on here. Okita manages to take his back.
Mikio Okita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cheese is covering up but some of the strikes from Okita are getting through and doing damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cheese has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okita is working the ground and pound. Can Cheese escape?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Okita. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Cheese trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cheese controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Okita wants to control but Cheese is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okita has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikio Okita dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Okita with a hook.
Cheese uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Okita has time to react.
Okita is looking to wear down Cheese with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Okita closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cheese did well to prevent Okita getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okita moves nicely into side control.
Cheese is not content to let Okita control the position.
Okita has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cheese!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cheese is looking to escape.
Cheese keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Okita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Okita with shots to the head and body - Cheese looks very uncomfortable down there.
Okita lands a heavy elbow.
Okita wants to finish this one by submission but Cheese is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Okita.
Okita working for a guillotine from mount but Cheese is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okita is landing with some decent strikes but Cheese is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cheese wants to control but Okita is having none of it.
Cheese is looking to improve his position but Okita isn't that keen on the idea.
Okita lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okita lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita cracks Cheese with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Okita landing strikes from the mount.
Cheese tries to lock up and control but Okita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Okita working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Okita working the ground and pound effectively.
Richard Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cheese really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Okita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cheese takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cheese is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Okita pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita fails to take his opponent's back.
A nice elbow there by Okita.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okita putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Okita looking to control but Cheese is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Okita is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cheese is surviving well by controlling Okita's body position as best he can.
Cheese slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okita passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cheese!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikio Okita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okita has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikio Okita!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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