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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finnick Odair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finnick Odair!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odair darts in trying to clinch
and Okami counters with a nice uppercut.
Okami lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Okami shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Okami prevents Odair from getting the reversal.
Odair defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Okami.
Odair is trying desperately to improve position.
Odair is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Odair really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Okami with a couple of short strikes.
Odair wants to hold on but Okami pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okami raining down shots from the mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Odair can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Okami cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Odair wants to control but Okami is having none of it.
Odair tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Odair tries to hold on but Okami postures up.
Okami raining down shots from the mount!
Odair is working to get back to half guard.
Odair somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Okami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Okami.
Odair wants to clinch
and Okami counters with a series of strikes. Odair will be more careful next time no doubt.
Finnick Odair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odair wants to clinch but Okami slips to the side
and Okami counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Okami.
Odair keeping moving, preventing Okami from controlling successfully.
Okami won't allow Odair to get back to his feet.
Odair looking for a sweep. Not yet Odair, not yet.
Okami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Okami stops Odair from standing up.
Okami postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Okami 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.
Okami prevents Odair from getting back to his feet.
Odair looks gassed!
Odair is trying to keep Okami in close.
Odair really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Okami. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Okami stopping the sweep attempt from Odair.
Odair looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami trying to control but Odair is working from the bottom.
Okami postures up.
Finnick Odair has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Odair moves to clinch but Okami breaks away
and Okami counters with a left to the body.
Odair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okami shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Odair defends it nicely.
Odair closes the distance looking to clinch
and Okami moves into the clinch.
Odair breaks the clinch.
Finnick Odair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odair tries to clinch but Okami moves away
and Okami counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Odair tries to clinch
and Okami counters with a three punch combo that has Odair backing up. Odair nods at Okami to acknowledge the strikes.
Okami shoots in looking for a takedown but Odair manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Okami's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Okami. Those never looked like landing.
Odair bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Okami's head backwards.
It looks like Yushin Okami has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odair closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Odair breaks the clinch.
Odair lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Odair.
Odair drives through and clinches with Okami against the cage.
Odair breaks the clinch.
Okami keeps the fight on the outside.
Odair connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Odair is looking to clinch but Okami is avoiding it.
Odair tries to close the distance and clinch but Okami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Odair tries to clinch but Okami moves away
and Okami counters with a left and a right that stings Odair.
Odair lands a big head kick that sends Okami tumbling to the mat! Odair takes a step backwards and waves Okami back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Okami is rocked!
Yushin Okami's cut is getting worse.
Odair clinches up with Okami and pushes him back against the cage.
Odair with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odair lands an elbow inside.
Odair breaks from the clinch.
Odair tries to clinch but Okami moves out of range.
Okami swats away the attempt to clinch by Odair.
Okami has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Odair.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnick Odair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yushin Okami's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Odair thows a body kick. Okami tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Odair tries to clinch up.
Odair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Odair tries to clinch up
and Okami counters by moving into the clinch.
Odair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Odair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Odair misses with an uppercut.
Odair wants to clinch but Okami slips to the side
and Odair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Odair tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okami counters with a left and a right that stings Odair.
Odair tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okami counters with a takedown into side control.
Okami lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Odair down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okami is putting a hurting on Odair here, landing some big shots from side control.
Odair is trying to improve his position.
Odair tries to escape but Okami is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odair dodges the ground and pound from Okami.
Odair is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Okami's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Odair wants to get back to full guard.
Yushin Okami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Odair slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Odair wants to stand and escape but Okami is having none of it.
Okami connects with a couple of short punches.
Odair looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okami is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Okami postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Okami prevents Odair from getting back to his feet.
Okami won't allow Odair to sweep him here.
Okami postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Okami trying to control the position from guard on top but Odair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okami throwing strikes but missing.
Okami stopping the sweep attempt from Odair.
Odair is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Okami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Odair swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Odair wants to stand and escape but Okami is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odair working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Okami.
Odair is trying to keep Okami in close.
Odair wants to stand and escape but Okami is having none of it.
Okami trying to control the position from guard on top but Odair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Okami swats away the attempt to clinch by Odair.
Odair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okami throws out a loose jab but Odair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Odair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okami misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Odair finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Okami misses.
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.
Odair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Odair manages to break the clinch.
Odair moves to clinch but Okami breaks away
and Okami decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Odair's guard.
Okami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Odair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Odair might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Okami kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Okami is working Odair over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Odair manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Odair with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yushin Okami dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yushin Okami's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Okami misses with a few strikes there.
Odair tries to clinch but Okami moves out of range.
Crunch! Odair slams his shin into Okami's torso.
Odair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okami throws a nice looking combination but Odair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Odair rushes Okami and presses him up against the cage.
Odair breaks from the clinch.
Odair scores with a head kick. Okami tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Odair tries to clinch but Okami is having none of it.
Odair scores with a head kick. Okami tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Odair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okami.
Odair throws a sloppy head kick and Okami moves out of range easily.
Odair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okami takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okami.
A punch lands to the side of Okami 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odair scores with a head kick.
Odair misses with a head kick.
Okami fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Odair tries to close the distance and clinch but Okami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Odair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Odair misses with an uppercut. Okami saw that one coming.
Odair wants to clinch
and Okami counters by moving into the clinch.
Odair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Odair tries to clinch up.
Odair tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okami counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Odair thinking.
Odair closes the distance looking to clinch
and Okami counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odair is looking to clinch.
Okami tries to keep at a distance but Odair has taken the fight into the clinch.
Okami wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Odair has him pressed against the cage.
Okami is trying to break free.
Odair looking to throw knees to the head but Okami is blocking nicely.
Odair looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Odair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okami shoots in for a takedown but Odair shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yushin Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Odair rushes Okami and presses him up against the cage.
Odair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Odair has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Okami blocks an elbow strike.
Odair lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Okami can't get the takedown.
Okami goes for a takedown in the clinch but Odair prevents it.
Odair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Odair is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odair tries to clinch but Okami moves out of range.
Odair scores with a head kick. Okami tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Okami misses with the combination.
Okami throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Odair cracks Okami with an open hand slap.
Odair tries to close the distance and clinch but Okami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Odair scores with a jab to the body.
Okami tries to score a power double leg takedown but Odair sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Okami somewhat.
Odair moves into the clinch successfully.
Okami fails to pull guard.
Odair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odair throws a shot to the body.
Odair tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okami counters with a series of strikes. Odair will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odair moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Odair gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Odair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Odair tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okami swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yushin Okami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okami lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okami.
Odair tries to clinch but Okami moves away
and Okami counters with a series of strikes. Odair will be more careful next time no doubt.
Odair moves in looking to clinch but Okami pushes him off.
Odair tries to clinch but Okami moves out of range.
Odair throws a leg kick which misses Okami's front leg but catches the back leg as Okami tries to avoid it.
Odair walks into a straight right hand from Okami.
Odair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okami closes the distance and clinches.
Odair breaks from the clinch.
Finnick Odair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Odair tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okami counters with a series of strikes. Odair will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finnick Odair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Odair has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnick Odair!
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energy
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