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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slater Lowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kokey Okay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slater Lowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kokey Okay!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lowman avoids it really well and circles away.
Okay clinches up against the cage.
Lowman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okay has his takedown stuffed
letting Lowman counter with a right hand.
Okay drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lowman kicks Okay off and gets to his feet.
Okay misses with a wild body shot.
Okay has closed the distance and engaged Lowman in a clinch.
Good body shot from Okay.
Lowman trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowman.
Lowman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okay blocks it with crossed arms.
Lowman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lowman misses with a knee to the head.
Okay is looking to break free of the clinch but Lowman has double underhooks.
Okay avoiding damage as Lowman throws knees to the body.
Okay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Okay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lowman smiles and moves away.
Slater Lowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kokey Okay.
Lowman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okay slips under a jab.
Okay blocks a head kick by Lowman.
Okay fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Okay.
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.
Okay clinches up with Lowman and pushes him back against the cage.
Lowman tries to land knees in the clinch but Okay avoids the damage to the body.
Lowman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lowman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lowman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Okay is trying to push Lowman away but Lowman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lowman looking to throw knees to the head but Okay is blocking nicely.
Lowman is breathing heavily.
Okay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Lowman.
Lowman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okay instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okay tries to land a knee to the head but Lowman blocks with his arms.
Lowman tries to land a knee to the head but Okay blocks with his arms.
Lowman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lowman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okay blocks it with crossed arms.
Lowman tries to land a knee to the head but Okay blocks with his arms.
Okay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Okay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lowman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lowman tries a knee to the head but Okay blocks it.
Okay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okay connects with a solid leg kick.
Lowman leaves Okay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Okay shoots for a double leg takedown but Lowman sprawls well. He's pushed Okay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Okay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lowman pinned against the cage. Lowman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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.
Okay shoots in for a takedown but Lowman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kokey Okay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowman lands a jab to the nose.
Lowman is looking to chop away at Okay's legs.
Okay tries a head kick but it misses.
Okay rushes Lowman and presses him up against the cage.
Lowman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Okay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lowman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lowman avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Slater Lowman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lowman closes the distance and pushes Okay back into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lowman obliges.
Lowman tries a knee to the head but Okay blocks it.
Lowman tries to land a knee to the head but Okay blocks with his arms.
Lowman tries to land a knee to the head but Okay blocks with his arms.
Okay fails to pull guard.
A right hand to the body from Lowman.
Lowman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lowman rushes Okay and presses him up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lowman throws an elbow but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lowman.
Lowman stops a takedown attempt from Okay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okay can't break the clinch.
Lowman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slater Lowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kokey Okay.
Okay throws a head kick but Lowman moves out of range.
Okay has his takedown stuffed
and Lowman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lowman moves in looking to clinch but Okay pushes him off.
Lowman misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowman. Okay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okay with a poor takedown
and Lowman counters with a right hand to the body.
Lowman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowman moves in looking to clinch but Okay pushes him off.
Lowman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okay was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowman.
Okay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lowman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lowman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okay misses with a takedown attempt
and Lowman counters by clinching up.
Lowman manages to break the clinch.
Lowman moves into range and clinches up with Okay.
Lowman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lowman scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowman misses with a knee strike.
Okay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okay goes for a takedown attempt but Lowman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Okay has his takedown stuffed
and Lowman counters by clinching up.
Okay can't break the clinch.
Lowman prevents the takedown attempt.
Okay is trying to push Lowman away but Lowman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lowman looking to throw knees to the head but Okay is blocking nicely.
Lowman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lowman misses with a knee strike.
Okay keeps control of Lowman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowman backwards.
Lowman tries to circle away but Okay has him pinned against the cage.
Lowman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okay pulls guard effortlessly.
Lowman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Okay on the ground.
Okay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lowman's guard.
Lowman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lowman tries to get out of the position.
Okay stops Lowman from standing up.
Lowman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Okay stands up from Lowman's guard - Okay perhaps looking for a knockout.
Okay throws a push kick but Lowman slaps the foot to one side.
Okay fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slater Lowman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Okay misses with a takedown attempt
and Lowman counters by moving into the clinch.
Lowman tries to land a knee to the head but Okay blocks with his arms.
Lowman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Lowman.
Lowman scores a nice knee to the body.
Okay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lowman walks away with a smile on his face. Okay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lowman misses with a body kick.
Okay drives through with a takedown into Lowman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lowman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Okay trying to control but Lowman is working from the bottom.
Okay won't allow Lowman to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okay trying to control but Lowman is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lowman pulls Okay in close to prevent any damage.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kokey Okay wasn't active enough on the ground.
Okay misses with a few strikes there.
Lowman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okay.
Lowman stuffs the takedown.
Slater Lowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kokey Okay.
Okay shoots in for a double leg but Lowman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lowman throws a head kick but Okay moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Okay moves into the clinch successfully.
Okay has Lowman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lowman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lowman misses with a knee strike.
Lowman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okay can't get the takedown.
Lowman lands with a short shot to the head.
Okay pulls Lowman into guard.
Lowman trying to control but Okay is working from the bottom.
Lowman wanted to stand there but Okay had control of the position.
Lowman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowman throwing strikes but missing.
Lowman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Okay's guard.
Okay has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lowman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Okay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lowman missing with knees to the body.
Lowman swings wildly with an uppercut but Okay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okay wants a takedown.
Lowman misses with a knee to the head.
Lowman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lowman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lowman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Okay shoots in but Lowman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Okay shoots and misses
and Lowman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Okay jumps guard.
Lowman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowman connects with a couple of short punches.
Lowman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lowman stopping the sweep attempt from Okay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lowman defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kokey Okay.
I think Lowman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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