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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Okano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okano has chosen Aalto - Resolution as his entrance music. Romulo Correa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romulo Correa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koji Okano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Okano. Correa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okano tries to land a front kick but Correa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Correa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Okano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Correa's calf.
Okano connects with a solid leg kick.
Correa darts in trying to clinch
and Okano counters with a good low kick that Correa was not able to check.
Correa avoids the head kick by Okano.
Correa tries to clinch but Okano moves away
and Okano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Okano.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okano.
Okano trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Correa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Correa misses with a knee strike.
A short body shot lands from Okano as the two fighters clinch.
Okano crunches a lovely knee into Correa's ribcage.
Okano lands with a light punch inside.
Okano lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Okano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Correa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Correa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okano.
A solid body kick from Okano.
Correa darts in trying to clinch
and Okano counters with a good low kick that Correa was not able to check.
Romulo Correa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okano lands a leg kick that knocks Correa off balance momentarily.
Okano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Correa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Okano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Correa moves into the clinch.
Okano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okano obliges.
Correa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Correa is breathing heavily.
Okano blocks an elbow strike.
Correa tries to break free but Okano pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okano digs a right hand underneath Correa's ribcage. Correa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Correa pushes off an throws an elbow but Okano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Okano lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okano.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okano.
Correa tries a knee to the head but Okano blocks it.
Correa tries to land a knee to the head but Okano blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Correa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okano's brow.
Okano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okano scores with a knee to the head.
Okano lands a knee to the body.
Okano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Correa backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okano.
Okano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Correas head.
Okano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okano lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Okano.
Okano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Correa's face.
Correa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Correa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Okano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Correa wants to stall.
Correa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okano manages to break the clinch.
Okano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Correa. That did some damage!
Correa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Okano, pushing him back against the cage.
Correa missing with knees to the body.
Okano lands a knee to the body.
Okano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okano obliges.
Okano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Okano.
Okano manages to break the clinch.
Okano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Okano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Correa closes the distance but Okano moves to the side
and Okano counters with a solid body kick.
Correa wants to clinch but Okano slips to the side
and Okano counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Correa wants to clinch
and Okano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okano misses with a head kick.
Okano throws a leg kick but Correa checks it.
Okano throws a leg kick but Correa checks it.
Correa checks a low kick from Okano.
Okano misses the shot to the body.
Okano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Correa tries to clinch but Okano moves away
and Okano counters with a body kick that stops Correa in his tracks momentarily.
Correa moves in looking to clinch but Okano pushes him off.
Okano misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okano throws a head kick that misses.
Correa closes the distance but Okano moves to the side
and Okano counters with a nice leg kick.
Correa tries to clinch
and Okano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Correa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Okano dominated that 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.
Okano misses with a low kick.
Koji Okano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okano misses with a low kick.
Okano is looking to chop away at Correa's legs.
Okano throws a sloppy head kick and Correa moves out of range easily.
Correa avoids the head kick by Okano.
Correa moves to clinch but Okano breaks away
and Okano counters with a nice body kick.
Okano keeps the fight on the outside.
Okano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Correa is out of range.
Correa tries to clinch but Okano moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Okano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Okano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Correa's knee momentarily.
Correa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okano counters with a nice body kick.
Okano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okano connects with a leg kick. Correa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okano is breathing heavily.
Correa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Okano counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Okano throws a sloppy head kick and Correa moves out of range easily.
Correa closes the distance but Okano moves to the side
and Okano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Correa's knee momentarily.
Correa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Correa closes the distance but Okano moves to the side
and Okano counters with a one-two to the body.
Correa wants to clinch up but Okano keeps it at a distance.
Correa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Correa wants to clinch
and Okano counters with a thumping low kick.
Okano lands a leg kick that knocks Correa off balance momentarily.
Correa is looking to clinch.
Correa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Correa's calf.
Correa looks to clinch
and Okano counters with a nice body kick.
Correa moves to clinch but Okano breaks away
and Okano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Correa tries to clinch
and Okano counters with an outside leg kick.
Okano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Okano misses with a low kick.
Correa moves to clinch but Okano breaks away
and Okano moves into the clinch.
Okano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Correa backwards.
Okano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Correa misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Correa throws an elbow but misses.
Correa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Okano lands an elbow inside that Correa shrugs off.
Okano scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okano misses with a body punch.
Okano lands a shot to the body.
Koji Okano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Correa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Correa tries a knee to the head but Okano blocks it.
Okano is leaning against Correa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Okano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Correa's face.
Okano lands a knee to the body.
Okano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Correa tries to land a knee to the head but Okano blocks with his arms.
Okano landing knees to the head.
Okano avoids a wild elbow strike from Correa.
Correa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okano tries to throw a body punch but Correa avoids it by throwing Okano back against the cage.
Correa misses with an elbow over the top.
Correa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okano pushes Correa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okano misses with a head kick.
Correa moves in looking to clinch but Okano pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okano motions for Correa to come forward. Okano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Correa tries to close the distance and clinch but Okano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okano throws a jab but it's blocked by Correa.
Okano keeps the fight on the outside.
Okano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Correa.
Okano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Correa tries to clinch up but Okano circles away and keeps his distance.
Correa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Correa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okano counters with a head kick.
Correa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Correa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Okano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Okano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Correa wants to clinch.
Correa tries to clinch up but Okano circles away and keeps his distance.
Okano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Okano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Correa tries to clinch but Okano moves away
and Okano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Correa really felt that one!
Correa wants to clinch but Okano slips to the side
and Okano counters with a big head kick but Correa shrugs it off.
Correa wants to clinch but Okano slips to the side
and Okano counters with a leg kick.
Okano throws a nice head kick!
Okano keeps the fight on the outside.
Correa darts in trying to clinch
and Okano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Okano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Correa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Correa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Correa avoids a kick to the body.
Correa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okano moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okano tries to throw a body punch but Correa avoids it by throwing Okano back against the cage.
Okano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Correa tries to clinch up
and Correa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Correa checks a leg kick.
Correa tries to clinch up
and Okano counters with a nice leg kick.
Correa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okano.
Correa checks a low kick from Okano.
Correa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correa avoids the head kick by Okano.
Correa tries to clinch but Okano moves away
and Okano counters with a head kick. That will keep Correa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Correa wants to clinch
and Okano counters with a thumping low kick.
Koji Okano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okano throws a low kick, looking for Correa's leg but Correa calmly moves out of range.
Okano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Okano counters with a body kick.
Correa checks a low kick from Okano.
Correa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Correa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okano counters with a big head kick but Correa shrugs it off.
Correa tries to clinch but Okano moves out of range.
Correa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Correa darts in trying to clinch
and Okano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okano connects with a jab.
Okano throws a leg kick but Correa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Okano misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okano moves into range and clinches up with Correa.
Okano tries to work over Correa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Correa tries to clinch up
and Okano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Correa doesn't manage to clinch there - Okano circles away.
Romulo Correa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Correa lands a big head kick that sends Okano tumbling to the mat! Correa takes a step backwards and waves Okano back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Okano is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Correa's head.
Okano is still on wobbly legs! Can Correa finish him?
Correa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okano counters with a straight right hand.
Correa tries to close the distance and clinch but Okano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Correa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Correa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okano 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.
Okano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okano seems to have recovered his senses.
Okano swats away the attempt to clinch by Correa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okano throws a body kick that misses.
Correa moves to clinch but Okano breaks away
and Okano counters with a low kick, right behind Correa 's knee.
Correa slips under a jab from Okano.
Correa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Correa defending well as Okano loads up on a big left hand.
Correa throws a head kick but Okano moves out of range.
Correa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Correa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Okano misses with a head kick.
Correa tries to clinch there but Okano circles away.
Correa thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Correa wants to clinch up but Okano keeps it at a distance.
Okano gets a clinch.
Correa misses with an elbow over the top.
Correa trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Romulo Correa.
Well Okano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koji Okano!
After the big win, Koji Okano made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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