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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koji Okano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okano's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aalto - Resolution. Cane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rob Zombie - What. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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176 cm
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166 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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179 cm
31
175 lbs
29 - 17 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koji Okano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quentin Cane! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cane gets tackled into the cage by Okano. Okano maintains the clinch. Cane goes for a takedown attempt but Okano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Okano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cane if he has to take too many more of those.
Cane rushes Okano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Cane has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Okano regains guard immediately. Okano tries to land a sweep but no joy. Cane is fighting to break Okano's control of his arms but Okano is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Okano is trying to keep Cane in close.
Cane passes into half guard. Okano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cane. Okano taking some punishment here, with Cane in his half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cane lands a nice short elbow. Cane is looking for a kimura here.
Okano is looking to control Cane's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Okano avoid being mounted? Okano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cane on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cane missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Cane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cane seems to be looking for submissions.
Okano is trying to get back to full guard. Cane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Okano defends it well. Cane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Okano defends it well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Okano is trying to maintain the position but Cane is very close to passing his half guard. Cane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Cane slips a nice elbow through Okano's hands, connecting with Okano's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cane seems to be working for a kimura but Okano defends the submission attempt. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Cane working Okano over with strikes. This has been an exciting period of action! Cane is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Okano has managed to free his arm - good work. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Cane thows a huge punch but Okano dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Cane. Cane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Okano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Cane working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Okano is looking to improve his position.
Cane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okano keeps working. Cane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Nice strikes from Cane there. Cane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Cane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Okano is rocked! Cane is working for a submission of some sort.
Cane is looking for a kimura but Okano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cane to get the leverage. Cane trying to control the action but Okano is working from the bottom. Cane is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Okano has managed to free his arm - good work. Cane prevents Okano from improving his position. Cane lands strikes from half guard. Cane is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Okano has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cane is trying to control. Okano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Okano tries to get to full guard but Cane has control of the leg. Cane is working for a submission of some sort.
Okano has hold of Cane's hands but Cane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Okano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Okano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Okano tries to get out of the position. Cane missing with the ground and pound from half guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Cane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Okano's head. Cane seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Okano is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Quentin Cane! A very excited looking Quentin Cane made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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