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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Let the bodies hit the floor!. Okamoto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Feel the Drive. Hiroyuki Okamoto will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
20 - 19 - 0 |
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delphine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Okamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Delphine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Okamoto takes a swing at Delphine's ribcage but misses.
Delphine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okamoto.
Okamoto misses with the combination.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Delphine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delphine.
Delphine preventing the sweep.
Delphine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Delphine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okamoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Delphine stopping the sweep attempt from Okamoto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okamoto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okamoto wants to sweep here but Delphine controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delphine with a nice head shot there.
Delphine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Delphine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delphine stopping the sweep attempt from Okamoto.
Okamoto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Delphine scoring with some ground and pound.
Okamoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delphine's guard.
Delphine seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Delphine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Okamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Okamoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Okamoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto tries to move to mount but Delphine blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delphine is trying to get back to half guard.
Delphine manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Okamoto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Delphine looking for submissions off his back.
Delphine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Delphine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Delphine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Okamoto trying to control from half guard but Delphine is working away.
Okamoto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Delphine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Delphine tries to get to full guard but Okamoto has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Okamoto seems content to control.
Delphine is trying to get back to full guard.
Okamoto controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Delphine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hiroyuki Okamoto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Okamoto throws a wild body kick that Delphine sees coming a mile off.
Okamoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Delphine avoids the head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick
and Delphine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Okamoto's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okamoto controls Delphine momentarily but Delphine frees himself.
Delphine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Okamoto controls Delphine momentarily but Delphine frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiroyuki Okamoto will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Delphine moves out of range.
Okamoto throws a low kick but Delphine avoids it.
Okamoto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Delphine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Okamoto tries to get to full guard but Delphine has control of the leg.
Delphine is working for a kimura but Okamoto is defending it quite comfortably.
Delphine thows a huge punch but Okamoto dodges it nicely.
Delphine passes to full mount!
Okamoto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Delphine.
Delphine landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Okamoto has his hands clasped together around Delphine's back. He's all about the action.
Delphine works his way into full mount!
Danny Delphine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Okamoto working to try and regain half guard.
Delphine is landing with some decent strikes but Okamoto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Okamoto that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Delphine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delphine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Delphine breaks from Okamoto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Okamoto is rocked!
Delphine is landing with some decent strikes but Okamoto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Okamoto is still in real trouble! Can Delphine finish him?
Okamoto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Okamoto wants to control but Delphine is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Delphine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Delphine's back!
Delphine turns into Okamoto and is now in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Delphine's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Delphine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Delphine chips away with some ground and pound.
Okamoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Delphine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Delphine prevents Okamoto from getting back to his feet.
Okamoto keeping full guard, as Delphine tries to pass.
Delphine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Delphine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Okamoto's head.
Okamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Okamoto, not yet.
Okamoto has momentary wrist control but Delphine slips an elbow through the middle.
Delphine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Delphine postures up.
Delphine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Okamoto looking for a sweep but Delphine has passed into full mount! Oh no!
BOOM! Delphine connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Delphine landing strikes from the mount and Okamoto is in trouble!
Okamoto is in a horrible position here. Delphine smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Okamoto can't escape the position.
Delphine lands a nice shot to the head.
Okamoto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Okamoto trying to control from the bottom.
Delphine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Delphine prevents Okamoto from improving his position.
Delphine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Delphine.
Delphine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Okamoto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Delphine is working away from the top position though.
Delphine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Delphine 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Okamoto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Okamoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Okamoto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Delphine!
Delphine really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Okamoto controlling the position easily from mount.
Delphine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Okamoto controlling from mount.
Okamoto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Okamoto trying to control but Delphine is having none of it.
Okamoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Delphine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Okamoto.
A punch combination from Okamoto misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Delphine 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!
Okamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okamoto is looking to chop away at Delphine's legs.
Okamoto is looking to slow Delphine down with leg kicks.
Okamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Delphine is just out of range.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Okamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Okamoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Delphine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Okamoto won't be happy with that.
Okamoto struggling a bit here.
Okamoto gets back to half guard.
Delphine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Delphine wants to free his trapped foot but Okamoto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Okamoto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okamoto pulls Delphine in close to his closed guard and prevents Delphine from doing any damage or advancing position.
Delphine postures up.
Delphine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Delphine looking to pass the guard.
Delphine scoring with some ground and pound.
Okamoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delphine's guard.
Delphine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Delphine is looking for a triangle here but Okamoto uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Delphine seems a little lost for a moment, as Okamoto dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto trying to control the action but Delphine is working from the bottom.
Delphine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Okamoto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Okamoto wants to control but Delphine is keeping him busy.
Delphine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okamoto staying calm.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Delphine is not content to let Okamoto control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hiroyuki Okamoto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto throws a chopping leg kick but Delphine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Okamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Delphine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okamoto. Okamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Okamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Okamoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Delphine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Delphine moves out of range easily.
Okamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Delphine checks a low kick from Okamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Delphine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okamoto misses with a leg kick.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okamoto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Okamoto.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Delphine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Okamoto is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Okamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Okamoto 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Danny Delphine!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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hype
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