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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Okamoto's choice of entrance music: Feel the Drive. On his way into the cage it seems that Liam Neeson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Liam Neeson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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146 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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168 cm
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152 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Neeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neeson's calf.
Neeson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okamoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Okamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Neeson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Neeson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okamoto ducks under a wild hook from Neeson.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Neeson blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Nice sprawl there from Okamoto as Neeson shoots in.
Okamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Neeson off balance momentarily.
Okamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Neeson's head.
Neeson shoots in for a double leg but Okamoto sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Okamoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Neeson moves out of range.
Okamoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Okamoto tries a low kick but Neeson avoids it.
Okamoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Neeson moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Neeson blocks the leg kick.
Okamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neeson.
Okamoto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Neeson is out of range.
Okamoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Okamoto lands with a slapping head kick.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Okamoto sprawls well. Okamoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Neeson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Neeson blocks the low kick.
Okamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okamoto misses with a head kick.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown but Okamoto shows good takedown defense.
Neeson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Okamoto counters with a good low kick that Neeson was not able to check.
Okamoto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Neeson is out of range and Okamoto settles back down.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neeson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Okamoto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto feints and then cracks Neeson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neeson down.
Okamoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neeson's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Neeson.
Okamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Neeson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Okamoto stuns Neeson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Sloppy strikes from Okamoto. Those never looked like landing.
Neeson fails with the takedown
and Okamoto counters with a nice leg kick.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Neeson moves out of range easily.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Neeson moves out of range.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Neeson moves out of range easily.
Okamoto connects with a nice looking jab.
Okamoto slaps away a takedown attempt from Neeson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto scores with a nice head shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Neeson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Neeson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Okamoto defends well and Neeson ends up having to push Okamoto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neeson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Okamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Neeson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Okamoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Neeson. Neeson gets slowly back to his feet.
Neeson blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Neeson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Neeson blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okamoto. That's going to slow Neeson down.
Okamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neeson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okamoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neeson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neeson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Neeson or perhaps it was just good defense by Okamoto which made him look bad.
Okamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Neeson.
Okamoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Neeson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Neeson moves out of range of the leg kick from Okamoto.
Neeson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Okamoto circles away.
Neeson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okamoto.
Neeson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Okamoto lands but Neeson takes it in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Okamoto. That's going to slow Neeson down.
Okamoto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Okamoto keeps Neeson at a distance using the push kick.
Okamoto wants to land a leg kick but Neeson is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Okamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Neeson has his takedown stuffed
and Okamoto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Neeson moves out of range easily.
Okamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Neeson loads up on a big right hand but Okamoto slips the punch.
A combination from Okamoto does no damage.
Okamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Okamoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Okamoto jabs Neeson right on the nose. Neeson blinks but takes it well.
Neeson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Okamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Okamoto wants it to stay on the feet.
Okamoto scores with a body shot.
Neeson checks a leg kick.
Okamoto scores with a head kick.
Neeson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto tries to score with a low kick but Neeson moves his leg out of the way.
Neeson closes the distance and clinches up with Okamoto, looking for a takedown. Neeson pushes Okamoto against the cage but Okamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neeson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Okamoto defends it nicely.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Okamoto as he jumps to the side.
Okamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okamoto lands a slapping body shot.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Neeson blocks the leg kick.
Okamoto throws a leg kick which misses Neeson's front leg but catches the back leg as Neeson tries to avoid it.
Okamoto gets caught napping as Neeson dives in and scores a takedown. Okamoto manages to retain guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Okamoto pulls Neeson in to control the position.
Okamoto keeping moving, preventing Neeson from controlling successfully.
Okamoto pulls Neeson in close to prevent any damage.
Neeson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Okamoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neeson.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A clash of legs there as Neeson blocks the low kick.
Okamoto cracks a nice hook into Neeson's ribs.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okamoto lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okamoto.
Okamoto connects with a body shot that sends Neeson's belly button to the back.
Okamoto feints and then cracks Neeson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neeson down.
Okamoto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Neeson.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown but Okamoto shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okamoto tries a low kick but Neeson avoids it.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neeson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Okamoto defends well and Neeson ends up having to push Okamoto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Okamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neeson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from Okamoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto scores with a shot to the side of Neeson's head.
Okamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okamoto lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okamoto.
Okamoto pushes Neeson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Okamoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Okamoto.
Neeson shoots in looking for a takedown but Okamoto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Neeson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
Okamoto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okamoto.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto connects with a leg kick. Neeson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Neeson checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Okamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neeson's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Okamoto.
Okamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neeson manages to avoid it.
Neeson blocks a leg kick.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Okamoto cracks Neeson with an open hand slap.
Okamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Neeson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okamoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okamoto thuds his shin into the meat of Neeson's side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okamoto, right into the meat.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Okamoto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Okamoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Okamoto is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Okamoto is trying to control Neeson's posture but Neeson avoids it.
Okamoto is looking for a sweep.
Okamoto is not content to let Neeson control the position.
Neeson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Okamoto's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson trying to control the action but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Neeson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Okamoto is looking to reverse the position.
Okamoto holding on.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Neeson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okamoto can pounce on him.
Neeson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
Okamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neeson's sensitive parts.
Neeson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Neeson avoids the head kick by Okamoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto throws a low kick but Neeson avoids it.
Okamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neeson. That did some damage!
Neeson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okamoto.
An inside leg kick lands from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Neeson moves out of range.
Okamoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Okamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neeson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okamoto.
Okamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Neeson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Okamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Okamoto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Neeson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Okamoto circles away.
Neeson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Neeson moved away.
Okamoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Okamoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okamoto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neeson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okamoto tries to work over Neeson's front leg with a kick but Neeson checks it.
Okamoto wants to land a leg kick but Neeson is out of range.
Neeson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okamoto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okamoto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Neeson.
Neeson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Neeson moves out of range easily.
Okamoto scores with a hook to the body. Neeson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Neeson fails with a takedown attempt.
Neeson tries for a takedown but Okamoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto gets caught napping as Neeson dives in and scores a takedown. Okamoto manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamoto looking to control.
Neeson won't allow Okamoto to get back to his feet.
Okamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neeson is one step ahead there.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neeson trying to control but Okamoto is working from the bottom.
Neeson is really struggling to control Okamoto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Okamoto is controlling Neeson's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Liam Neeson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Neeson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liam Neeson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neeson misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Okamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Okamoto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Hiroyuki Okamoto wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hiroyuki Okamoto thanked Project Mayhem for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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