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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazumi Okamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JunJun Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 cm
26
192 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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183 cm
28
189 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazumi Okamura! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunJun Jones! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones drives through and clinches with Okamura against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okamura blocks it with crossed arms. Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. I was talking to Okamura's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Nice elbow from Okamura. A short right from Jones on the inside. Okamura misses with a knee strike.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat. Okamura lands an elbow inside. Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Okamura's face.
Okamura lands a nice elbow.
It looks like JunJun Jones has been cut. Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Okamura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Okamura. Okamura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Okamura.
Jones tries to pull guard but Okamura won't allow it.
Kazumi Okamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunJun Jones. Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones is working for takedown but Okamura is calmly controlling the position for now. Okamura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Okamura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow. Jones lands with a left to the head. Okamura tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Okamura connects with a knee to the head.
Okamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okamura is defending well against a takedown attempt. Okamura working Jones over with knees to the body. Jones blocks an elbow strike. Okamura tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okamura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okamura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Okamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Okamura walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Okamura misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Okamura throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
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! Okamura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head. Okamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones. Okamura wants to clinch. JunJun Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Okamura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Okamura stuffs the takedown. Jones fails with the takedown. Okamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away. Jones throws a half hearted mid kick. Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Okamura throws a head kick that misses. Okamura checks the leg kick. Okamura lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover. Some wild striking there from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Okamura tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Okamura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Jones looks winded! Okamura throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily. Okamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Okamura tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range. Okamura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away. Jones forces Okamura back against the cage and clinches. Jones misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Okamura. Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Okamura.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A knee to the head by Okamura.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Okamura gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okamura takes an elbow to the temple. Okamura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okamura throws an elbow that misses.
Okamura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Okamura to keep the fight standing. Jones is trying to drag Okamura to the mat but Okamura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Okamura tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Okamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those. Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazumi Okamura dominated that round. The cut man is working on JunJun Jones's cut. 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.
Okamura lands an overhand right. Okamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones thows a leg kick but Okamura checks it and Okamura counters with a leg kick. Okamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center. Okamura stuffs the takedown. Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Okamura darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Okamura into the cage. Okamura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okamura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okamura blocks it with crossed arms. Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Okamura prevents it.
Okamura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Okamura tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. A nice glancing elbow lands by Okamura. Okamura misses with a knee strike.
Okamura lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Okamura lands a nice knee to the body. Okamura lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones is rocked! Okamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Okamura finish him? Jones blocks an elbow strike. Okamura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms. Jones seems to have recovered his senses. Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Okamura just stands there and leans against the cage. Kazumi Okamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunJun Jones. This has been an exciting period of action! Okamura pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Okamura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses. Okamura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Okamura misses with a knee strike.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Okamura's defenses. Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Okamura just stands there and leans against the cage. Okamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okamura lands a nice elbow. Okamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Okamura is blocking nicely.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple. Okamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those. Okamura pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Okamura lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment. Okamura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Okamura pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Okamura lands a knee to the body.
Okamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Okamura throws an elbow that misses.
Okamura lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye. A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land. Kazumi Okamura has scored more points in the clinch so far. A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land. Okamura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okamura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Okamura looks to throw an elbow but misses. Jones jumps guard but Okamura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okamura drops Jones with a big knee straight up the middle! Jones is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! Jab from Okamura. 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! Okamura shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well. Kazumi Okamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Okamura tries to clinch up. Okamura goes for a small jab and connects. Now Okamura goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Jones stumbles back but Okamura runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Jones to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Jones will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kazumi Okamura! Kazumi Okamura made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Proudly Supported by Team Goroshi - Tokyo United Fightwear - Zombie Nutrition'.
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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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