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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Okabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac ft Lil Mo - Niggaz Nature. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
42 - 18 - 0 |
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181 lbs
38 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Okabe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okabe throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it.
Okabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okabe throws a right hand that misses
and Blaze counters with a nice low kick that buckles Okabe's knee momentarily.
Okabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blaze counters with an inside leg kick.
Okabe misses the shot to the body.
Blaze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Okabe shoots for a takedown but Blaze saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Okabe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blaze.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Blaze.
Okabe gets a double leg takedown into Blaze's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okabe tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaze is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
Okabe throws a big right hand that misses.
Blaze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blaze wants to stand up but Okabe is controlling him.
Blaze definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Okabe stopping the sweep attempt from Blaze.
Blaze keeping full guard, as Okabe tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Okabe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blaze, right into the meat.
Blaze takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blaze stuffs the takedown.
Alexander Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Okabe.
A big left from Okabe misses.
Okabe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Okabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okabe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blaze.
Blaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okabe. That did some damage!
Blaze throws a leg kick but Okabe checks it.
Blaze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Okabe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blaze is fending him off so far but Okabe persists. Nope, Blaze circles away and we're back to standing.
Blaze lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Okabe misses the target.
Blaze appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blaze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Okabe looks to throw the jab but Blaze is out of range.
Blaze scores with a hook to the body. Okabe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Blaze misses its intended target.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Okabe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Blaze misses
and Okabe counters with a shoot takedown. Blaze fights it but they end up in guard.
Okabe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blaze keeping full guard, as Okabe tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze trying to control the position.
Okabe tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaze is retaining full guard.
Okabe pushes down on Blaze's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blaze is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okabe wants to pass to mount but Blaze is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Blaze will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blaze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blaze scores with a head kick. Okabe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Okabe misses with a right hand
and Blaze counters with a good low kick that Okabe was not able to check.
Okabe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okabe misses with a takedown attempt - Blaze sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kenji Okabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Blaze misses.
Okabe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaze.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Blaze here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Blaze will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okabe just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze fires out a quick counter leg kick but Okabe just manages to avoid it.
Okabe scores with a decent looking hook.
Okabe shoots in but no luck this time.
Blaze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okabe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blaze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Okabe is defended easily by Blaze.
Alexander Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Okabe.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Okabe.
A low kick from Blaze misses
and Okabe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Okabe.
Okabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blaze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blaze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Okabe won't allow Blaze to sweep him here.
Okabe lands a couple of digs.
Okabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okabe forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze won't allow Okabe to pass to mount.
Okabe thows a huge punch but Blaze dodges it nicely.
Okabe throws a strike but Blaze avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Okabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaze trying to keep a closed guard but Okabe is proving a slippery customer.
Okabe advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe slows the pace down in half guard.
Okabe wants to pass the guard but Blaze is defending well.
Okabe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Okabe looking to finish Blaze with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blaze!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Blaze, under a barage of strikes from Okabe.
Okabe trying to control the action but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Blaze is looking for a sweep. Okabe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Okabe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blaze tries to roll over but Okabe keeps him under control.
Okabe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaze's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okabe wants to pass the guard but Blaze is defending well.
Kenji Okabe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Okabe is keen to just control but Blaze is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Okabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Okabe lands a slapping body shot.
Alexander Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Blaze.
Blaze attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okabe.
Blaze misses with an uppercut.
Okabe fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okabe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okabe throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it.
Okabe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okabe thuds his right hand into Blaze's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blaze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Blaze tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze scores with a leg kick.
Blaze thumps Okabe with a low kick.
Okabe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Okabe checks a low kick from Blaze.
Okabe with the counter takedown but Blaze avoids it easily.
Okabe shoots for a double leg takedown but Blaze sprawls well. He's pushed Okabe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alexander Blaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenji Okabe.
Blaze throws the left hand but Okabe avoids the punch easily.
Alexander Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Okabe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okabe throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaze counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Okabe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okabe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Okabe drives through with a takedown into Blaze's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okabe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Okabe wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
Okabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okabe trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaze is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okabe looking to sit in guard and control but Blaze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Okabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okabe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blaze wants to stand but Okabe is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Okabe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Okabe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Okabe postures up and lands a big shot to Blaze's brow.
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Okabe from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okabe passes Blaze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blaze is looking for a sweep. Okabe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Alexander Blaze.
I think Blaze has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexander Blaze!
After the big win, Alexander Blaze made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Arcticus and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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