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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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184 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
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170 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pernell Karl!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba fails with the takedown
and Karl counters with a straight right hand.
Karl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karl gets caught napping as Okunaba dives in and scores a takedown. Karl manages to retain guard.
Okunaba controls from within his opponent's guard.
Okunaba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Okunaba chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba is looking to work some ground and pound but Karl has wrist control.
Okunaba tries to free his leg and advance position but Karl is retaining full guard.
Okunaba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okunaba pushes down on Karl's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl taking some punishment here, with Okunaba in his half guard.
Karl controlling the position well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karl can do anything to dispel that myth.
Okunaba is taking a breather. Karl says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Okunaba frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Okunaba looking to control but Karl is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Okunaba raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba controlling from the full mount.
Okunaba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Okunaba unloading with bombs!
Okunaba lands a big shot there that rocks Karl but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Karl really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Okunaba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Okunaba lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okunaba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Karl hang on?
A nice elbow there by Okunaba.
Okunaba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Okunaba controlling from the full mount.
Karl wants to hold on but Okunaba pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Okunaba.
Okunaba cracks Karl with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karl is in a horrible position here. Okunaba smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Okunaba controlling the pace for now.
Okunaba lands a couple of good shots and Karl has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Okunaba is punishing Karl with some ground and pound.
Okunaba landing with strikes.
Okunaba looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okunaba is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Karl is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Okunaba off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Okunaba lands a shot to the body.
Okunaba is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Karl knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Karl for a finish.
Okunaba gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Okunaba lands with a hammerfist to the side of Karl's head.
Karl wants to escape the position.
Karl wants to get back to his feet.
Okunaba trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba dominated that round.
That's time! Okunaba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Okunaba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Karl but Karl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okunaba doesn't seem bothered though.
Okunaba moves out of range as Karl strikes.
Okunaba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Okunaba drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okunaba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karl is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karl trying to control the position.
Okunaba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okunaba 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 one minute gone in the round.
Karl wants to stand and escape but Okunaba is having none of it.
Karl keeping full guard, as Okunaba tries to pass.
Okunaba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Okunaba prevents Karl from getting back to his feet.
Okunaba content to stall in guard here.
Okunaba stopping the sweep attempt from Karl.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Okunaba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Okunaba shoots in looking for a takedown but Karl manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Okunaba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karl misses with a leg kick.
Karl misses with a series of wild punches.
Okunaba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karl keeping moving, preventing Okunaba from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okunaba is one step ahead there.
Okunaba looking to pass the guard.
Okunaba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okunaba scoring with some ground and pound.
Okunaba throwing strikes but missing.
Okunaba trying to control the position from guard on top but Karl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Okunaba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Okunaba trying to control but Karl is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Okunaba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karl pinned against the cage. Karl gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Okunaba ducks under a wild hook from Karl.
Okunaba looks for a takedown but Karl sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okunaba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karl ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okunaba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okunaba gets a double leg takedown into Karl's guard.
Karl wants to stand but Okunaba is controlling the position.
Karl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Okunaba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Okunaba scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba is pushing down on Karl's leg trying to pass to half guard. Karl is fighting to maintain full guard but Okunaba has managed to sneak the leg through.
Okunaba throwing shots but Karl is blocking nicely.
Okunaba trying to pass the guard but Karl defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Okunaba tries to pass to full mount but Karl defends it.
Karl tries to roll over but Okunaba keeps him under control.
Okunaba looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Okunaba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okunaba keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Okunaba is looking to take a break and control but Karl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Okunaba is trying to work for a kimura but Karl is defending well.
Okunaba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Okunaba working the head and body with strikes.
Karl is trying to stand.
Okunaba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Karl misses with a looping left.
Okunaba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Okunaba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karl can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Okunaba.
Okunaba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okunaba misses with a takedown attempt - Karl sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okunaba with a poor takedown
and Karl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pernell Karl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okunaba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karl pinned against the cage. Karl gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little jabbing left from Karl on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karl.
Okunaba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karl throws a right hand that Okunaba ducks under and follows up with a left that Okunaba also avoids with ease.
Karl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karl lands a body shot.
Karl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A solid leg kick lands there for Karl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karl throws a body punch but Okunaba moves out of range.
Okunaba appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pernell Karl just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karl connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Okunaba's hands.
Karl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okunaba shoots in looking for a takedown. Karl tries to sprawl out of it but Okunaba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk. Karl catches Okunaba right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karl scores with a jab to the jaw.
Okunaba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karl.
Okunaba misses with a shot to the body
enabling Karl to counter with a crisp jab.
Okunaba is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl drops Okunaba with a naaaaasty hook - Okunaba is in real trouble here! Karl dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pernell Karl!
Pernell Karl is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Pernell Karl misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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