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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenton Okunaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenton Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson blocks a leg kick.
Okunaba throws a low kick but Wilson avoids it.
Okunaba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Okunaba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okunaba. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okunaba.
Okunaba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Okunaba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Okunaba digs a good hook to Wilson's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt - Okunaba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Okunaba is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wilson shoots in but no luck this time.
Okunaba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wilson moves out of range as Okunaba throws a body kick.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wilson is looking to score with low kicks.
Wilson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Okunaba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenton Okunaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okunaba tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Okunaba looks to land a body kick but Wilson moved away.
Wilson throws out a counter right but Okunaba avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okunaba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wilson throws a chopping leg kick but Okunaba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilson throws a body punch but Okunaba moves out of range.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Okunaba, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Okunaba against the cage but Okunaba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kenton Okunaba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Wilson.
Okunaba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Okunaba throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Okunaba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Okunaba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson avoids a kick to the body.
Wilson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Okunaba scores with a leg kick.
Okunaba lands the left hand.
Wilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson throws out a leg kick but Okunaba moves out of range and Wilson only half commits.
Okunaba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okunaba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wilson blocks a head kick by Okunaba.
Okunaba backing away here, and Wilson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Okunaba is looking to wear down Wilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wilson misses.
And Okunaba counters with a quick kick to the body but Wilson blocks it.
Okunaba moves out of range as Wilson throws a body kick.
Okunaba scores with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Okunaba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson shoots in but Okunaba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wilson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okunaba counters with a body kick that stops Wilson in his tracks momentarily.
Okunaba looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilson! But no joy.
A solid body kick from Okunaba.
Wilson looks winded!
Wilson shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenton Okunaba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okunaba looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
Okunaba throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okunaba.
Okunaba throws a head kick that Wilson semi-blocks.
Kenton Okunaba is winning the standup battle so far.
Okunaba lands with a hook. Wilson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okunaba just misses with a punch to the body.
Okunaba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. Okunaba sprawls well.
Wilson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okunaba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Okunaba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Okunaba backs off Wilson throws a huge counter combo but Okunaba manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wilson checks it well.
Wilson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Okunaba slips under a jab from Wilson.
Okunaba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okunaba throws the kick towards the body but Wilson avoids it.
Kenton Okunaba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okunaba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okunaba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Okunaba throws a push kick but Wilson slaps the foot to one side.
Okunaba misses the shot to the body.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okunaba.
Okunaba tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Okunaba as Wilson shoots in.
Okunaba quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Okunaba lands a right hook to the body.
Okunaba lands a jab to Wilson's midsection.
Okunaba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okunaba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wilson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Okunaba has got the better of the exchanges.
Okunaba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okunaba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson blocks the body kick.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okunaba.
Wilson drops his hands momentarily and Okunaba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okunaba throws a quick counter head kick but Wilson was just out of range.
Wilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Okunaba.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okunaba.
Wilson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilson.
Okunaba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okunaba is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba misses with a body kick.
Wilson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okunaba wants to slow Wilson down by chopping away at his legs.
As Okunaba backs off Wilson throws a huge counter combo but Okunaba manages to avoid it all.
Wilson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown. Okunaba tries to sprawl out of it but Wilson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Okunaba manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenton Okunaba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Wilson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okunaba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenton Okunaba dominated that second round.
That's time! Okunaba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Okunaba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wilson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Okunaba misses with a wild body shot.
As Okunaba backs off Wilson throws a huge counter combo but Okunaba manages to avoid it all.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wilson.
A solid body kick from Okunaba.
Okunaba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wilson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Okunaba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wilson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba throws a leg kick but Wilson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wilson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wilson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Okunaba. No joy for Wilson on that attempt.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okunaba manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okunaba.
Okunaba misses with a kick to the body
and Wilson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Okunaba's guard.
Okunaba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Okunaba tries to get out of the position.
Okunaba trying to control the position.
Okunaba is pulling down on Wilson's head. It's preventing any offense from Wilson, at least for the moment.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Okunaba keeps moving.
Okunaba trying to keep a closed guard but Wilson is proving a slippery customer.
Kenton Okunaba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Okunaba trying to control the position here.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okunaba is keeping the position for now.
Okunaba has his hands on Wilson's head, controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okunaba is looking to score with low kicks.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Okunaba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okunaba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Okunaba, which made it look bad.
Okunaba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Okunaba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sam Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
A good leg kick by Wilson.
Okunaba connects with a leg kick. Wilson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okunaba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson throws a hook but Okunaba blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Wilson misses.
Okunaba is looking to counter punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okunaba - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenton Okunaba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Okunaba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenton Okunaba!
Kenton Okunaba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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