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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heng Keo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keo comes to the cage accompanied by Ich Will - Rammstein. The crowd seem to be enjoying Okamoto's choice of entrance music: Feel the Drive. Heng Keo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 cm
39
157 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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168 cm
36
152 lbs
26 - 20 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
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
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heng Keo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Keo is looking to clinch but Okamoto is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Okamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Okamoto throws a leg kick which misses Keo's front leg but catches the back leg as Keo tries to avoid it. Okamoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Okamoto throws a leg kick but Keo sees it coming and checks it nicely. A nice inside leg kick there by Okamoto. That's going to slow Keo down. Okamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keo was well out of range. Poor timing from Okamoto. Keo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Okamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keo has Okamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Okamoto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okamoto misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Keo to work.
Okamoto missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Keo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Okamoto pulls him back up using the underhooks. Okamoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Keo.
Okamoto takes a shot to the head. Okamoto prevents a body shot from Keo. Keo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Keo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Okamoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Okamoto working hard to break the clinch. Okamoto manages to break the clinch.
Keo has closed the distance and engaged Okamoto in a clinch.
Okamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keo avoids it. Keo tightens his grip and picks Okamoto up, before dumping him to the ground. Okamoto manages to land in guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Okamoto is on top in guard.
Okamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Keo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Okamoto landing some decent shots from guard. Keo looking for a sweep. Not yet Keo, not yet. Okamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Keo swivels though and keeps the full guard. Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Okamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Keo keeping moving, preventing Okamoto from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Keo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Okamoto trying to control but Keo is working from the bottom. Okamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Keo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Okamoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Okamoto has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Keo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Okamoto is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Keo pulls down on the head and he's put Okamoto to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Heng Keo! Heng Keo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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