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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenton Okunaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Decca Heggie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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199 cm
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279 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenton Okunaba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Decca Heggie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggie connects with a body shot that sends Okunaba's belly button to the back.
Okunaba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okunaba moves out of range of the body kick.
Okunaba loads up on a big right hand but Heggie slips the punch.
Okunaba throws a leg kick but Heggie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heggie moves out of range of the body kick.
Heggie feints a counter leg kick.
Okunaba swings for the body but Heggie moves out of range.
Heggie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Okunaba throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Heggie does it's job there.
Okunaba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Okunaba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Heggie. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Okunaba slams his shin into Heggie's torso.
Heggie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Heggie.
Heggie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Okunaba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Okunaba blocks the leg kick.
Okunaba tries to counter by clinching up but Heggie breaks away and moves out of range.
Heggie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Okunaba.
Okunaba blocks a leg kick.
Heggie sizes up Okunaba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Heggie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Okunaba instigates a clinch.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Heggie avoids the damage to the body.
Heggie takes a shot to the head.
Heggie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okunaba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Heggie - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Heggie.
Okunaba lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heggie has had enough of the clinch but Okunaba keeps him there for the moment.
Okunaba working Heggie over with knees to the body.
Heggie avoiding damage as Okunaba throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Heggie fails to land.
Okunaba scores with a shoulder strike.
Heggie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heggie looks winded!
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba lands a nice knee to the body.
Okunaba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Heggie avoids the damage to the body.
Okunaba landing knees to the body.
Heggie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okunaba is working Heggie over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Okunaba.
Okunaba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heggie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okunaba crunches a lovely knee into Heggie's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okunaba obliges.
Still in the clinch, Okunaba scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Okunaba on the inside.
Okunaba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okunaba digs a right hand into Heggie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heggie's gas tank.
Okunaba lands a nice shot to the body.
Okunaba landing knees to the head.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Heggie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okunaba lands a knee to the head.
Okunaba missing with knees to the body.
Heggie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okunaba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heggie or not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okunaba obliges.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heggie.
Okunaba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heggie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Okunaba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okunaba missing with knees to the body.
Okunaba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heggie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okunaba crunches a lovely knee into Heggie's ribcage.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heggie is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Okunaba working Heggie over with knees to the body.
Heggie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okunaba obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Okunaba.
Okunaba lands a knee to the body.
Heggie avoiding damage as Okunaba throws knees to the body.
Okunaba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okunaba lands a nice knee to the body.
Okunaba works on Heggie's body with a couple of short punches.
Okunaba landing knees to the body.
Okunaba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okunaba lands a good knee to the midsection. Heggie won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Okunaba.
Okunaba works on Heggie's body with a couple of short punches.
Okunaba lands a knee to the body.
Okunaba presses Heggie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Okunaba cracks Heggie with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenton Okunaba dominated that round.
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.
Okunaba lunges at Heggie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heggie's hand.
Okunaba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Okunaba here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Okunaba checks a low kick from Heggie.
Okunaba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okunaba has Heggie up against the cage in a clinch.
Heggie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heggie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okunaba lands a good knee to the midsection. Heggie won't want to take too many of those.
Okunaba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heggie's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Okunaba missing with knees to the body.
Heggie is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Okunaba.
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!
Okunaba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heggie or not.
Okunaba landing knees to the body.
A short left from Okunaba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba lands a shot to the body.
Okunaba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okunaba looking to throw knees to the head but Heggie is blocking nicely.
Okunaba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heggie or not.
Heggie tries a body shot but Okunaba blocks it.
Okunaba lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Okunaba.
Okunaba lands a body shot.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heggie avoids it.
Okunaba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heggie tries to land a knee to the head but Okunaba blocks with his arms.
Okunaba connects with a knee to the head.
Heggie trying to stall but Okunaba improves his position.
Okunaba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okunaba digs a right hand into Heggie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heggie's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Okunaba crunches a lovely knee into Heggie's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okunaba.
Heggie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Okunaba with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Okunaba.
Okunaba has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A right hand to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba crunches a lovely knee into Heggie's ribcage.
Okunaba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Okunaba.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heggie.
Okunaba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Okunaba looking to throw knees to the head but Heggie is blocking nicely.
Heggie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heggie blocks a body shot from Okunaba.
Heggie struggles to land a body shot inside as Okunaba controls his hands.
Okunaba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heggie can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okunaba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba scores a nice knee to the body.
Okunaba landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Okunaba.
Okunaba working Heggie over with knees to the body.
Heggie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okunaba scores with a knee to the head.
Okunaba misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Okunaba.
Heggie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Okunaba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Okunaba pushes Heggie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Okunaba.
Heggie tries to work over Okunaba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okunaba lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okunaba obliges.
Okunaba landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heggie blocks a body shot from Okunaba.
Heggie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heggie can't find room to land a body shot as Okunaba controls the action.
Heggie struggles to land a body shot inside as Okunaba controls his hands.
A short right from Okunaba.
Heggie misses with a knee strike.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heggie.
Kenton Okunaba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Heggie on the inside.
Heggie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heggie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okunaba's elbow.
A hook to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba lands a knee to the body.
Okunaba lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heggie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Okunaba.
Okunaba digs a right hand underneath Heggie's ribcage. Heggie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Okunaba lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenton Okunaba dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Okunaba scores with a nice body kick.
Okunaba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okunaba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okunaba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heggie throws out the jab.
As Heggie tries to get set, Okunaba tries to push him back and clinch up but Heggie manages to avoid the attempt.
Heggie thuds his right hand into Okunaba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Heggie takes a swing at Okunaba's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okunaba.
Okunaba scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Heggie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okunaba is looking to land body kicks.
Okunaba scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Heggie misses with a low kick as Okunaba jumps back.
Heggie moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Heggie misses.
As Heggie tries to get set, Okunaba tries to push him back and clinch up but Heggie manages to avoid the attempt.
Okunaba works Heggie's body with a nice hook.
Heggie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heggie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Heggie misses.
Okunaba throws a front kick that sends Heggie stumbling back into the cage.
Okunaba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okunaba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okunaba seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Heggie throws out a leg kick but Okunaba moves out of range and Heggie only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggie misses with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okunaba.
Okunaba throws a looping overhand right but Heggie ducks down to avoid it.
Okunaba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okunaba moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heggie avoids it.
Heggie tries a body shot but Okunaba blocks it.
Heggie tries to throw a body punch but Okunaba avoids it by throwing Heggie back against the cage.
Okunaba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heggie digs a right hand into Okunaba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okunaba's gas tank.
Okunaba misses with a knee strike.
Heggie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heggie tries a body shot but Okunaba blocks it.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Heggie.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heggie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Heggie.
Heggie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heggie misses with a body shot.
Heggie lands a two punch combo.
Heggie misses the shot to the body.
Okunaba tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Heggie manages to circle out of the way.
Heggie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heggie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heggie slips a straight right by Okunaba.
Okunaba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okunaba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heggie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okunaba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba moves out of range of the strikes.
Heggie dips to his left and cracks Okunaba with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heggie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Okunaba scores with a leg kick.
Heggie lands a left and a right that sends Okunaba crashing to the canvas! Heggie dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Kenton Okunaba has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heggie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Heggie unloads with some shots from mount but Okunaba bucks and avoids them well.
Heggie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Okunaba is rocked!
Okunaba is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Okunaba blocking the ground and pound.
Okunaba wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Heggie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Decca Heggie really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenton Okunaba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Heggie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Okunaba drives through and clinches with Heggie against the cage.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heggie is defending well for now.
Okunaba managing to block the knees to the body from Heggie.
Heggie tries to work over Okunaba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heggie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heggie throws a low kick, looking for Okunaba's leg but Okunaba calmly moves out of range.
Heggie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Okunaba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heggie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okunaba's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heggie manages to break the clinch.
Okunaba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Heggie will feel that in the morning.
Heggie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okunaba scores with a kick to the midsection.
Okunaba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heggie breaks from the clinch.
Kenton Okunaba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heggie jabs Okunaba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heggie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Heggie misses.
Okunaba darts in and clinches Heggie up against the cage.
Okunaba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heggie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Heggie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Heggie.
Heggie working aggressively here.
Heggie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decca Heggie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okunaba clinches.
Heggie managing to block the knees to the body from Okunaba.
Heggie misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Heggie avoids the damage to the body.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heggie is defending well for now.
Heggie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heggie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okunaba's elbow.
Heggie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Okunaba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okunaba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Okunaba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heggie's face.
Okunaba lands a knee to the head.
Heggie tries to circle away but Okunaba has him pinned against the cage.
Heggie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Okunaba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okunaba cracks Heggie with a nice body shot.
Okunaba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heggie or not.
Okunaba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heggie or not.
Knees to the body from Okunaba.
Heggie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okunaba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okunaba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Okunaba.
Heggie avoiding damage as Okunaba throws knees to the body.
Okunaba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heggie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okunaba's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Okunaba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Okunaba scores with a knee to the head.
Okunaba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okunaba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Okunaba lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okunaba.
Okunaba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okunaba scores with a hook to the body.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heggie is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Heggie avoids the damage to the body.
Heggie misses with the head strike.
Okunaba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heggie backwards.
Okunaba prevents a body shot from Heggie.
Okunaba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heggie tries to throw a body punch but Okunaba avoids it by throwing Heggie back against the cage.
Heggie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heggie avoids it.
Okunaba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heggie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Okunaba.
Okunaba presses Heggie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Okunaba digs a right hand into Heggie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heggie's gas tank.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okunaba scores with a hook to the body.
Okunaba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenton Okunaba had his way with Decca Heggie in that round.
The cut man is working on Kenton Okunaba's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Okunaba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Decca Heggie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heggie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Heggie misses with a double jab.
Okunaba wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Okunaba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Heggie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okunaba.
Heggie throws an overhand right that lands on Okunaba's shoulder, as Okunaba tries to avoid the shot.
Okunaba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heggie was well out of range. Poor timing from Okunaba.
Heggie appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okunaba slips a jab and a cross from Heggie.
Okunaba is looking to counter the offense by Heggie and move into the clinch.
Heggie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heggie.
Heggie misses with a low kick as Okunaba jumps back.
Heggie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okunaba.
Heggie tries to keep at a distance but Okunaba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Okunaba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Decca Heggie has been cut.
Heggie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heggie avoids it.
Heggie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heggie avoids it.
Heggie breaks the clinch.
Okunaba throws a body kick that misses
and Heggie counters with a nice body shot.
Heggie motions for Okunaba to come forward. Heggie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okunaba wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okunaba.
No joy there for Heggie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kenton Okunaba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Okunaba cracks a nice hook into Heggie's ribs.
Okunaba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okunaba drives through and clinches with Heggie against the cage.
Decca Heggie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heggie misses with a punch to the body.
Okunaba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heggie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Heggie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okunaba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heggie tries to circle away but Okunaba has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggie misses with some punches.
Heggie can't find room to land a body shot as Okunaba controls the action.
Heggie cracks Okunaba with a nice body shot.
Heggie misses with an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heggie.
Okunaba is pressed up against the cage. Heggie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Okunaba down to the mat. Okunaba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fighters circling - Heggie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okunaba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heggie checks the leg kick.
Okunaba blocks a leg kick.
Okunaba has closed the distance and engaged Heggie in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggie tries to stall but Okunaba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heggie managing to block the knees to the body from Okunaba.
Heggie tries to stall but Okunaba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Okunaba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heggie blocks it with crossed arms.
Heggie misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Heggie.
Heggie is trying to maintain a safe position but Okunaba gets an underhook and turns Heggie into the cage.
Heggie trying to stall but Okunaba improves his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heggie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okunaba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Heggie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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 Kenton Okunaba.
I think Okunaba 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenton Okunaba!
Kenton Okunaba retains his heavyweight title!
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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