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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghazi Okah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jansen Verhoeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Okah might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock Stone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jansen Verhoeven!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okah lands a nice looking body kick.
Verhoeven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okah manages to avoid it.
Okah throws a big counter combination but Verhoeven scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Okah throws a sloppy body shot
and Verhoeven counters with a right hand to the body.
Verhoeven lands a leg kick that knocks Okah off balance momentarily.
Okah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Verhoeven's head.
Okah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Verhoeven in his tracks.
Okah throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Verhoeven counters with an inside leg kick.
Verhoeven walks forward, straight into a front kick from Okah.
Verhoeven misses with a body shot.
Verhoeven thuds a left hand into Okah's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah misses the jab.
Okah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Okah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Okah misses with a leg kick
and Verhoeven counters with a head kick.
Okah misses with a right hand
and Verhoeven counters with a nice body shot.
Verhoeven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Verhoeven throws a poor cross that misses
and Okah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Okah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Verhoeven blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Verhoeven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Okah rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Verhoeven misses.
Okah lunges at Verhoeven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Verhoeven's hand.
Okah takes the fight into the clinch.
Verhoeven is trying to push Okah away but Okah has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Okah gets through Verhoeven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Verhoeven's efforts to push away.
Verhoeven wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Verhoeven is trying to push Okah away but Okah has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Okah tries a body shot but Verhoeven blocks it.
Verhoeven manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verhoeven throws a leg kick
and Okah counters with an outside leg kick.
A low kick from Verhoeven is predictable there
and Okah counters with a nice uppercut.
Verhoeven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okah looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Okah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Verhoeven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okah cracks Verhoeven with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Verhoeven ducks right into an uppercut from Okah.
Okah drops Verhoeven with a naaaaasty hook - Verhoeven is in real trouble here! Okah dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ghazi Okah!
Ghazi Okah seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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