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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Oketch (ranked 164 p4p, 11 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 149 p4p, 10 weight class). Larusso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Glory of love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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134 lbs
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144 lbs
34 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vincent Oketch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oketch shoots in but Larusso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larusso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oketch.
Larusso leaves Oketch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Larusso lands a leg kick that knocks Oketch off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Larusso.
Oketch closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Larusso quickly recovers to half guard.
Oketch trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oketch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Larusso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oketch's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oketch's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy Oketch right now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Larusso's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Oketch is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Larusso gets his hands free as Oketch looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
What can Oketch do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Larusso is trying to stick to Oketch's back but Oketch is turning into Larusso. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Larusso's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Oketch.
Larusso lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Oketch is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Larusso has his hands clasped together but Oketch extends and breaks Larusso's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Oketch.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vincent Oketch!
Vincent Oketch 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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