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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sisu Okunaba (ranked 3197 p4p, 394 weight class) and Big J Smiles (ranked 3482 p4p, 414 weight class). Okunaba comes to the cage accompanied by Youssou Ndour - Thiapathioly. Smiles has chosen Smile Like You Mean It as his entrance music. Big J Smiles will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sisu Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Okunaba breaks from the clinch.
Smiles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okunaba.
Smiles is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Okunaba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smiles moves into the clinch.
Okunaba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okunaba lands a slapping body shot.
Okunaba works Smiles's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Smiles.
Okunaba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smiles's guard.
Okunaba postures up in Smiles's guard and throws a big left but Smiles blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Okunaba trying to control but Smiles is working from the bottom.
Smiles is looking to stand up but Okunaba isn't so interested in that idea.
Okunaba trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smiles has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Okunaba off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles moves away from the strike by Okunaba.
Smiles steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Okunaba.
Smiles checks a leg kick.
Smiles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okunaba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okunaba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okunaba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sisu Okunaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiles tries to clinch up.
Smiles slips a straight right by Okunaba.
Smiles tries to clinch but Okunaba moves out of range.
Smiles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smiles has Okunaba up against the cage in a clinch.
Smiles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Okunaba working hard to break the clinch.
Okunaba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
An inside leg kick lands from Okunaba.
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Okunaba throws a punch but it's blocked by Smiles.
Smiles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okunaba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okunaba managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
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!
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okunaba is defending well for now.
Okunaba is trying to break the clinch but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Okunaba is trying to break the clinch but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okunaba.
Our sources have told us that Okunaba has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Smiles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Okunaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles looking to stall.
Okunaba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okunaba fails with a takedown attempt.
Okunaba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okunaba throws a sloppy head kick and Smiles moves out of range easily.
Smiles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Okunaba, pushing him back against the cage.
Okunaba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okunaba avoiding damage as Smiles throws knees to the body.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okunaba blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okunaba.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okunaba manages to break the clinch.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okunaba works Smiles's body with a nice hook.
Smiles clinches up with Okunaba and pushes him back against the cage.
Okunaba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okunaba working hard to break the clinch.
Okunaba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smiles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Okunaba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okunaba swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiles.
Okunaba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles closes the distance and clinches.
Okunaba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okunaba keeps the fight on the outside.
Smiles tries to clinch up but Okunaba circles away and keeps his distance.
Smiles tries to clinch but Okunaba is having none of it.
Okunaba throws a shot from downtown. Smiles moves away and avoids it.
Okunaba shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smiles eats them both and turns towards Okunaba to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smiles is looking to clinch but Okunaba is avoiding it.
Okunaba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smiles was well out of range. Poor timing from Okunaba.
Okunaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smiles rushes Okunaba and presses him up against the cage.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okunaba.
Okunaba tries to circle away but Smiles has him pinned against the cage.
Okunaba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okunaba is defending well for now.
Okunaba is looking to break free of the clinch but Smiles has double underhooks.
Okunaba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Okunaba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smiles throws a hook but Okunaba blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sisu Okunaba will probably get the nod.
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.
Smiles has Okunaba up against the cage in a clinch.
Okunaba takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Okunaba fails to land.
Okunaba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okunaba has Smiles pressed against the cage.
Smiles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okunaba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smiles tries to clinch but Okunaba moves out of range.
Okunaba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smiles is looking to clinch but Okunaba is avoiding it.
Okunaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smiles is looking to clinch.
Okunaba swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles gets a clinch.
Okunaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okunaba avoids it.
Okunaba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okunaba avoids it.
Okunaba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smiles digs a right hand underneath Okunaba's ribcage. Okunaba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Okunaba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Smiles fails to land.
Smiles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okunaba blocks it with crossed arms.
Okunaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba is trying to break the clinch but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Okunaba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Okunaba pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Okunaba throws a series of punches but Smiles avoids them all with ease.
Okunaba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smiles moves away from the strike by Okunaba.
Smiles fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Okunaba.
Okunaba misses with a head kick.
Okunaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okunaba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smiles clinches with his opponent.
Okunaba breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smiles on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okunaba looks to throw the jab but Smiles is out of range.
Smiles drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okunaba throws a hook but Smiles blocks it.
Smiles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okunaba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smiles tries to clinch but Okunaba is having none of it.
Okunaba jabs at Smiles's body.
A jab from Okunaba finds it's way through Smiles's defenses.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okunaba throws a body kick that misses.
Smiles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smiles has managed to clinch.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okunaba is defending well for now.
Smiles landing knees to the head.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Big J Smiles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba managing to block the knees to the body from Smiles.
Okunaba is trying to break the clinch but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into Okunaba's ribcage.
Okunaba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Big J Smiles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okunaba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smiles instigates a clinch.
Smiles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smiles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okunaba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smiles instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
Okunaba breaks the clinch.
Okunaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okunaba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okunaba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smiles wants to counter the offense by Okunaba and move into the clinch position.
Okunaba looks to throw the jab but Smiles is out of range.
Okunaba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okunaba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smiles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okunaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okunaba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smiles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smiles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circling - Okunaba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okunaba digs a good hook to Smiles's body.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Okunaba pushes him off.
Okunaba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okunaba connects with a leg kick. Smiles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okunaba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smiles moves away.
Smiles looks to score with a jab to the body but Okunaba is just out of range.
Okunaba scores with the left hand. Smiles knows he should have avoided that one.
Smiles gets a clinch.
Smiles tries to throw a body punch but Okunaba avoids it by throwing Smiles back against the cage.
Okunaba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smiles has him pressed against the cage.
Okunaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but Okunaba avoids the damage to the body.
Okunaba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okunaba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smiles rushes Okunaba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Okunaba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sisu Okunaba will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Good exchange - Okunaba coming out on top.
Okunaba throws a head kick but Smiles moves out of range.
Smiles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okunaba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Okunaba misses.
Smiles wants to counter with a clinch but Okunaba pushes him away.
Smiles moves in looking to clinch but Okunaba pushes him off.
It looked like Okunaba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Okunaba throws a jab but it's blocked by Smiles.
Smiles clinches up against the cage.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okunaba avoids it.
Okunaba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiless head.
Smiles is rocked!
Okunaba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smiles is still on wobbly legs! Can Okunaba finish him?
Smiles bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Okunaba comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Smiles falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Smiles was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sisu Okunaba!
Sisu Okunaba managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135), into his post fight interview.
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