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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghazi Okah (ranked 1663 p4p, 234 weight class) and Jari Bull (ranked 1377 p4p, 209 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Okah might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock Stone. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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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
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jari Bull!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decent striking displayed by Bull there.
Okah is looking to clinch.
Okah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bull but Bull pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Okah is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Bull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bull scores with a jab to the body.
Bull swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Okah.
Bull looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Okah shoots in but no luck this time.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okah.
Okah is looking to clinch.
Okah throws a right and a left that Bull avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Bull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Okah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okah shoots in for a double leg but Bull sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghazi Okah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Bull.
Okah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bull blocks a head kick by Okah.
Okah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Okah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Okah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Okah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Okah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bull thuds his right hand into Okah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Okah looks to throw a body kick
and Bull counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bull lands with a cross.
Okah avoids the body shot from Bull.
Okah slips a straight right by Bull.
Bull is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Okah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bull lands a jab to the head.
Bull connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Okah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okah.
Okah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okah.
Bull connects with a crisp jab.
Bull stuffs the takedown.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bull looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okah closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bull counters with a nice low kick that buckles Okah's knee momentarily.
Okah clinches with his opponent.
Okah fails to pull guard.
A short right from Bull.
Bull misses with some punches.
Okah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okah tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
Bull digs a good hook to Okah's body.
Okah wants to clinch up but Bull keeps it at a distance.
Okah moves into the clinch.
Okah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bull lands with a hook. Okah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okah misses with a few strikes there.
Bull is looking to slow Okah down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Bull misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah clinches.
Bull lands a right hand.
Okah is trying to force a seperation but Bull has the dominant position.
Okah tries to pull guard but Bull forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Okah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Okah is trying to pull guard but Bull has him pressed against the cage.
Bull swings wildly with an uppercut but Okah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okah's efforts to push away.
Bull lands with a light punch inside.
Okah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bull to keep the fight standing.
Okah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jari Bull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bull lands a jab to the head.
Okah closes the distance and clinches.
Bull has a couple of punches blocked by Okah.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bull just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bull keeps control of Okah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bull taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Okah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bull to keep the fight standing.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okah's elbow.
Bull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okah can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bull.
Bull has Okah pressed against the cage, preventing Okah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Okah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bull working aggressively here.
Bull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bull lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bull has him pressed against the cage.
Okah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bull smiles and moves away.
Bull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Bull dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Okah slips a jab from Bull.
Bull throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bull wants to slow Okah down by chopping away at his legs.
Okah clinches with his opponent.
Okah blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Okah as Bull tries to tie him up.
Okah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bull to keep the fight standing.
Bull working aggressively here.
Okah breaks the clinch.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okah misses with a combination
and Bull counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Bull misses.
Okah clinches.
Okah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Okah does no damage.
Okah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bull appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bull has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah wants to clinch.
Okah sets himself, and Bull steps forward looking for the clinch! Okah avoids it this time.
A left lands for Bull.
An inside leg kick lands from Bull.
Okah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bull throws a big shot that misses.
Okah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Okah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bull as he avoids it easily.
Okah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bull throws a nice looking combination but Okah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okah blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Bull. No joy for Okah on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghazi Okah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull staying out of range there.
Bull was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bull ducks under a wild hook from Okah.
Bull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bull throws a lazy right hand but Okah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Bull tries to get set, Okah tries to push him back and clinch up but Bull manages to avoid the attempt.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Okah throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a body shot but no joy.
Okah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Bull tries to keep at a distance but Okah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bull throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bull.
Okah breaks from the clinch.
Bull connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bull scores with a jab. Okah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Okah does no damage.
Bull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bull misses with a looping left.
Okah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Okah throws a right hand that Bull ducks under and follows up with a left that Bull also avoids with ease.
Okah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jari Bull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Okah misses with a wild combination.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Okah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bull lands a glancing blow to the side of Okah's head.
Bull misses with a shot to the body
and Okah counters with a series of strikes. Bull will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Okah has time to react.
Okah tries to clinch but Bull is having none of it.
A big right from Bull misses.
Bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bull now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Okah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bull circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bull! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull slaps away a takedown attempt from Okah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okah manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Bull.
Bull throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bull jabs at Okah's body.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Okah moved out of range.
Okah defending well as Bull loads up on a big left hand.
Bull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okah manages to avoid it.
Okah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.
Okah ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Okah seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bull fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bull.
Bull stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bull tried to score with a low kick but Okah checks it.
Okah tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Okah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bull connects with a body shot.
Bull lands a nice hook to Okah's body. Okah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Okah shoots in but no luck this time.
Bull slaps away a takedown attempt from Okah, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Okah looks to clinch
and Bull counters with a nice body shot.
Okah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghazi Okah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bull keeps the fight on the outside.
Bull sizes up Okah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bull connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Okah. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Okah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bull throws a body punch but Okah moves out of range.
Ghazi Okah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bull scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Okah fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah moves into range and clinches up with Bull.
Bull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Okah manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Bull. That snapped Okah's head back.
Okah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bull scores with a body shot.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bull connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Okah.
Bull listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Okah drops his hands momentarily and Bull takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bull throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bull cracks a nice hook into Okah's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Okah moved out of range.
Bull looks to throw the jab but Okah is out of range.
Bull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okah.
Okah tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
Okah throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily.
Okah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okah moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.
Bull let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Okah looks to land a combination but Bull avoids it well.
Okah tries to clinch up.
Okah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Okah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
Decent striking displayed by Bull there.
Bull lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice jab there from Bull.
Okah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bull jabs Okah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull digs a good hook to Okah's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a series of punches but Okah avoids them all with ease.
Bull lands with a good body shot.
Bull connects with a right hand. Okah shakes it off.
Bull digs a good hook to Okah's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bull.
Bull misses with a straight left.
Jari Bull is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bull misses with a jab to the body
and Okah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Okah throws a head kick that misses.
Bull throws a body shot but no joy.
Okah seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bull.
Okah misses with a double jab
and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghazi Okah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Left hook, right uppercut from Okah.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okah darts in trying to clinch
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.
Okah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah lands with a slapping head kick.
Okah tries to clinch there but Bull circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bull misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bull lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Okah shoots and misses
and Bull counters with a straight right hand.
Bull lands the left hand.
Okah throws a head kick that misses
and Bull counters with a nice low kick that buckles Okah's knee momentarily.
Bull digs a good hook to Okah's body.
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
Bull scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull scores with a punch to the head.
Okah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab lands there for Bull.
Bull lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jari Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bull has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Bull!
Jari Bull was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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