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Event:
BFF 46: Bull vs. El Toro Jr.
Date: Nov 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Oken cracks Arundel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Arundel - just one landing.
Arundel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oken on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Oken has been cut.
Arundel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oken loads up on a big right hand but Arundel slips the punch.#CL#
Oken has Arundel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Arundel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arundel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oken's elbow.
Arundel lands with a light punch inside.
Oken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arundel lands with a left to the head.
Oken is breathing heavily.
Oken pushes Arundel back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arundel scores with a shot to the side of Oken's head.
Oken blocks a body shot from Arundel.
Arundel lands with a left to the head.
Oken takes a shot to the head.
Oken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arundel lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Arundel digs a right hand underneath Oken's ribcage. Oken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arundel lands an uppercut.
Arundel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arundel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oken has a couple of punches blocked by Arundel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arundel.
Arundel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arundel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okens head. #CUT2#
Tony Oken's cut is getting worse.
Arundel lands a nice uppercut.
Arundel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC2#
Oken is rocked!
A short right from Arundel on the inside.
Oh Oken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arundel digs a right hand into Oken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oken's gas tank.
Oken seems to have got his legs back now.
Arundel pushes Oken back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Arundel. #CUT2#
Tony Oken's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A right hook to the body lands for Arundel.
#KD2#
Arundel drops Oken onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Oken is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Arundel creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Oken with a big uppercut! Oken tries to clinch up but Arundel pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Oken to the mat! Oken covers up and Arundel unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Latrobe Arundel!
Our winner, Latrobe Arundel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Tony Oken was interviewed post fight and said 'I can't belive this'.
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Event:
BFF 41: Cain vs. Ambe
Date: Oct 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Oken throws out a counter right but Mack avoids it with no problem.
Mack slips a straight right by Oken.
Oken cracks Mack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mack walks into a left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oken, as that shot connected.
Oken scores with a decent looking hook.#CL#
Mack closes the distance and pushes Oken back into the ropes.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Oken.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oken is defending well for now.
Oken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oken scores with a shoulder strike.
Mack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mack avoiding damage as Oken throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack throws an elbow that misses.
#BC#
Mack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Oken circles away.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've been told by Mack's head coaches at Stark Combat Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mack slips a straight right by Oken.
Oken misses with a wild combination.
#T1#
Oken misses with a looping right.
Oken throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Mack tries to clinch but Oken moves out of range.
Mack tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Oken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack works Oken's body with a nice hook.
Oken misses with a left hand
and Mack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
It looked like Mack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mack slips a straight right by Oken.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oken might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Oken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Mack misses the target.
Mack on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mack moves out of range as Oken strikes.#CL#
Mack clinches up against the ropes.
Mack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from Mack. #T2##BC#
Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Oken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mack, pushing him back against the ropes.
Oken lands a shoulder strike.
Oken misses with a punch to the body.
Mack lands a body shot.
Mack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oken backwards. #BC#
Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Mack forces Oken back against the ropes and clinches.
Oken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oken throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Mack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Mack pushes Oken up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mack is stalling here.
Mack throws a head punch that misses.
Oken misses with the head strike.
Oken misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Oken swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
Oken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oken scores with a nice strike.
Oken lands with an overhand left.#CL2#
Oken gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oken working aggressively here.
Oken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mack is defending well for now.
Oken swings wildly with an uppercut but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oken working aggressively here.
Come on Mack - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oken has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mack seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Oken can turn it around.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Mack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack slips under a jab.
Oken fails to land with a series of punches.
Mack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oken.
Mack tries to clinch but Oken moves out of range. #T4#
Mack tries to clinch there but Oken circles away.
Oken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
Oken keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Oken was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oken is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mack had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Oken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mack.
It looked like Mack was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oken throws out a loose jab but Mack uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
Oken moves into the clinch.
Oken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mack avoiding damage as Oken throws knees to the body.
Oken takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Mack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mack tries to clinch but Oken moves out of range.
Mack blocks a jab.#CL#
Mack forces Oken back against the ropes and clinches.
Oken misses with a punch on the inside.
#BC#
Mack manages to break the clinch.
#T5#
Mack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oken.
Mack wants to clinch up but Oken keeps it at a distance.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Oken.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oken misses with a hook. Mack ducked under it nicely.
Mack appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mack drops his hands momentarily and Oken takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL#
Mack clinches up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mack throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oken.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Oken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mack avoids it.
Oken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oken tries to throw a body punch but Mack avoids it by throwing Oken back against the ropes.
Mack prevents a body shot from Oken.
Oken throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Oken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mack tries to work over Oken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oken has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
#T6#
Oken lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oken tries to land knees in the clinch but Mack avoids the damage to the body.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Oken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mack's corner calls for a 1-2. Mack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oken scores with a hook to the body. Mack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL2#
Oken rushes Mack and presses him up against the ropes.
Oken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Mack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oken throws a hook but Mack blocks it.
Mack tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Oken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack's corner calls for a 1-2. Mack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Oken. Those never looked like landing.
Mack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oken throws a big shot that misses.
Mack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oken.#T7##CL#
Mack drives through and clinches with Oken against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mack prevents a body shot from Oken.
Oken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mack just leaning against Oken, taking a breather.
Oken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oken lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Oken misses. #CL2#
Oken clinches up against the ropes.
Oken misses with the head strike.
Mack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mack blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mack lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oken is defending well for now.
Oken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oken takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Mack clinches up against the ropes.#T8#
Mack pushes Oken back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oken misses with the head strike.
Oken throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack tries to throw a body punch but Oken avoids it by throwing Mack back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oken avoids it.
Oken has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Oken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mack controlling the action here for a moment.
Mack lands a nice uppercut.
Oken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mack is defending well for now.
Oken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oken misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land. #BC#
Mack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oken misses with an uppercut. #T9#
Oken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oken keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Oken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Oken pushes him off.
Mack wants to clinch
and Oken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Oken catches Mack right on the button with a cross.
Oken lands the left hand.
Mack dips to his left and cracks Oken with an uppercut!
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Oken.
Danga de danga de dang - Oken scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack slips a jab from Oken.
A big right from Oken misses.
Oken cracks Mack with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mack. That's going to slow Oken down. #CL2#
Oken rushes Mack and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Oken dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R2#
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Mack backs off Oken throws a huge counter combo but Mack manages to avoid it all.
Mack tries to clinch but Oken moves out of range.
Oken throws a looping overhand right but Mack ducks down to avoid it.
Oken misses with a right hand
and Mack counters with a big head kick but Oken shrugs it off.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Oken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Oken.#CL2#
Oken moves into the clinch.
Mack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mack is defending well for now.#BC#
Mack breaks the clinch.
Mack takes one to the side of the head.
Oken throws the left hand but Mack avoids the punch easily.
Tony Oken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oken takes one on the button.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack lands a really nice looking cross but Oken seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Oken.
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack wants to clinch up but Oken keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Oken listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oken takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oken blocks a head kick by Mack.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Oken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Oken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack tries to clinch but Oken is having none of it.
Mack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oken.
Oken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mack moves away.
Oken misses with a wild combination.
Oken swinging wildly here.
Oken misses with a looping left.
Oken throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Mack wants to clinch.
Oken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mack slips under a jab from Oken.#CL#
Mack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mack misses with a punch on the inside.
Mack avoiding damage as Oken throws knees to the body.
Mack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oken backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mack's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oken misses with the head strike.
Mack misses with a body punch.
Mack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Mack breaks from the clinch.
Oken stalks Mack and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mack's face. Mack staggers backwards, shaken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oken. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Oken misses.
Oken throws a shot from downtown. Mack moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Oken lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mack tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Oken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mack is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mack has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oken finds it's way round the side to connect with Mack's head.
Mack wants to clinch.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Mack misses with a body shot.
Mack tries to clinch but Oken moves out of range.
Mack tries to clinch up but Oken circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Oken moves into the clinch successfully.
Oken blocks an elbow strike from Mack.
Oken misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4##BC#
Mack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mack wants to clinch.
Oken keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Mack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oken working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oken paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mack.#CL2#
Oken moves into the clinch.
Oken avoids a wild elbow strike from Mack.
Mack trying to land knees to the body.
Mack lands a right hand.
Oken lands a hook that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
Mack managing to block the knees to the body from Oken.
#T5#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oken as Mack tries to tie him up.
Mack looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mack fails to land.
Mack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oken trying to land knees to the body.
Oken trying to land knees to the body.
#BC#
Mack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oken scores with a hook.
Oken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Oken darts in and clinches Mack up against the ropes.#BC#
Mack breaks the clinch.
Oken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mack.
Oken misses with a straight right.
Oken keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T6#
Oken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mack.
Mack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mack is looking to clinch but Oken is avoiding it.
Mack with a hook.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oken misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oken thuds a left hand into Mack's body.#CL#
Oken gets tackled into the ropes by Mack. Mack maintains the clinch.
Mack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oken misses with some punches.
Come on Mack - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oken working aggressively here.
Oken misses with some punches.
Oken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T7#
Mack looking to stall.
Mack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oken has a couple of punches blocked by Mack.
Oken lands a shoulder strike.
Oken missing with knees to the body.
Oken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mack is defending well for now.
Oken takes a shot to the head.
Oken can't find room to land a body shot as Mack controls the action.
Mack presses Oken against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oken is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mack.
Mack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mack blocks an uppercut.
Mack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oken backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Tony Oken has been cut.
Mack trying to control the position but instead, Oken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mack into the ropes.
Mack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oken backwards. #T8##BC#
Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Oken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oken throws a hook to the side of Mack's head but Mack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oken throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Mack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Oken lands a left hand.
Mack gets through Oken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oken working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oken.
Mack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mack doesn't manage to clinch there - Oken circles away.
#T9#
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Oken on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mack was well out of range. Poor timing from Oken.
Oken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oken lands a two punch combo.
Oken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oken just misses with a punch to the body.
Mack is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Mack tries to keep at a distance but Oken has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oken working aggressively here.
Oken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mack.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mack.
Craig Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oken throws a punch but it's blocked by Mack.
Mack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mack avoids it.
Mack lands with a light punch inside.
Oken prevents a body shot from Mack.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Oken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oken 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Tony Oken!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tony Oken!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tony Oken!
Tony Oken wins by unanimous decision!
Tony Oken 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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Event:
BFF 37: Cain vs. Fei
Date: Sep 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Oken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD2#
Sin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oken was covering up waiting for the punch and Sin finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES#
Oken manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Oken digs a right hand underneath Sin's ribcage. Sin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Oken.
Sin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oken gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sin tries to score a body lock takedown but Oken shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
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!
Sin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sin dodges an elbow strike from Oken.
Oken lands a body shot.
Sin stalling in the clinch but Oken improves position.
Oken misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Oken throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Oken just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sin's brow.
Oken lands a hook that snaps the head of Sin backwards. #T1#
With the fighters up against the ropes, Oken throws an elbow but misses.
Oken missing with knees to the body.
Sin avoiding damage as Oken throws knees to the body.
Oken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Oken pushes off an throws an elbow but Sin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sin looking for a takedown.
Tony Oken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sin.
Oken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oken has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oken lands a nice uppercut.
Oken pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sin is looking for a takedown.
Sin takes an elbow to the temple.
Sin tries to throw a body punch but Oken avoids it by throwing Sin back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Oken.
Oken throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Oken as the two fighters clinch.
Oken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oken throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sin blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oken as Sin tries to tie him up.
Sin managing to block the knees to the body from Oken.
#T2#
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!
Oken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sin.
Oken tries to land knees in the clinch but Sin avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sin is trying to drag Oken to the mat but Oken just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Oken looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Oken throws an elbow that misses.
Oken lands a damaging elbow.
Oken gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sin.
Sin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sin is trying to push Oken away but Oken has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sin is trying to stall.
Sin takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Lee Sin has been cut.#T3#
Oken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sin.
Oken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sin avoids it.
Oken throws an elbow but it misses.
Sin is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oken creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sin's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sin.
Sin blocks an elbow strike from Oken.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sin looking to stall.
Oken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sin looking to stall.
Sin takes a knee to the side of the body. #T4#
Oken misses with an elbow strike.
Sin blocks an elbow strike from Oken.
Oken trying to land knees to the body.
Sin avoids a wild elbow strike from Oken.
Sin has had enough of the clinch but Oken keeps him there for the moment.
Oken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sin can't find room to land a body shot as Oken controls the action.
Sin avoids the elbow strike from Oken, against the ropes.
Oken misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oken pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Sin blocks the elbow strike.
Oken missing with knees to the body.
Sin blocks an elbow strike from Oken.
Sin blocks the elbow strike.
Sin trying to stall but Oken improves his position.
Oken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oken stops a takedown attempt from Sin.
#T5#
Sin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oken is keeping busy.
Sin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oken is keeping busy.
Sin blocks an elbow strike from Oken.
Oken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sin is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oken.
Sin trying to stall but Oken improves his position.
Sin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oken lands a right hand.
Oken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Sin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Oken gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sin tries to stall but Oken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T6#
Sin trying to control the position but instead, Oken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sin into the ropes.
Sin tries to stall but Oken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oken misses with an elbow strike.
Sin managing to block the knees to the body from Oken.
Oken pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sin trying to control the position but instead, Oken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sin into the ropes.
Oken lands with a light punch inside.
Sin avoiding damage as Oken throws knees to the body.
Oken throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sin.
Oken tries to land knees in the clinch but Sin avoids the damage to the body.
Oken works on Sin's body with a couple of short punches.
Oken pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sin dodges an elbow strike from Oken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sin blocks an elbow strike from Oken.
#T7#
Oken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oken throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Oken just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sin's brow.
Oken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sin avoids it.
Oken pushes Sin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Oken lands an elbow that stopped Sin in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oken lands an elbow that stopped Sin in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sin wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Oken.
Sin tries to break the clinch but Oken is controlling the position.
Sin avoids a wild elbow strike from Oken.
Oken throws an elbow but it misses.
Sin tries to score a body lock takedown but Oken shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sin misses with a punch to the body.
#T8#
Oken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sin trying to stall but Oken improves his position.
Oken unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sin looks winded!
Sin managing to block the knees to the body from Oken.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oken.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oken as Sin tries to tie him up.
Sin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oken is defending well.
Oken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sin.
Sin blocks the elbow strike.
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!
Oken utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Oken throws an elbow but misses.
Sin wants to take the fight to the mat but Oken manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oken throws an elbow that misses.
Sin avoids a wild elbow strike from Oken.
Sin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oken pulls his leg out and moves away.
#TD2#
Sin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #T9#
Sin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oken wants to get back to his feet.
Oken trying to control here.
Sin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oken knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sin wants to pass to mount but Oken is defending the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sin trying to control the action but Oken is working from the bottom.
Sin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Oken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Sin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R2#
Oken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sin in his tracks.
Sin slips under a jab.
Sin throws out a counter right but Oken avoids it with no problem.
Oken moves out of range of the strikes.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sin.
Sin scoring with punches from side control.
Sin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Oken is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oken manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sin working the head and body with strikes.
Oken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sin slips a nice elbow through Oken's hands, connecting with Oken's forehead.
Oken knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sin on the ground.
Oken taking some punishment here, with Sin in his half guard.
Sin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T1#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sin connects with a nice short shot to Oken's temple.
Sin tries to pass to full mount but Oken defends it.
Sin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oken keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oken on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sin works his foot free and advances to mount.
The referee warns Oken that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#T2#
Sin landing punches.
Sin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Sin prevents Oken from getting the reversal.
Sin tries to control but Oken wriggling away.
Oken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sin can do to turn this around?
Sin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oken can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Sin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oken tries to buck Sin off but he can't manage it.
Sin lands with some strikes.#T3#
Sin avoids the attempt from Oken to control.
Sin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sin dominating with strikes here.
Sin breaks from Oken's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oken is trying to escape the mount.
Oken taking shots to the head. #ROC2#
Oken is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Oken has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sin trying to control but Oken is having none of it.
Lee Sin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Oken that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sin scoring with strikes but Oken is staying in there. #T4#
Sin landing strikes from the mount and Oken is in trouble!
Oh Oken is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oken on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oken tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
#CUT2#
Tony Oken's cut is getting worse.
Sin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sin drops a big elbow. That's hurt Oken! More shots from Sin and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Sin!
Lee Sin 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.
The defeated Tony Oken had this to say: 'I can't belive this'.
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Event:
BFF 6: Petersen vs. Filipov
Date: Apr 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Oken misses with a left hand
enabling Grasso to counter with a crisp jab.
Grasso lands a nice shot that snaps Oken's head back.
Grasso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Oken lands.
Grasso jabs Oken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grasso slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Grasso.
Oken throws a jab but it's blocked by Grasso.
Nice shot lands for Oken.
Oken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grasso counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oken getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grasso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Grasso there.
Grasso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oken.
Grasso was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oken misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Oken throws a poor cross that misses
and Grasso counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oken misses with an uppercut
and Grasso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grasso lands with a cross.
Oken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grasso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oken throws a big shot that misses.
Grasso scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oken in his tracks.
Oken throws a lazy uppercut
letting Grasso counter with a right hand.
Grasso throws a series of punches but Oken moves out of range.
Grasso is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Oken connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oken misses with a straight right.
Grasso is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grasso is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A jab from Oken misses.
Grasso feints a jab promting Oken to slip. Grasso then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Oken slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Tony Oken has been cut.#T2#
Grasso lands with a good body shot.
Oken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grasso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Oken misses.
A shot to the body from Oken misses
and Grasso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oken throws an off balance right hand
letting Grasso counter with a right hand.
Oken might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Oken misses with a lunging right hand
and Grasso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grasso lands a jab to Oken's midsection.
Oken throws a right hand that misses
letting Grasso counter with a right hand.
Oken looks winded!
Oken misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grasso counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Grasso.
Grasso scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oken misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Oken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grasso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oken. Grasso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oken looks to throw the jab but Grasso is out of range.
Oken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grasso counters with a straight right hand.
Grasso connects with a nice looking jab.
Oken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grasso.
Grasso lands a body shot.
Oken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grasso was well out of range. Poor timing from Oken.
Grasso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Grasso.
Grasso lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oken connects with a crisp jab. #T4#
Oken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oken moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oken swings widly with a right hand
and Grasso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oken takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grasso digs a good body shot into Oken's ribs.
Grasso scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#
That has opened up Tony Oken's cut even more.
Oken missing with a left hand there. Grasso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Oken looks to move away, Grasso throws a big counter combo but Oken just gets out of the way.
Oken misses with a left hand
and Grasso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oken throws an off balance right hand
and Grasso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#
Oken is rocked!
A jab from Grasso does it's job there.
Oken is still on wobbly legs! Can Grasso finish him?
Grasso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grasso appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oken seems to have recovered his senses.#T5#
Grasso works Oken's body with a nice hook.
Oken takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grasso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grasso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grasso scores with the left hand. Oken knows he should have avoided that one. #KD#
Grasso feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Oken sprawling to the canvas! Oken rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Grasso finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grasso pounces like a tiger and cracks Oken with a vicious hook! Oken is down but not out! Grasso follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alex Grasso!
Alex Grasso thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Tony Oken stepped up to the mic, saying 'I can't belive this'.
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Event:
BFF 2: Hunt vs. Pigeon
Date: Mar 10, 2018 |
#R1#
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tony Oken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oken as he jumps to the side.
No joy there for Oken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#KD#
Oken throws a left that rocks Brown and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Oken dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Brown regain composure!
#ROC#
Brown is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oken in side control, throwing shots but Brown defends.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Oken finish him?
Oken misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #SUB#
Oken is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oken scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brown defending against the ground and pound.
Oken tries to score with some ground and pound. Brown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Oken looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brown is avoiding damage well.
Brown looks winded!
Oken misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #SU#
Oken decides to stand back up.
Oken shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Brown takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Oken sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Brown bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Oken!
Tony Oken 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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Event:
QFC Tournament 831 Round 2
Date: Feb 18, 2018 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Oken.
Oken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Severe shoots in but no luck this time.
Severe dives in and grabs Oken's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oken pushes down on Severe's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Severe is defended easily by Oken.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Severe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Severe goes for a double leg but Oken avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Oken continues to drive forward.
Oken leaves Severe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL2#
Oken pushes Severe up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Severe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Oken regains guard.
Oken has control of Severe's left arm, preventing Severe from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oken is looking to stand up but Severe isn't so interested in that idea. #T1##SUB#
Severe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Severe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oken tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Severe slips nicely into half guard.#SU#
Severe postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Oken to stand up.
Oken misses with a two punch combination.
Severe darts in looking for a takedown but Oken gets double underhooks and turns Severe into the cage.
Oken steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Severe.
Severe shoots in but Oken avoids the takedown attempt easily.#TD#
Severe drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES2#
Oken pushes Severe off and gets back to his feet.
#T2#
Severe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Severe shoots in for a takedown but Oken shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oken stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Severe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Severe is breathing heavily.
Oken has his hands on Severe's head, controlling the position.
Oken is looking to stand up but Severe isn't so interested in that idea. #SU#
Severe stands up and waves to Oken to follow him.
Oken cracks Severe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
Severe ducks right into an uppercut from Oken.
Severe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oken misses with the combination.
#TD#
Severe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SU#
Severe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oken misses with a double jab
#TD#
so Severe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES2#
Oken has his feet on Severe's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oken as he jumps to the side.
As Severe backs off Oken throws a huge counter combo but Severe manages to avoid it all.
Severe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oken.#T4#
Severe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oken circles away.
Severe avoids a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and Severe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Oken.
Severe fails with a takedown attempt.
Severe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oken defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Oken. No joy for Severe on that attempt.
Severe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oken but Oken pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Oken dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Oken lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Oken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Severe shoots in but no luck this time.
A lazy body kick from Oken #TD#
and Severe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oken won't be happy with that. #SUB#
Severe tries for a kimura but Oken is defending well.
Severe trying to control the position but Oken is working away. #SUB#
Severe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dan Severe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oken is not content to let Severe control the position. #T1##SUB#
Severe is trying to get an arm triangle but Oken is defending well. #SUB#
Severe is trying to get an arm triangle but Oken is defending well. #SUB#
Severe is trying to get an arm triangle but Oken is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Severe is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oken knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T2##SUB#
Severe is trying to get an arm triangle but Oken is defending well. #SU#
Severe stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Severe.
Oken scores with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Severe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Severe. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Severe shoots for a double leg takedown but Oken sprawls well. He's pushed Severe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oken fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oken misses with a wild combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Severe.
Oken throws a nice looking combination but Severe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oken misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oken scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#TD#
Severe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Oken pushes Severe off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Tony Oken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Severe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oken is trying to improve his position.
Oken keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Severe has hold of Oken's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Oken seems comfortable defending it but Severe has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Oken is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Oken is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Severe couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Severe!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 831 Round 1
Date: Feb 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Oken tries for a takedown but Berhol sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Berhol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
Berhol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oken is trying to force a seperation but Berhol has the dominant position.
Berhol prevents Oken from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Berhol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berhol slips a jab and a cross from Oken.
Berhol thinks about countering with a body kick.
Oken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oken shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oken throws a right and a left that Berhol avoids nicely.
Berhol half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oken slips a jab and a cross from Berhol.
Oken unleashes a big counter combination but Berhol bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Berhol shoots in for a takedown but Oken shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Julius Berhol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berhol tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Oken displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berhol. #TD#
Berhol scores with a takedown into Oken's guard.#ES2#
Oken wriggles free and stands up.
Berhol has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Berhol. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Berhol closes the distance and clinches. #T2##TD#
Berhol manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
Berhol has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Oken off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berhol shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oken pinned against the cage. Oken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Berhol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Berhol is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oken to keep the fight standing.
Berhol tries to pull guard but Oken holds him up against the cage and eventually Berhol drops back down to his feet.
Berhol is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oken is keeping busy.
Berhol connects with a knee to the head.
#T3#
Oken is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Berhol tries to pull guard but Oken won't allow it.
Oken is looking to break free of the clinch but Berhol has double underhooks. #BC#
Berhol breaks the clinch.
Berhol keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab, jab by Oken - just one landing.
Berhol throws a poor cross that misses
and Oken counters with a three punch combo that has Berhol backing up. Berhol nods at Oken to acknowledge the strikes.
Oken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oken scores with a hook to the body. Berhol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oken looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Berhol is fending him off so far but Oken persists. Nope, Berhol circles away and we're back to standing.
As Oken tries to get set, Berhol tries to push him back and clinch up but Oken manages to avoid the attempt.#T4#
Oken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Berhol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Berhol shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Berhol showed some decent athleticism there. #ES2#
Oken kicks off Berhol and gets to his feet.
Berhol is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oken!
Oken tries to land a front kick but Berhol steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berhol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oken as he avoids it easily. #CL2#
Oken gets a clinch.
Oken has had enough of the clinch but Berhol keeps him there for the moment.
Oken wants to get back to striking at distance but Berhol won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Oken dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Berhol lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT#
It looks like Tony Oken has been cut.
Oken looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Julius Berhol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berhol swinging wildly here.
Oken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Berhol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berhol buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berhol tries to clinch
and Oken counters with a two punch combo.
Oken throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Berhol on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice sprawl there from Oken as Berhol shoots in.#T1#
Oken looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Berhol tries to counter with a takedown but Oken is quick to defend against it.
Oken misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL#
Berhol closes the distance and clinches.
Oken is trying to break the clinch but Berhol is controlling him.
Oken has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hand to the body from Berhol.
#TD#
Berhol pulls Oken into guard.
#SUB#
Berhol throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oken with a flurry of punches that miss. #SU2#
Oken gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T2#
Nice straight punches there by Oken. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oken.
Berhol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oken swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Berhol closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oken is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Berhol wants to control but Oken is keeping him busy.
Oken is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berhol scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oken is not content to let Berhol control the position.
Berhol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oken defending well though. #T3#
Oken tries to roll over but Berhol keeps him under control.#SU#
Berhol stands up out of the half guard.
Oken circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Berhol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berhol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oken's efforts to push away.
Berhol is trying to maintain a safe position but Oken gets an underhook and turns Berhol into the cage.#TD#
Berhol ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Berhol no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SU2#
Berhol is working an open guard so Oken takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oken tries to clinch but Berhol moves out of range. #T4#
Berhol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berhol dodges the punch combination from Oken.
Berhol seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Berhol fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Oken enables Berhol to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Oken manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Julius Berhol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berhol trying to control the position from guard on top but Oken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berhol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oken is keeping the position for now.
Berhol looking to sit in guard and control but Oken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Oken will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Oken's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Oken tries to clinch up but Berhol circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Berhol tenderised Oken's leg. Oken is trying to keep his angry face on.
Berhol shoots in for a takedown but Oken shows good takedown defense.
Berhol moves forwards but Oken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berhol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berhol feinted with a counter takedown.
Berhol takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#TD#
Berhol closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oken did well to prevent Berhol getting side control.
Oken is trying is best to control the position here.
Berhol passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oken is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Berhol tries to control but Oken wriggling away. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oken is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berhol looking to control but Oken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Berhol working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #T3#
Oken trying desperately to get to his feet.
#SUB#
Oken defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Berhol.
Berhol can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oken is looking to escape.
Berhol throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Berhol tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Berhol looking to control but Oken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oken wants to hold on but Berhol pushes him away.#SUB#
Berhol working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Berhol trying to control but Oken is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Berhol swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Oken is now in Berhol's guard. A big mistake from Berhol there, giving up the dominant position!
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 Julius Berhol.
I think Oken has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Julius Berhol!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tony Oken!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tony Oken!
Tony Oken wins by split decision!
Tony Oken bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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