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Event:
GC 379 Brooks vs White
Date: Feb 20, 2021 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Dean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dean looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL#
Oka clinches with his opponent.
#BC2#
Dean manages to break the clinch.
Dean blocks a leg kick.
Donk. Dean catches Oka right on the button with a cross.
Oka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
We've been hearing reports that Oka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Oka with a poor takedown
and Dean counters with a stiff right hand.
Oka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dean.
Oka is looking to clinch but Dean is avoiding it.
Dean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oka avoids a kick to the body.
Oka appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Oka scores with a takedown into Dean's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dean is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Oka trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dean manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB##SU2#
Dean gets to his feet - Oka follows without any prompting.
Dean looks to land a combination. Oka sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dean stuns Oka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oka in his tracks. #T2#
Dean misses with a right hand #TD#
and Oka counters with a single leg into guard. Dean didn't expect that.
Oka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SU#
Oka decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dean, up you get! #TD#
Oka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dean wants to get back to his feet.
Oka wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
Oka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oka is just content to waste time from the top position. Dean takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T3#
Oka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dean is keeping the position for now.
Oka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#ES2#
Dean uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Oka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dean as he avoids it easily. #CL#
Oka drives through and clinches with Dean against the cage.
Oka stalling in the clinch but Dean improves position. #BC#
Oka breaks the clinch.
Brian Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4##TD#
Oka drives through with a takedown into Dean's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dean has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Oka off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Dean keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelle Oka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dean cracks Oka with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Oka tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dean pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Oka is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Dean!
Brian Dean decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
GC 374 Banahatti Vs Komaroff
Date: Dec 26, 2020 |
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Oka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Herandio works Oka's body with a nice hook.
Herandio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Herandio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#TD2#
Oka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Herandio wants to stand and escape but Oka is having none of it.
Oka controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oka works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T1#
Oka stalling.
Oka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herandio squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herandio is bucking up trying to escape but Oka cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oka won't let Herandio get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Oka controlling the pace for now. #T2#
You get the feeling that Herandio really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oka controlling from the full mount. #SUB2#
Oka is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Herandio has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oka landing shots from mount.
Oka throws some wild stikes that Herandio manages to avoid easily.
Oka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oka controlling from the full mount.
Herandio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#SUB2#
Oka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#T3##SUB2#
Oka goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Herandio turns into him and now he's in Oka's guard.
Oka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Herandio is looking to stand up but Oka won't let him. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oka seems keen to control Herandio's posture.
Let's hope that Oka has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Herandio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Oka's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herandio preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelle Oka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Herandio lands with a hook. Oka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Herandio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Herandio throws a nice looking combination but Oka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oka is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Herandio tests Oka's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD2#
Oka gets a takedown into half guard.
Oka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oka content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oka thows a huge punch but Herandio dodges it nicely.
#T1#
Herandio wants to get back to his feet.
Oka content to control rather than advance.
Oka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oka lands a heavy elbow. #T2#
Oka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oka landing strikes from the mount.#SUB2#
Oka working for a submission but Herandio is keeping him at bay.
Herandio is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Oka looking to finish with strikes here!
Herandio has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.#T3#
Herandio is trying to get back to his feet but Oka has full control of the position and if anything, Herandio has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Oka throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Oka is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Oka has got one arm under Herandio's chin. This could be trouble... Herandio trying to control the other hand but Oka gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Herandio has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcelle Oka! |
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