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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Okafor (ranked 5798 p4p, 25775 weight class) and KC Turner (ranked 236 p4p, 296 weight class). Mike Okafor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KC Turner!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Okafor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okafor lands a jab to Turner's midsection.
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Okafor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Okafor lands a body shot.
Okafor cracks Turner with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Okafor thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Okafor jabs at Turner's body.
Okafor swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Okafor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor lands a nice shot to the body.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Okafor, as that shot connected.
Okafor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Okafor stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okafor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okafor.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Okafor punishes Turner's body with a nice straight punch.
Mike Okafor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner looks winded!
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Okafor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner avoids the body shot from Okafor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands an overhand right.
Okafor lands with a shot to the body.
Turner 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.
Turner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Okafor lands a slapping body shot.
Okafor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turner at a distance.
Okafor throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Okafor lands with a nice body punch.
Okafor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Okafor's corner calls for a 1-2. Okafor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Okafor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Okafor looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mike Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor lands a jab to Turner's midsection.
Jab from Okafor.
Okafor is looking to wear down Turner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Okafor lands a slapping body shot.
Okafor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okafor.
Okafor lands a nice looking body shot.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Turner with the counter takedown but Okafor avoids it easily.
Okafor lands a nice looking body shot.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
Okafor connects with a single shot there.
Okafor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Okafor. Beautiful body shot.
Okafor swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Okafor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Okafor lands with an uppercut that bounces Turner off the cage and back into range.
Turner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okafor swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Okafor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Turner misses.
A cross from Okafor lands.
Okafor lands a nice shot to the body.
Okafor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor works Turner's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Okafor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okafor connects with a jab.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turner doesn't seem bothered though.
Okafor lands with a nice body punch.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Okafor throws a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Turner might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Okafor has got the better of the exchanges.
Okafor scores with a body shot.
Okafor scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mike Okafor is winning the standup battle so far.
Okafor punishes Turner's body with a nice straight punch.
Turner is breathing heavily.
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!
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner closes the distance and clinches.
Okafor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Turner breaks the clinch.
Okafor cracks a nice hook into Turner's ribs.
Turner takes one to the chin there.
Okafor cracks Turner with a good jab.
Okafor thuds a left hand into Turner's body.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
A left lands for Okafor.
Okafor scores with a shot to the body.
Okafor takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Okafor slips under a jab.
Okafor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor connects with a right hand. Turner shakes it off.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor throws a shot to the body.
Turner tries to land a leg kick but Okafor saw it coming and moves away.
Okafor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okafor takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor misses with a body shot.
Okafor misses the shot to the body.
Okafor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.
Okafor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor misses with a body shot.
Okafor misses the shot to the body.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Turner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Okafor gets tackled into the cage by Turner. Turner maintains the clinch.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Okafor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okafor slips a jab from Turner.
Okafor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Okafor finds it's way round the side to connect with Turner's head.
Okafor swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Okafor lands.
Okafor swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Okafor misses with a body shot.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor cracks Turner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okafor swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner clinches up against the cage.
Okafor wants to break free but Turner has control.
Okafor blocks an uppercut.
Okafor is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner throws a hook but Okafor blocks it.
Turner clinches up with Okafor and pushes him back against the cage.
Okafor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okafor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Okafor throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Okafor. Beautiful body shot.
Okafor misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okafor scores with the left hand. Turner knows he should have avoided that one.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okafor.
Turner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
Okafor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okafor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Turner unleashes a big counter combination but Okafor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Okafor lands a right hook to the body.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Okafor misses the shot to the body.
Okafor scores with a hook to the body. Turner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner throws a low kick, looking for Okafor's leg but Okafor calmly moves out of range.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Okafor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turner throws a jab when Okafor was well out of range.
Okafor gets tackled into the cage by Turner. Turner maintains the clinch.
Turner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Okafor is trying to break free.
Okafor has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor scores with a hook.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Turner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turner throws a hook but Okafor blocks it.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Okafor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okafor lands a body shot.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Okafor digs a good body shot into Turner's ribs.
Okafor connects with a body shot that sends Turner's belly button to the back.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor misses the shot to the body.
Okafor tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner breaks the clinch.
Okafor misses the shot to the body.
Turner avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Mike Okafor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okafor lands a jab to Turner's midsection.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
KC Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okafor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Okafor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Okafor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Okafor!
A victorious Mike Okafor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, KC Turner stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck yall'.
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energy
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hype
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