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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jian Zhao (ranked 831 p4p, 457 weight class) and Sunshine Okafor (ranked 127 p4p, 76 weight class). Zhao comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz. Okafor has chosen Bliss as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sunshine Okafor enters the cage!
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jian Zhao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunshine Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor is looking to clinch.
Zhao just misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor scores with a hook to the body. Zhao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okafor cracks Zhao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Okafor scores with a hook.
Zhao throws a wild body kick that Okafor sees coming a mile off.
Zhao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zhao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okafor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okafor scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Okafor.
Okafor swings for the body but Zhao moves out of range.
Okafor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhao.
Okafor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zhao loads up on a big right hand but Okafor slips the punch.
Okafor scores with the left hand. Zhao knows he should have avoided that one.
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 with a hook.
Zhao lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Sunshine Okafor has been cut.
Okafor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okafor blocks the body kick.
Okafor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zhao. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor moves out of range as Zhao strikes.
Okafor 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.
Okafor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhao scores with a jab.
Okafor looks to land a left hand but Zhao moved out of range nicely.
Zhao throws the kick towards the body but Okafor avoids it.
Zhao misses with a hook to the body
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Zhao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zhao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zhao tries to move into range but Okafor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Okafor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zhao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zhao loads up on a big right hand but Okafor slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor digs a good hook to Zhao's body.
Okafor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A lazy left from Okafor finds it's target.
Okafor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okafor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor misses with a right hand
enabling Zhao to counter with a crisp jab.
Okafor tests Zhao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okafor works Zhao's body with a nice hook.
Okafor throws a leg kick which misses Zhao's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhao tries to avoid it.
Okafor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zhao.
Nice jab there from Zhao.
Okafor is rocked!
Zhao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor is still on wobbly legs! Can Zhao finish him?
Okafor is aggressively charging in as Zhao backs up avoiding any damage. Zhao tosses out a jab and Okafor runs right into it face first! Okafor is out cold! Zhao dropped down on all fours and is barking in Okafor's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jian Zhao!
Jian Zhao tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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