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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Morales (ranked 1531 p4p, 1105 weight class) and Mike Okafor (ranked 207 p4p, 159 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Ricardo Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales checks a leg kick.
Okafor lands with a nice body punch.
Okafor lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Okafor misses the target.
Okafor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morales throws a lazy right hand but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okafor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morales missing with a left hand there. Okafor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okafor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morales lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morales throws a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a right hand to the body.
Morales swinging wildly here.
Okafor throws a looping overhand right but Morales ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Morales blocks the low kick.
Morales misses with a head kick.
Morales checks a low kick from Okafor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Okafor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morales.
Morales misses with a hook. Okafor ducked under it nicely.
Okafor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morales.
Morales connects with a body shot that sends Okafor's belly button to the back.
Okafor throws a head kick but Morales moves out of range.
Okafor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okafor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morales can pounce on him.
Okafor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okafor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okafor throws a head kick that misses.
Morales swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Okafor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morales has time to react.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Okafor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morales ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okafor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morales. Morales circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Okafor checks a leg kick.
Morales ducks right into an uppercut from Okafor.
Okafor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morales throws a wild body kick that Okafor sees coming a mile off.
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Morales lands a lovely overhand right.
Morales slips a jab from Okafor.
Morales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Okafor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morales.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Morales with a body shot.
Morales takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Okafor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Okafor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moraless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Okafor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morales's head backwards.
Okafor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice defenses there by Okafor.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor lands with an uppercut that bounces Morales off the cage and back into range.
Okafor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Okafor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morales throws out the jab.
Morales scores with a jab.
Okafor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morales swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okafor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Okafor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morales throws an off balance right hand
and Okafor counters with a nice body kick.
Morales looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Morales chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okafor sizes up Morales with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okafor throws a hook but Morales avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Okafor.
A head kick by Morales misses
and Okafor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales misses with a low kick.
Okafor throws out a counter right but Morales avoids it with no problem.
Morales misses with a right hand
and Okafor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morales is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor blocks a head kick by Morales.
Morales throws a body shot but no joy.
Morales takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Okafor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morales can pounce on him.
Morales attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okafor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morales had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Morales with the inside leg kick.
Okafor misses the jab.
Morales takes one on the button.
Morales lands with a right hand.
Morales moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Okafor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morales on the side of the head.
Oh Morales is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okafor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morales lands a body shot.
Morales looks to land a right hand but Okafor moved out of range.
Okafor throws an overhand right that drops Morales like a sack of potatoes! Okafor dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Okafor!
A very excited looking Mike Okafor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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