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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Okoye (ranked 1914 p4p, 2450 weight class) and Braun Westen (ranked 240 p4p, 301 weight class). Braun Westen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Israel Okoye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braun Westen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoye throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Westen misses with a hook.
Okoye half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Okoye dodges the punch combination from Westen.
Westen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okoye scores with a takedown into Westen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okoye engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye passes Westen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Okoye tries to pass the half guard into mount. Westen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westen wants to improve his position but Okoye is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okoye is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Okoye trying to pass the guard but Westen defending well.
Westen is controlling Okoye's trapped leg to prevent Okoye from advancing to side control.
Okoye is working for a submission of some sort.
Okoye trying to mount his opponent but Westen defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Okoye wants to control but Westen is keeping him busy.
Okoye is thwarting Westen's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Okoye in particular looking to stall.
Westen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Westen trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Okoye trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Westen tries to lock up and control but Okoye gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Okoye controlling his opponent.
Westen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Okoye.
Westen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Okoye. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Okoye controlling his opponent.
Okoye seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Westen for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoye continues to stall.
Westen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Okoye is looking to work his way around to Westen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Westen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Okoye looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Okoye dominated that 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.
Okoye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okoye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Westen lands an overhand right.
It looks like Israel Okoye has been cut.
Okoye bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye fails to land the takedown.
Okoye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Westen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye fails with the takedown.
Westen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Westen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice sprawl there from Westen as Okoye shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Okoye. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Westen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okoye tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Westen manages to circle out of the way.
Westen misses with a straight left.
Okoye feinted with a counter takedown.
Westen throws out a loose jab but Okoye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Westen throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Okoye misses with an uppercut
and Westen counters with a stiff right hand.
Okoye slips a straight right by Westen.
Westen has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Okoye tries to clinch but Westen moves away
and Westen counters with a big right hand! Oh Okoye is in trouble here! Westen follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braun Westen!
Braun Westen 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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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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