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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Mustonen (ranked 476 p4p, 303 weight class) and Mike Okafor (ranked 73 p4p, 46 weight class). Mike Okafor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Juhani Mustonen's chin.
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juhani Mustonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustonen looks for the body kick but Okafor saw that one coming.
Okafor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Okafor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mustonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mustonen defending well as Okafor loads up on a big left hand.
Okafor moves out of range of the body kick from Mustonen.
Okafor has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Okafor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Okafor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Okafor thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Mustonen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Okafor does it's job there.
Nice straight punches there by Mustonen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mustonen.
Okafor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor lands with a cross.
Mustonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Mustonen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okafor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mustonen's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Mustonen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okafor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mustonen takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
Okafor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Okafor cracks Mustonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Okafor lands with a cross.
Okafor blocks a jab.
Mustonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mustonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Okafor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Okafor avoids the body shot from Mustonen.
Mustonen is looking to land body kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okafor. That's going to slow Mustonen down.
Okafor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mustonen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mustonen walks into a left hand.
Mustonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustonen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Okafor throws a front kick that sends Mustonen stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mustonen blocks a jab.
Okafor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A telegraphed right hand from Mustonen misses the target.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
A jab from Okafor misses.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
Mustonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
It seemed like Okafor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Okafor tries a low kick but Mustonen avoids it.
Mustonen lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Okafor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mustonen misses the jab.
Okafor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okafor lands a head shot.
Mustonen misses with a shot to the body
and Okafor counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor looks to land a left hand but Mustonen moved out of range nicely.
Mustonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Okafor to counter with a crisp jab.
Okafor lands with a straight right. Mustonen didn't see that one coming.
Mustonen is looking to wear down Okafor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Okafor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mustonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mustonen walks into a jab.
Mustonen connects with the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okafor.
Okafor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mustonen's head backwards.
Mustonen takes one to the chin there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Okafor!
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 lands a nice looking body shot.
Okafor staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen misses with a hook to the body
and Okafor counters with a three punch combo that has Mustonen backing up. Mustonen nods at Okafor to acknowledge the strikes.
Mustonen misses with a body shot
and Mustonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okafor misses with a body kick.
Mustonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Mustonen.
Okafor scores with a nice body kick.
Okafor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Okafor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Mustonen is predictable there
enabling Okafor to counter with a crisp jab.
Mustonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Mustonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okafor throws a low kick, looking for Mustonen's leg but Mustonen calmly moves out of range.
Okafor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okafor. That's going to slow Mustonen down.
Mustonen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is 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.
Mustonen cracks Okafor with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Okafor looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mustonen finish him?
Okafor dips to his left and cracks Mustonen with an uppercut!
Mustonen throws a jab but it's blocked by Okafor.
A lazy body kick from Mustonen
and Okafor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mustonen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mustonen misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mustonen drops his hands momentarily and Okafor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mustonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mustonen lands a big right hand that sends Okafor crashing to the mat! Mustonen stays standing though and waves Okafor back to his feet!
Okafor is rocked!
Mustonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Okafor is still on wobbly legs! Can Mustonen finish him?
Mustonen throws a head kick that misses.
Okafor seems to have recovered his senses.
Mustonen misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Okafor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mustonen checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor tests Mustonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okafor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mustonen throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okafor lands a really nice looking cross but Mustonen seems unphased.
Mustonen sizes up Okafor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okafor moves out of range of the strikes.
Mike Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mustonen misses the shot to the body.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mustonen.
Okafor scores with a spinning back kick!
Mustonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Okafor drops his hands momentarily and Mustonen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Okafor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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 scores with a nice body kick.
Okafor thuds his right hand into Mustonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen stuns Okafor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okafor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mustonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okafor.
Mustonen looks to land a right hand but Okafor moved out of range.
Okafor moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Okafor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okafor thumps Mustonen with a low kick.
Okafor throws a head kick that half lands.
Mustonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okafor.
Mustonen throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Okafor scores with a jab to the head.
Okafor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Okafor blocks a leg kick.
Okafor moves out of range of the leg kick from Mustonen.
Okafor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Okafor avoids the body shot from Mustonen.
Okafor follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mustonen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mustonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Okafor.
Mustonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mustonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mustonen.
Okafor staying out of range there.
Okafor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mustonen.
A lazy left from Okafor finds it's target.
Mustonen throws a body kick that misses
and Okafor counters with a good low kick that Mustonen was not able to check.
Mustonen needs to keep his hands up - Okafor had a free shot at his head there.
Mustonen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Mustonen takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mustonen, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mustonen misses with a hook. Okafor ducked under it nicely.
Okafor throws out a counter right but Mustonen avoids it with no problem.
Mustonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick from Mustonen is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Okafor scores with a kick to the body.
Mustonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okafor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mustonen's hands.
Mustonen misses with a shot to the body
enabling Okafor to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Okafor.
Mustonen misses with a body shot
and Okafor counters with a nice right hand that sends Mustonen toppling to the canvas! Mustonen scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Okafor finish him?!
Mustonen is rocked!
Mustonen swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
Oh Mustonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the body from Mustonen misses
and Okafor counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mustonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Okafor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okafor.
Okafor throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mustonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okafor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okafor.
Mustonen walks into a left hand.
Nice cross by Okafor.
Okafor moves out of range as Mustonen throws a body kick.
Okafor was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mustonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mustonen throws an overhand right that lands on Okafor's shoulder, as Okafor tries to avoid the shot.
Okafor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okafor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Mustonen misses
and Mustonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustonen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okafor cracks Mustonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okafor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mustonen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor lands a slapping body shot.
Good leg kick by Mustonen.
Okafor scores with a sloppy right hand. Mustonen should have avoided that one.
Okafor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Mustonen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor scores with a nice head shot.
Mustonen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mustonen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Okafor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mustonen needs to keep his hands up - Okafor had a free shot at his head there.
Okafor lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mustonen falls backwards - clearly groggy! Okafor dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Okafor!
After winning the bout, Mike Okafor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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