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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 9 p4p, 39 weight class) and Mike Okafor (ranked 3 p4p, 8 weight class). Torsten comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of Odin. Mike Okafor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor 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.
Torsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor scores with a nice right hand.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor with a nice calf kick.
Torsten throws a shot from downtown. Okafor moves away and avoids it.
Torsten slips under a jab.
Torsten appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Okafor throws a poor cross that misses
and Torsten counters by clinching up.
Okafor misses with a punch on the inside.
Torsten lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten misses with a body punch.
Torsten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okafor is trying to break free.
Okafor tries to throw a body punch but Torsten avoids it by throwing Okafor back against the cage.
Okafor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Torsten.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Torsten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsten digs a right hand into Okafor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okafor's gas tank.
Okafor throws a head punch that misses.
Torsten displaying some good clinch control by pressing Okafor up against the cage.
Okafor lands with a short shot to the head.
Okafor lands a right hand.
Okafor blocks a body shot from Torsten.
Okafor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torsten blocks an uppercut.
Torsten looking to throw knees to the head but Okafor is blocking nicely.
Torsten misses with the head strike.
Okafor prevents a body shot from Torsten.
Torsten tries to work over Okafor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torsten swings wildly with an uppercut but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torsten struggles to land a body shot inside as Okafor controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okafor.
Okafor gets control of Torsten's arms and successfully pulls guard. Okafor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Okafor trying to control the position here.
Okafor looking to control.
Torsten is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Torsten defends well.
Okafor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Torsten looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Torsten has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Torsten looking to pass the guard.
Okafor keeping moving, preventing Torsten from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Okafor checks a low kick from Torsten.
Torsten swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
Torsten is looking to chop away at Okafor's legs.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torsten.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torsten checks a leg kick nicely.
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.
Torsten looks to throw a body kick
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Okafor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Okafor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Okafor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Torsten momentarily.
Okafor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Okafor connects with a solid leg kick.
Okafor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torsten.
Torsten is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Torsten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Okafor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Torsten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Okafor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Torsten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okafor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mike Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okafor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torsten under the eye.
Torsten lands a jab to the head.
Nice body kick from Okafor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor dips to his left and cracks Torsten with an uppercut!
Okafor misses the jab.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torsten.
Torsten tried to counter with a leg kick but Okafor avoided it.
Okafor throws a low kick, looking for Torsten's leg but Torsten calmly moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Torsten misses its target.
Okafor thuds his right hand into Torsten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Okafor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torsten in his tracks.
Okafor scores with a jab. Torsten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torsten misses with a straight left.
Torsten instigates a clinch.
Okafor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torsten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okafor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okafor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Torsten misses.
Okafor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okafor misses with a right hand
and Torsten counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torsten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okafor.
Okafor throws out a counter right but Torsten avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Okafor.
Torsten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Torsten swings widly with a right hand
and Okafor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okafor.
Torsten gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Torsten.
It looked like Torsten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Okafor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okafor connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okafor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Okafor misses with a hook
letting Torsten counter with a right hand.
Torsten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torsten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Okafor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Okafor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Torsten has time to react.
Torsten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okafor counters with an inside leg kick.
Torsten moves away from the strike by Okafor.
Torsten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okafor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torsten in his tracks.
Okafor misses with a hook to the body
and Torsten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torsten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okafor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Torsten seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mike Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torsten throws a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okafor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torsten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Torsten tries to counter by clinching up but Okafor breaks away and moves out of range.
Torsten slips under a jab.
Torsten motions for Okafor to come forward. Torsten throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torsten connects with the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Torsten 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Okafor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okafor.
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 cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
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.
Torsten walks into a left hand.
Torsten misses with an uppercut
and Okafor counters with an inside leg kick.
Okafor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Okafor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Okafor delivers a nice body kick.
Torsten slips a straight right by Okafor.
A little feinted left hand from Torsten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Torsten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Both fighters circling a little - Okafor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor misses with a hook. Torsten ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Torsten misses the target.
Torsten checks a leg kick.
Okafor scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor loads up on a big right hand but Torsten slips the punch.
Torsten jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Okafor misses with a right hand
and Torsten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Okafor.
Torsten slips under a jab.
Okafor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torsten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Okafor thinking.
Torsten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torsten.
Torsten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okafor.
A low kick from Okafor is predictable there
and Torsten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torsten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okafor bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torsten misses with a body punch
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okafor looks to throw a body kick
letting Torsten counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Okafor.
Torsten misses the jab.
Okafor ducks right into an uppercut from Torsten.
Torsten moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Torsten misses the target.
Okafor staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okafor.
Okafor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torsten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okafor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torsten slips a straight right by Okafor.
Torsten was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torsten connects with a nice looking jab.
Torsten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Okafor lands a jab.
Okafor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okafor moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Okafor throws an overhand right that lands on Torsten's shoulder, as Torsten tries to avoid the shot.
Torsten misses with a hook. Okafor ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Okafor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Okafor checks a low kick from Torsten.
Okafor scores with a hook to the body. Torsten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Torsten moves out of range of the leg kick from Okafor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torsten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okafor.
Torsten works Okafor's body with a nice hook.
Torsten moves out of range of the strikes.
Torsten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okafor is trying to counter with his kicks.
Torsten lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
That's time! Torsten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torsten thumps Okafor with a low kick.
Torsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Torsten.
Torsten throws a right hand that misses
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torsten misses with a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
Okafor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Torsten swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Okafor to counter with a crisp jab.
Torsten will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Okafor connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okafor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okafor.
Okafor blocks a low kick nicely.
Torsten misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor tries to land a leg kick but Torsten saw it coming and moves away.
Torsten quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Torsten lands a leg kick that knocks Okafor off balance momentarily.
Okafor cracks Torsten with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A bone on bone clash there as Okafor blocks the leg kick.
Okafor connects with a nice looking jab.
Torsten defending well as Okafor loads up on a big left hand.
Torsten is looking to counter with a body kick.
Torsten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor throws a lazy uppercut
and Torsten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Okafor's knee momentarily.
Torsten misses the jab.
Torsten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor looks to throw the jab but Torsten is out of range.
Torsten appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Torsten misses with a jab to the body
enabling Okafor to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Okafor misses its intended target.
Torsten throws a jab when Okafor was well out of range.
Torsten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Torsten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Okafor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torstens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torsten misses with a kick to the body
and Torsten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okafor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torsten. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor with a nice cross.
Okafor lands with a right hand.
Torsten misses with a two punch combination.
Okafor throws a leg kick
and Torsten counters with an inside leg kick.
Torsten jabs Okafor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Torsten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okafor counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Okafor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torsten in his tracks.
Torsten misses with a kick to the body.
Torsten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okafor connects with a nice looking jab.
Torsten tries to clinch but Okafor moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten lands a nice shot to the body.
Okafor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torsten counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torsten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okafor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Torsten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torsten fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Okafor.
Torsten takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Torsten slips under a jab.
Okafor moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torsten. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Okafor dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Okafor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torsten's sensitive parts.
Okafor with a nice calf kick.
Torsten misses with a low kick.
Okafor throws a leg kick
and Torsten counters with a straight right hand.
Okafor throws a looping overhand right but Torsten ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Torsten misses the target.
Torsten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okafor. Torsten does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Okafor.
Torsten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torsten looks to throw a body kick
enabling Okafor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okafor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torsten moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
A big right from Okafor misses.
Torsten went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Okafor misses with a lunging right hand
and Torsten makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Okafor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torsten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torsten moves out of range of the leg kick from Okafor.
Torsten half committed to a counter leg kick.
Okafor misses with a hook. Torsten ducked under it nicely.
Torsten is looking to chop away at Okafor's legs.
Okafor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torsten misses with an uppercut.
Okafor 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten digs a good body shot into Okafor's ribs.
Okafor moves out of range as Torsten throws a body kick.
Okafor steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Baldur Torsten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okafor looks to throw the jab but Torsten is out of range.
Okafor throws an overhand right that lands on Torsten's shoulder, as Torsten tries to avoid the shot.
Torsten throws a quick counter kick to the body but Okafor avoids it.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Torsten.
Torsten blocks a jab.
Okafor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Torsten has time to react.
Torsten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Torsten lands a leg kick that knocks Okafor off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten checks a low kick from Okafor.
Okafor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Torsten. Torsten circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Torsten moves away and avoids it.
Okafor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Okafor, as that shot connected.
Okafor throws an overhand right that lands on Torsten's shoulder, as Torsten tries to avoid the shot.
Torsten appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Okafor slips a straight right by Torsten.
Okafor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torsten on the side of the head.
Torsten misses with a low kick.
Okafor scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten throws a head kick but Okafor moves out of range.
A slow jab from Okafor misses its intended target.
Okafor with the inside leg kick.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Torsten moves away and avoids it.
Torsten throws a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Okafor misses.
Okafor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torsten counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torsten moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
A jab from Okafor misses.
Mike Okafor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A low kick lands for Okafor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Okafor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Okafor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Okafor!
Mike Okafor is the new light heavyweight champion!
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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