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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Okafor (ranked 280 p4p, 507 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 36 p4p, 70 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor scores with the left hand. Line knows he should have avoided that one.
Okafor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
Line is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Okafor with a body shot.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor clobbers Line with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Line misses.
Line takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line lands a nice shot to the body.
Okafor tries to close the distance and clinch but Line swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okafor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor misses with an uppercut. Line saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Okafor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Line moves out of range of the strikes.
Okafor moves into the clinch.
Okafor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Line blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okafor lands a nice uppercut.
Okafor misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Line.
Line lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Line scores with a nice hook to the head.
Line lands with a right to the head.
Okafor misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Line.
Line pushes Okafor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Line.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okafor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Okafor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor blocks an uppercut.
Line lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Line.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
Okafor prevents a body shot from Line.
Line misses with some punches.
Line tries to work over Okafor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Line blocking some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Line lands with a light punch inside.
Okafor takes a shot to the head.
Okafor blocks a body shot from Line.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor misses with some punches.
Line throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okafors head.
Line tries to throw a body punch but Okafor avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
Line tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okafor's elbow.
Line looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Line.
Okafor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Line or not.
Line misses with a body punch.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
Line doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Line as the two fighters clinch.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
Line presses Okafor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Line working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Line.
Line misses with some punches.
Line scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Line cracks Okafor with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with the head strike.
Line lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to Okafor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Okafor misses with some punches.
Line softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okafor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
Line has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Okafor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Line can turn it around.
Okafor prevents a body shot from Line.
Okafor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Line is keeping busy.
Line blocks a body shot from Okafor.
Line lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Okafor.
Okafor swings wildly with an uppercut but Line uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Okafor trying to stall but Line improves his position.
Line lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gothic Line dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Line doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okafor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Line throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Okafor's head.
Line circles away from the clinch attempt
and Okafor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor jabs at Line's body.
Okafor takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Line. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Okafor misses.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Okafor scores with a nice head shot.
Okafor misses with a straight right.
Okafor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Line looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Okafor.
Line lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okafor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okafor tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Line! But no joy.
Line slips under a jab from Okafor.
Line throws out a counter right but Okafor avoids it with no problem.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
Line throws out a counter right but Okafor avoids it with no problem.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
A little jabbing left from Line on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
Line throws out a counter right but Okafor avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from Okafor.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okafor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Okafor.
Line moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Okafor throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Line.
Okafor dips to his left and cracks Line with an uppercut!
Line gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Okafor wants to clinch up but Line keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okafor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okafor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Line.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Okafor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Okafor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Line swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Okafor gets tackled into the cage by Line. Line maintains the clinch.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line throws a head punch that misses.
Line makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Line.
Okafor lands a shoulder strike.
Okafor throws a punch but it's blocked by Line.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okafor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Line tries to work over Okafor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okafor misses with a punch on the inside.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
Line tries to work over Okafor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor controlling the action here for a moment.
Okafor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Okafor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Line fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Line controls his hands.
Line lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okafor taking a breather.
A short left from Line.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okafor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Line.
Line scores with a nice hook to the head.
Line lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okafor blocks a body shot from Line.
Okafor stalling in the clinch but Line improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor blocks an uppercut.
Okafor has a couple of punches blocked by Line.
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okafor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Line.
A bit of stalling here from Line.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Line creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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 blocks an uppercut.
Okafor stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Line.
Line prevents a body shot from Okafor.
Line working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Line lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Line throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okafors head.
A body shot lands from Line.
Line lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okafor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Line pushes Okafor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line can't find room to land a body shot as Okafor controls the action.
Line has Okafor pressed against the cage.
Line lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Line.
Okafor can't find room to land a body shot as Line controls the action.
Line tries a body shot but Okafor blocks it.
Line lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
Line lands a body shot in the clinch.
Okafor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Line lands a nice shot to the body.
Line lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okafor or not.
Line lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Line is leaning against Okafor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
Line misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line tries a body shot but Okafor blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okafor.
Line lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Gothic Line seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Line digs a right hand into Okafor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okafor's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Line lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okafor or not.
A nice left hand lands by Line.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Line.
Line tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okafor stalling in the clinch.
Line lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okafor or not.
Line has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okafor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okafor is trying to maintain a safe position but Line gets an underhook and turns Okafor into the cage.
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
Line has Okafor pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Line creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gothic Line comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Line has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gothic Line!
A victorious Gothic Line thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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