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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Okafor (ranked 364 p4p, 657 weight class) and Sven Torvik (ranked 46 p4p, 84 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Torvik's choice of entrance music: MUPP & Sadfriendd - BLOODY!. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 18 - 10 - 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 37 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sven Torvik!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okafor staying out of range there.
Torvik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torvik misses with a hook
and Okafor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Okafor misses.
Moses Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor lands a nice shot to the body.
Okafor throws a right hand that misses
enabling Torvik to counter with a crisp jab.
Okafor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torvik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torvik has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Okafor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torvik.
Okafor scores with a jab to the jaw.
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 slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Sven Torvik has been cut.
Torvik motions for Okafor to come forward. Torvik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor lands with a shot to the body.
Torvik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Okafor is able to avoid easily.
Okafor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Okafor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torvik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okafor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Okafor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torvik scores with a kick to the midsection.
Torvik avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Okafor throws out a powerful jab.
Okafor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torvik.
Torvik misses with a hook. Okafor ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Okafor lands.
Torvik throws the left hand but Okafor avoids the punch easily.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okafor throws a series of punches but Torvik avoids them all with ease.
Torvik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torvik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Okafor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands a nice looking body shot.
Torvik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Okafor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torvik scrambles back to his feet.
We've been told by Okafor's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Torvik connects with a right hand. Okafor shakes it off.
Torvik takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Torvik slips a jab and a cross from Okafor.
Okafor scores with a punch to the head.
Okafor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Okafor slips under a jab from Torvik.
Okafor throws a big counter combination but Torvik scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Torvik misses the jab.
Torvik takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Torvik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Okafor blocks a jab.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torvik was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Torvik bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Okafor's head backwards.
Okafor moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor misses with a lunging right hand
and Torvik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okafor throws the left hand but Torvik avoids the punch easily.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torvik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Okafor at a distance.
A slow jab from Okafor misses its intended target.
Torvik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Okafor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Okafor scores with a four punch combination!
Torvik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Torvik slips a jab and a cross from Okafor.
Okafor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okafor misses with a straight left.
Torvik lands with a straight right. Okafor didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torvik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Okafor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torvik throws a hook but Okafor blocks it.
Okafor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Torvik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okafor.
Okafor throws a big counter combination but Torvik scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Torvik. Those never looked like landing.
Okafor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Okafor scores with a nice head shot.
Okafor lands an overhand right.
Good exchange - Okafor coming out on top.
Okafor lands the left hand.
Okafor throws a body punch but Torvik moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Torvik.
Torvik tries to land a front kick but Okafor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okafor looks to land a combination but Torvik avoids it well.
A big left from Okafor misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Torvik misses.
Torvik jabs Okafor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Okafor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Torvik's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okafor fails to land with a series of punches.
Okafor lands a head shot.
Torvik moves away from the strike by Okafor.
Torvik connects with the punch.
Torvik throws a solid leg kick but Okafor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Torvik.
Torvik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Torvik might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Okafor has got the better of the exchanges.
A jab from Okafor does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Okafor.
Okafor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torvik throws out the jab.
Okafor blocks a head kick by Torvik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor blocks a jab.
Okafor throws a poor cross that misses
and Torvik counters with a right hand to the body.
Okafor has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Torvik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okafor.
Torvik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Torvik scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okafor in his tracks.
Moses Okafor is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torvik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okafor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut lands for Okafor. That snapped Torvik's head back.
Torvik lands a nice shot to the body.
Okafor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torvik on the side of the head.
Torvik misses with an uppercut
and Okafor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torvik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Okafor missing with a left hand there. Torvik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okafor throws a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Torvik - just one landing.
Okafor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor misses with a straight left.
Okafor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torvik circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torvik throws a right hand that misses
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Okafor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torvik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okafor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torvik.
Torvik slips under a jab.
Torvik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Okafor misses its target.
Torvik moves forwards but Okafor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okafor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Torvik finds it's target.
Torvik slips a jab and a cross from Okafor.
Okafor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torvik.
Torvik looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Torvik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Okafor misses with a few strikes there.
Okafor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Torvik's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor swings widly with a right hand
letting Torvik counter with a right hand.
Torvik misses with a body shot
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Okafor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torvik can do to turn this around?
Okafor missing with a left hand there. Torvik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okafor lands a jab to the nose.
Okafor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Okafor.
Okafor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Torvik takes one to the chin there.
Okafor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torvik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torvik ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
A countering left hand to the body from Torvik misses.
Torvik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okafor.
Torvik flicks out a counter leg kick but Okafor steps away.
Torvik throws a body shot but no joy.
Okafor misses the jab.
Torvik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torvik misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torvik throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torvik jabs Okafor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Torvik there.
Okafor misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Torvik there.
Good standup being displayed there by Okafor as he connects with a hook.
Okafor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Torvik on the side of the head.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
Torvik throws a good cross that connects.
Okafor misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Torvik bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Okafor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sven Torvik's cut.
That's time! Okafor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Okafor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torvik throws an overhand right that lands on Okafor's shoulder, as Okafor tries to avoid the shot.
Okafor throws a hook but Torvik blocks it.
Okafor throws a looping overhand right but Torvik ducks down to avoid it.
Torvik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Torvik misses with a wild combination.
Okafor scores with a jab.
Torvik misses with a leg kick
and Torvik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okafor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torvik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torvik slips under a jab.
Torvik misses with a hook.
Okafor throws a poor cross that misses
and Torvik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okafor misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okafor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torvik counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Torvik misses.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torvik.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torvik.
Torvik defending well as Okafor loads up on a big left hand.
Torvik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Okafor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Torvik.
A slow jab from Torvik misses its intended target.
Torvik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okafor.
Okafor throws a combination that misses
and Torvik counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torvik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torvik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torvik's jab looks to have found its range, popping Okafor under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torvik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Okafor.
Okafor blocks a jab.
Okafor misses with an uppercut
enabling Torvik to counter with a crisp jab.
Okafor lands the left hand.
Torvik with a jab.
A shot to the body from Torvik misses
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Okafor swings widly with a right hand
and Torvik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torvik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torvik misses with a looping right.
Okafor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Torvik on the side of the head.
Torvik doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okafor lands a nice hook to Torvik's body. Torvik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor works Torvik's body with a nice hook.
Torvik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Torvik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Okafor misses.
Torvik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okafor checks a low kick from Torvik.
Okafor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Okafor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torvik throws out the jab.
Okafor misses with a looping left.
Torvik looks to land a right hand but Okafor moved out of range.
Okafor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torvik does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Okafor is looking to counter punch.
Torvik tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Okafor is able to avoid easily.
Torvik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torvik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torvik.
Okafor swings for the body but Torvik moves out of range.
Torvik swings widly with a right hand
and Okafor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torvik moves out of range of the strikes.
Torvik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okafor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torvik.
Okafor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torvik let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Okafor catches Torvik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Okafor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Okafor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Okafor swings for the body but Torvik moves out of range.
Okafor throws a body punch but Torvik moves out of range.
Torvik now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moses Okafor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - Torvik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sven Torvik.
Well Okafor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Okafor!
Moses Okafor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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