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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JD Drake (ranked 424 p4p, 634 weight class) and Moses Okafor (ranked 57 p4p, 79 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Born in the USA by - Bruce Springstein. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JD Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okafor throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moses Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Okafor lands.
Okafor misses with a jab to the body
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake throws a right hand that misses
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okafor tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Okafor connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Okafor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okafor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Drake's head coaches at Dissolution Elite Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okafor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Okafor.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
Okafor moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okafor.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okafor blocking some punches.
Okafor blocks an uppercut.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Okafor.
Okafor blocking some punches.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Okafor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Okafor avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Okafor.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
Okafor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Okafor can turn it around.
Okafor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor has Drake pushed against the cage.
Okafor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Okafor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Okafor misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Okafor.
Okafor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Okafor fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Okafor pressing his opponent against the cage.
Okafor lands an uppercut.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Okafor misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Okafor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
Okafor working aggressively here.
Drake misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okafor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake lands with a short shot to the head.
Okafor blocking some punches.
Okafor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Okafor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
Okafor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake pushes Okafor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Okafor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okafor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okafor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okafor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okafor avoiding damage.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake working aggressively here.
Okafor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
A short uppercut from Okafor.
Drake prevents a body shot from Okafor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Okafor fails to land.
Okafor presses Drake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Okafor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drake moves away from the strike by Okafor.
Drake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okafor throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Okafor throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
Okafor throws a lazy uppercut
and Okafor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Drake has knocked Okafor down with a huge combo! Drake steps away and waves a wobbly Okafor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Moses Okafor has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okafor swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Drake throws a right hand that Okafor ducks under and follows up with a left that Okafor also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Okafor misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okafor connects with a right hand. Drake shakes it off.
Drake moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Drake swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
Moses Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Okafor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Okafor blocking some punches.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okafor.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okafor taking a breather.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okafor misses with a punch on the inside.
Okafor blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okafor.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Okafor in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Okafor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okafor.
Okafor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okafor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moses Okafor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okafor makes some space for himself and lands an 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 tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Okafor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Okafor.
Okafor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Okafor misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like JD Drake has been cut.
Okafor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okafor lands a shot to the body.
Okafor lands a shoulder strike.
Okafor blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Okafor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okafor lands a body punch.
Okafor lands with a left to the head.
Okafor scores with a shot to the side of Drake's head.
Okafor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okafor lands with a right to the head.
Okafor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drake is rocked!
Okafor misses the jab.
Okafor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab, jab by Okafor - just one landing.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
and Okafor counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Drake! He's just covering up as Okafor starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Okafor!
Moses Okafor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
JD Drake spoke after the fight, saying 'It's Miller Time'.
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