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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Burns (ranked 2946 p4p, 367 weight class) and Desmond Okafor (ranked 2627 p4p, 339 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornelius Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Okafor misses with a low kick.
Okafor sizes up Burns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okafor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Okafor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Okafor has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burns is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Okafor misses with a body punch
and Okafor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okafor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okafor throws a body kick that misses
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okafor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
Okafor misses with a low kick.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
A head kick by Okafor misses
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Okafor slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Burns ducks right into an uppercut from Okafor.
Nice body kick there by Okafor.
Jab, jab by Okafor - just one landing.
Desmond Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Burns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Okafor counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns avoids a kick to the body.
Okafor misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Okafor.
Okafor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okafor throws a leg kick but Burns checks it.
Burns takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Okafor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okafor. That's going to slow Burns down.
Okafor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor sizes up Burns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okafor works Burns's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Okafor, as that shot connected.
Burns moves forwards but Okafor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okafor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Okafor cracks the inside of Burns's front leg.
Okafor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Okafor scores with a kick to the midsection.
Okafor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Burns is looking for a counter combo.
Okafor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burns had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Okafor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okafor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Okafor moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okafor with a hook.
Okafor misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Burns misses its target.
Okafor misses with an uppercut.
Burns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okafor. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Burns takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burns slips a straight right by Okafor.
Good work by Burns as he checks the leg kick.
Okafor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Okafor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Okafor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Okafor tenderised Burns's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Okafor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okafor cracks Burns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burns is rocked!
and Okafor counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Burns! He's just covering up as Okafor starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Okafor!
Desmond Okafor tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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