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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Lizard (ranked 22351 p4p, 646 weight class) and Desmond Okafor (ranked 2787 p4p, 341 weight class). Desmond Okafor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Lizard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desmond Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lizard misses with a body punch
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lizard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okafor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lizard slips a jab from Okafor.
Okafor throws a solid leg kick but Lizard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okafor.
Okafor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lizard is able to avoid easily.
Okafor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A shot to the body from Okafor misses
and Lizard counters with a stiff right hand.
Okafor throws a jab when Lizard was well out of range.
Lizard throws a right and a left that Okafor avoids nicely.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lizard moves away.
Okafor slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Okafor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lizard doesn't seem phased though.
Desmond Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lizard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okafor jabs Lizard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Lizard misses its intended target.
It seemed like Okafor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lizard blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor catches Lizard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Okafor feints and then cracks Lizard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lizard down.
Okafor throws a front kick that sends Lizard stumbling back into the cage.
Lizard slips under a jab from Okafor.
Lizard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Okafor 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 with a nice cross.
Okafor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Okafor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Okafor cracks Lizard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lizard checks a leg kick nicely.
Lizard looks to throw the jab but Okafor is out of range.
Okafor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Lizard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Okafor throws a jab when Lizard was well out of range.
Lizard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okafor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lizard's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Okafor misses
letting Lizard counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lizard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okafor momentarily.
Lizard throws a jab when Okafor was well out of range.
Lizard misses with a body shot.
Lizard lands a jab.
Okafor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lizard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Lizard.
Okafor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lizard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okafor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lizard throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lizard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lizard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Okafor moves out of range as Lizard strikes.
Okafor counters with a body kick.
Okafor misses with a low kick as Lizard jumps back.
Okafor misses with a kick to the body.
Okafor wants to land a leg kick but Lizard is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
Okafor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lizard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Okafor connects with a right hand. Lizard shakes it off.
Lizard connects with a nice looking jab.
Lizard misses with a body shot.
Okafor takes a swing at Lizard's ribcage but misses.
Lizard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okafor.
Nice body kick there by Okafor.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Lizard.
Okafor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lizard throws a lazy right hand but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lizard throws a jab but it's blocked by Okafor.
Okafor lands a leg kick that knocks Lizard off balance momentarily.
Okafor throws a leg kick but Lizard moved away.
Lizard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okafor jabs at Lizard's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lizard cracks Okafor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Okafor lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lizard lands with an overhand left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okafor.
Okafor throws out a powerful jab.
Lizard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lizard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okafor throws a sloppy head kick and Lizard moves out of range easily.
Okafor feints and then cracks Lizard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lizard down.
Lizard throws a lazy uppercut
and Okafor counters with a right hand to the body.
Lizard moves out of range of the body kick.
Lizard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okafor throws a chopping leg kick but Lizard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lizard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Okafor finds it's way round the side to connect with Lizard's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okafor takes a swing at Lizard's ribcage but misses.
Lizard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okafor.
Lizard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lizard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okafor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Okafor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lizard throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Okafor.
Lizard swings widly with a right hand
and Okafor counters with a nice kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Okafor.
Lizard misses with a few strikes there.
Okafor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okafor slips under a jab.
Lizard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Lizard.
Okafor lands with a nice body punch.
Desmond Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okafor lands with a shot to the body.
Okafor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor lands a big uppercut and Lizard crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lizard looks OK. Okafor waves Lizard back to his feet!
Lizard is rocked!
Okafor shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Lizard takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Okafor sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Lizard bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Desmond Okafor!
Desmond Okafor decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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FIGHT
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