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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Okoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okoro has chosen Jungle Ugly as his entrance music. 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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215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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216 lbs
25 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manu Okoro!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Okoro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thompson.
Thompson looks to throw a body kick
and Okoro counters with a leg kick.
Okoro throws a chopping leg kick but Thompson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Okoro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okoro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okoro lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okoro works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okoro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Okoro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thompson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Okoro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Okoro.
Okoro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Okoro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Okoro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thompson misses with a leg kick
and Okoro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okoro - that will leave a mark!
Okoro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okoro.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson throws out a powerful jab.
Okoro connects with the punch.
Thompson swings for the body but Okoro moves out of range.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Okoro tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Okoro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Okoro.
Okoro digs a good body shot into Thompson's ribs.
Thompson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thompson blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro misses the shot to the body.
Okoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson thows a leg kick but Okoro checks it
and Okoro counters with a straight right hand.
John Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoro lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the liver by Okoro. Beautiful body shot.
Okoro avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Manu Okoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okoro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thompson.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
Okoro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoro looks to land a combination. Thompson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Okoro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Okoro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
Okoro connects with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Okoro there.
Thompson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson wants to slow Okoro down by chopping away at his legs.
Okoro swinging wildly here.
Okoro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okoro lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thompson slips a jab from Okoro.
Okoro looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thompson throws out a powerful jab.
Okoro lands with a slapping head kick.
Okoro ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Okoro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Okoro tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson throws a body punch but Okoro moves out of range.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Okoro misses its intended target.
Okoro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Okoro moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
Thompson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Okoro checks it well.
Okoro avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Thompson throws a wild body kick that Okoro sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Okoro is predictable there
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro throws a head kick that half lands.
Thompson misses with a jab to the body
and Okoro counters with a nice leg kick.
Thompson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Okoro connects with a body shot.
Thompson moves forwards but Okoro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thompson lands with a good body shot.
Okoro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoro misses with a looping left.
Thompson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Okoro. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okoro moves out of range of the body kick from Thompson.
Thompson shoots in but Okoro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab from Okoro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Okoro.
Okoro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A bone on bone clash there as Okoro blocks the leg kick.
Okoro connects with a body shot.
Thompson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Okoro misses.
Okoro misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okoro.
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okoro lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
Okoro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thompson takes a swing at Okoro's ribcage but misses.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thompson tries to work over Okoro's front leg with a kick but Okoro checks it.
Okoro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okoro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okoro avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Manu Okoro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okoro.
Okoro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Okoro.
Okoro scores with a nice head shot.
Okoro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson lunges at Okoro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Okoro's hand.
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Okoro which made him look bad.
Okoro scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson takes a swing at Okoro's ribcage but misses.
Thompson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompson doesn't seem bothered though.
Okoro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okoro throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Okoro lands with a nice body punch.
Okoro scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses.
Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thompson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Okoro counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Okoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okoro connects with a right hand. Thompson shakes it off.
Okoro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Okoro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Okoro shows good takedown defense.
Thompson misses with a right hand
and Okoro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thompson really felt that one!
A solid leg kick lands there for Okoro.
Okoro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thompson takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Okoro.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Okoro! Thompson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manu Okoro!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Manu Okoro made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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