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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ara Vahaber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakke Pietila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vahaber comes to the cage accompanied by Dr.Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still Dre. Pietila comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hard Night Out by Professor Green kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ara Vahaber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
27 - 11 - 1 |
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183 cm
27
276 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ara Vahaber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sakke Pietila!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pietila lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sakke Pietila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pietila tries to bum rush Vahaber with a series of wild strikes but Vahaber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vahaber avoids the body shot from Pietila.
Vahaber takes one to the chin there.
Pietila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pietila scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pietila's corner calls for a 1-2. Pietila obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vahaber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pietila.
Pietila scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vahaber in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vahaber takes one on the button.
Vahaber moves into the clinch successfully.
Vahaber trying to stall but Pietila improves his position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vahaber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vahaber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pietila pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pietila fails to land with a series of punches.
Vahaber scores with a shot to the body.
Vahaber throws a nice looking combination but Pietila bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vahaber scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Sakke Pietila has been cut.
Pietila walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietila doesn't manage to clinch there - Vahaber circles away.
Vahaber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pietila moves into the clinch.
Pietila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vahaber can't get the takedown.
Vahaber looking to slow down the pace here.
Pietila tries to work over Vahaber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pietila tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vahaber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pietila working aggressively here.
Vahaber has clasped his hands together around Pietila's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vahaber stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pietila throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vahaber ducks under a wild hook from Pietila.
Pietila looks to score with a jab to the body but Vahaber is just out of range.
Pietila pushes Vahaber up against the cage in a clinch.
Pietila missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pietila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vahaber throws a lazy right hand but Pietila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pietila tries to clinch but Vahaber moves out of range.
Vahaber throws a body kick that misses.
Pietila misses with a hook.
A combination from Pietila does no damage.
Vahaber has managed to clinch.
Pietila misses with a body punch.
Vahaber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vahaber wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ara Vahaber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vahaber wants to stall.
Vahaber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pietila swings wildly with an uppercut but Vahaber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vahaber can't get the takedown.
Pietila creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pietila throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pietila keeps control of Vahaber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahaber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pietila bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vahaber's head backwards.
Pietila takes a swing at Vahaber's ribcage but misses.
Pietila clinches.
Vahaber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vahaber controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pietila misses with a knee to the head.
Vahaber is trying to drag Pietila to the mat but Pietila just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vahaber is trying to break the clinch but Pietila is controlling him.
Pietila takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pietila.
Pietila prevents a body shot from Vahaber.
Pietila working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vahaber wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietila taking a breather.
Pietila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pietila landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vahaber stalling in the clinch but Pietila improves position.
Pietila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vahaber struggles to land a body shot inside as Pietila controls his hands.
Pietila tries to work over Vahaber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pietila has a couple of punches blocked by Vahaber.
Vahaber is pushing Pietila up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vahaber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pietila throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pietila tries to land knees in the clinch but Vahaber avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pietila is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pietila lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vahaber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pietila looks gassed!
A hook to the body from Pietila.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ara Vahaber will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sakke Pietila's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pietila misses with an uppercut
and Vahaber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vahaber throws a jab but it's blocked by Pietila.
Vahaber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pietila.
Vahaber closes the distance and pushes Pietila back into the cage.
Pietila scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vahaber is pushing Pietila up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pietila lands a shoulder strike.
Vahaber lands a shoulder strike.
Pietila is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vahaber creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Pietila! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Vahaber.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ara Vahaber!
Ara Vahaber decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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