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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mukhtar Sirawazi (ranked 4777 p4p, 466 weight class) and Patrick Henry (ranked 2338 p4p, 274 weight class). Patrick Henry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mukhtar Sirawazi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Henry!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirawazi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sirawazi shoots in and gets a takedown into Henry's guard.
Sirawazi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sirawazi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sirawazi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sirawazi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sirawazi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sirawazi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sirawazi tries to free his leg and advance position but Henry is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirawazi chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry keeping full guard, as Sirawazi tries to pass.
Sirawazi trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirawazi is in close to Henry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sirawazi with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sirawazi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henry keeping moving, preventing Sirawazi from controlling successfully.
Henry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sirawazi chips away with some ground and pound.
Sirawazi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sirawazi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sirawazi advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sirawazi trying to control the pace.
Henry is staying active underneath Sirawazi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirawazi.
Sirawazi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sirawazi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Sirawazi there.
Sirawazi throwing shots but Henry is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sirawazi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sirawazi is controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sirawazi connects with a nice short shot to Henry's temple.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirawazi.
Sirawazi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sirawazi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henry's head.
Sirawazi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sirawazi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sirawazi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henry's head.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirawazi.
Sirawazi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sirawazi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sirawazi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sirawazi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sirawazi trying to control the pace.
Sirawazi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henry's head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi wants to control but Henry is keeping him busy.
Sirawazi content to control rather than advance.
Sirawazi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henry's head.
Sirawazi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sirawazi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sirawazi lands a nice short elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henry is looking to control Sirawazi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henry avoid being mounted?
Sirawazi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Sirawazi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sirawazi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry defending well though.
Sirawazi is nestled in close to Henry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sirawazi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sirawazi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sirawazi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sirawazi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Henry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sirawazi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sirawazi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Henry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sirawazi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sirawazi working the head and body with strikes.
Sirawazi controlling the action here.
Sirawazi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sirawazi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henry has hold of Sirawazi's hands but Sirawazi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sirawazi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Sirawazi there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sirawazi is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sirawazi working over Henry with some ground and pound. Henry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Henry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sirawazi.
Sirawazi wants to take a breather but Henry is having none of it.
Henry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirawazi.
Henry is not content to let Sirawazi control the position.
Sirawazi slips a nice elbow through Henry's hands, connecting with Henry's forehead.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi working Henry over with strikes.
Sirawazi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sirawazi winds up and cracks Henry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henry taking some punishment here, with Sirawazi in his half guard.
Sirawazi winds up and cracks Henry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sirawazi controlling the action here.
Sirawazi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sirawazi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sirawazi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henry defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mukhtar Sirawazi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Henry avoids the body shot from Sirawazi.
Henry avoids the body shot from Sirawazi.
Henry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sirawazi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Henry.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sirawazi.
Henry feints the counter takedown.
Henry defending well as Sirawazi loads up on a big left hand.
Henry misses the jab.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by Sirawazi's head coaches at Hardpunch (13 Elite / 1000$ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sirawazi fails with the takedown.
Sirawazi scores with a sloppy right hand. Henry should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirawazi moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sirawazi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sirawazi looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirawazi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sirawazi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henry in his tracks.
Sirawazi swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Henry. Those never looked like landing.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sirawazi digs a good body shot into Henry's ribs.
Sirawazi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Henry did well to prevent Sirawazi getting side control.
Sirawazi lands with a punch from half guard.
Henry is staying active underneath Sirawazi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sirawazi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Henry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sirawazi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is refusing to be controlled, as Sirawazi sits in half guard.
Sirawazi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sirawazi throws a strike but Henry avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sirawazi landing some decent shots from guard.
Sirawazi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sirawazi working some strikes from top position.
Henry has momentary wrist control but Sirawazi slips an elbow through the middle.
Sirawazi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi postures up and lands a big shot to Henry's brow.
Sirawazi is in close to Henry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sirawazi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sirawazi trying to control the position from guard on top but Henry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mukhtar Sirawazi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sirawazi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sirawazi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sirawazi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sirawazi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sirawazi misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Sirawazi.
Mukhtar Sirawazi is winning the standup battle so far.
Sirawazi lands a lovely overhand right.
Sirawazi throws the left hand but Henry avoids the punch easily.
Sirawazi misses the shot to the body.
Sirawazi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sirawazi looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Henry moves away from the strike by Sirawazi.
Henry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henry cracks a nice hook into Sirawazi's ribs.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Sirawazi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henry can do to turn this around?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Sirawazi.
Sirawazi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirawazi. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sirawazi defends it well.
Nice cross by Sirawazi.
Nice uppercut there from Sirawazi.
Sirawazi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sirawazi feinted with a counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Sirawazi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sirawazi looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sirawazi scores with a jab.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
And Henry tries to counter it with a takedown but Sirawazi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sirawazi throws a shot from downtown. Henry moves away and avoids it.
Henry tries to sprawl but Sirawazi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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!
Sirawazi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sirawazi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Henry!
Sirawazi cracks Henry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sirawazi dominating with strikes here.
Sirawazi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Sirawazi has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henry's face.
Sirawazi landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henry is in a horrible position here. Sirawazi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sirawazi looking to finish Henry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henry!
Henry is bucking up trying to escape but Sirawazi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sirawazi with the ground and pound from mount.
Henry is in a horrible position here. Sirawazi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sirawazi with the ground and pound from mount.
Henry is rocked!
Sirawazi working the ground and pound effectively.
Henry is still in real trouble! Can Sirawazi finish him?
Sirawazi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sirawazi raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirawazi has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henry's face.
The referee warns Henry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sirawazi postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Henry in real trouble here! The ref calls for Henry to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mukhtar Sirawazi!
After winning the bout, Mukhtar Sirawazi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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