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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Sadler (ranked 2647 p4p, 1810 weight class) and Verneri Ahma (ranked 321 p4p, 238 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sadler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma throws a nice looking combination but Sadler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ahma tries to clinch there but Sadler circles away.
Sadler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sadler throwing a counter right hand but Ahma manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Sadler.
Sadler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ahma's head.
Ahma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Sadler.
Sadler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahma looks to throw the jab but Sadler is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ahma scores with a leg kick.
Ahma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sadler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ahma blocks a body shot from Sadler.
Ahma is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ahma.
Ahma tries to break the clinch but Sadler is controlling the position.
Sadler can't find room to land a body shot as Ahma controls the action.
Sadler slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ahma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sadler throws a big shot that misses.
Ahma with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sadler to score with a decent uppercut.
Ahma connects with a right hand. Sadler shakes it off.
Ahma throws a series of punches but Sadler moves out of range.
Jack Sadler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahma wants to clinch up but Sadler keeps it at a distance.
Sadler misses with a wild body shot.
Sadler swings for the body but Ahma moves out of range.
Sadler looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahma is just out of range.
Sadler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahma clinches up against the cage.
Sadler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ahmas head.
Sadler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahma effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Sadler.
Sadler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sadler is looking to break free of the clinch but Ahma has double underhooks.
Ahma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sadler tries a body shot but Ahma blocks it.
Ahma blocks a body shot from Sadler.
Ahma is trying to break the clinch but Sadler is controlling him.
Sadler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahma fails to land with a series of punches.
Sadler misses the jab.
Ahma unleashes a big counter combination but Sadler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ahma throws a front kick aimed at Sadler's knee but Sadler avoids it well.
Nice cross by Ahma.
Sadler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ahma misses with a wild combination.
Ahma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sadler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahma at a distance.
Ahma clinches with his opponent.
Sadler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sadler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sadler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Sadler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ahma prevents a body shot from Sadler.
Sadler swings wildly with an uppercut but Ahma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sadler breaks the clinch.
Sadler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sadler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahma walks into a straight right hand from Sadler.
The fighters circling - Sadler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sadler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahma manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sadler lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sadler just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahma rushes Sadler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sadler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ahma breaks from the clinch.
Ahma throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Sadler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sadler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ahma in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Ahma.
Sadler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ahma has time to react.
Ahma is rocked!
Ahma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahma is still on wobbly legs! Can Sadler finish him?
Ahma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahma seems to have recovered his senses.
Sadler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sadler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ahma moves into range and clinches up with Sadler.
Sadler lands a right hand.
Ahma manages to break the clinch.
Ahma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Sadler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sadler dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sadler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahma moves away from the strike by Sadler.
Verneri Ahma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sadler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ahma under the eye.
A punch combination from Sadler misses.
Ahma moves in looking to clinch but Sadler pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Ahma.
Sadler loads up on a big right hand but Ahma slips the punch.
Ahma is looking for the big counter here.
Ahma misses with a looping left.
Sadler throwing a counter right hand but Ahma manages to avoid it.
Sadler throws the left hand but Ahma avoids the punch easily.
Ahma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ahma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sadler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahma can do to turn this around?
Ahma taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sadler is trying to break the clinch but Ahma has him pressed against the cage.
Jack Sadler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sadler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sadler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sadler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sadler is trying to force a seperation but Ahma has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma can't break the clinch.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sadler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahma.
Nice uppercut lands for Sadler. That snapped Ahma's head back.
Sadler looks to land a right hand but Ahma moved out of range.
Jack Sadler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sadler throws out the jab.
Sadler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ahma doesn't seem bothered though.
Sadler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sadler lands a slapping body shot.
Sadler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sadler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A cross from Sadler lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahma rushes Sadler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sadler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sadler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sadler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Sadler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sadler cracks Ahma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ahma misses with a double jab.
Ahma throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahma doesn't manage to clinch there - Sadler circles away.
Ahma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sadler is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Sadler! Ahma is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Sadler!
A relieved looking Jack Sadler thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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