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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Ahola (ranked 2401 p4p, 2129 weight class) and Charles Sanders (ranked 104 p4p, 101 weight class). Sanders has chosen Le Freak- CHIC as his entrance music. Charles Sanders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Ahola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ahola looks to land a left hand but Sanders moved out of range nicely.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahola moves away.
Sanders looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sami Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahola misses with a straight right.
Ahola takes one on the button.
It looks like Sami Ahola has been cut.
We've been told by Ahola's head coaches at Freaky Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Ahola.
Sanders looks to land a right hand but Ahola moved out of range.
Ahola looks to land a left hand but Sanders moved out of range nicely.
Sanders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanders lands with a cross.
Ahola gets a clinch.
Ahola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahola is pushing Sanders up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahola.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Ahola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola has Sanders pushed against the cage.
Sanders blocks an elbow strike from Ahola.
Ahola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahola lands a left hand.
Ahola can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Ahola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanders is trying to break free.
Ahola stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ahola misses with a body punch.
Ahola tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
Ahola has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Sanders blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahola misses with a body punch.
Ahola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Ahola.
Sanders prevents a body shot from Ahola.
Ahola misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ahola.
Stalling in the clinch from Ahola.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahola.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahola lands a right hand.
Ahola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ahola tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Ahola tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola lands a nice uppercut.
Ahola creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanders tries to break free but Ahola pushes him back against the cage.
Ahola misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ahola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Ahola.
Ahola can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Sanders dodges an elbow strike from Ahola.
Ahola pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahola lands a body shot.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Ahola pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ahola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanders looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ahola.
Sanders wants to break free but Ahola has control.
Sanders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ahola has him pressed against the cage.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Ahola creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ahola has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Ahola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ahola misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahola.
Ahola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Ahola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Ahola's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Sanders. That snapped Ahola's head back.
Sanders connects with a right hand. Ahola shakes it off.
Ahola uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanders has time to react.
Ahola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ahola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Sanders throws a body shot but no joy.
Ahola cracks Sanders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Ahola.
Ahola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Sanders misses with an uppercut
and Sanders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sami Ahola is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanders misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahola pushes Sanders up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahola throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
A right hand to the body from Ahola.
Ahola is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ahola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ahola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ahola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ahola just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanders's brow.
Ahola can't find room to land a body shot as Sanders controls the action.
Ahola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ahola pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ahola has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ahola lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
It looks like Charles Sanders has been cut.
Sanders wants to break free but Ahola has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ahola has him pressed against the cage.
Ahola lands a right hand.
Ahola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahola misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Ahola.
A head punch on the inside from Ahola fails to land.
Ahola tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sami Ahola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ahola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Ahola misses with a punch to the body.
Ahola tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanders has had enough of the clinch but Ahola keeps him there for the moment.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Ahola scores with a shot to the side of Sanders's head.
Ahola tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Ahola has Sanders pressed against the cage, preventing Sanders from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ahola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ahola is working Sanders over against the cage.
Ahola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ahola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ahola struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
Ahola lands an elbow that stopped Sanders in his tracks for a moment.
Ahola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanders wants to break free but Ahola has control.
Ahola digs a right hand into Sanders's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanders's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Ahola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahola is working Sanders over against the cage.
Sanders blocks a body shot from Ahola.
Ahola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ahola lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ahola.
Ahola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Ahola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahola is leaning against Sanders and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanders prevents a body shot from Ahola.
Ahola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Ahola throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Ahola dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ahola walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sanders drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ahola swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sanders's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Ahola!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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