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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akabaro comes to the cage accompanied by African Assassin - Mo Marah. This should be fireworks!
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198 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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197 lbs
35 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwame Akabaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akabaro throws a lazy head kick
and Pentti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pentti throws a body punch but Akabaro moves out of range.
Pentti stalks Akabaro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Akabaro's face. Akabaro staggers backwards, shaken.
Pentti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akabaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akabaro walks into a jab.
Pentti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pentti throws a series of punches but Akabaro avoids them all with ease.
Pentti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pentti throws a push kick but Akabaro slaps the foot to one side.
Pentti misses with a kick to the body.
Pentti throws a right hand that misses
and Akabaro counters with a right hand to the body.
Akabaro takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pentti throws a body shot but no joy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Akabaro - that will leave a mark!
Akabaro rushes Pentti and presses him up against the cage.
Pentti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pentti fails to land.
Akabaro takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro tries to work over Pentti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akabaro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akabaro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pentti rushes Akabaro and presses him up against the cage.
Akabaro pushes Pentti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akabaro blocks an uppercut.
Akabaro lands a right hand.
Pentti swings wildly with an uppercut but Akabaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akabaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akabaro.
Pentti can't find room to land a body shot as Akabaro controls the action.
Pentti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Akabaro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pentti can turn it around.
Akabaro blocks a body shot from Pentti.
Akabaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akabaro tries to throw a body punch but Pentti avoids it by throwing Akabaro back against the cage.
Pentti lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pentti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akabaro manages to avoid it.
Pentti works Akabaro's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Pentti misses.
Pentti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses.
Akabaro tries to land a front kick but Pentti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akabaro misses with a body kick.
Akabaro looks to land a right hand but Pentti moved out of range.
Akabaro throws a head kick but Pentti moves out of range.
Akabaro scores with a nice strike.
Pentti throws a right hand that Akabaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Akabaro also avoids with ease.
Pentti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akabaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akabaro connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Akabaro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pentti misses the shot to the body.
Pentti scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti is looking to land body kicks.
Pentti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akabaro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akabaro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pentti misses with a punch on the inside.
Pentti misses with a punch to the body.
Pentti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akabaro misses with some punches.
Pentti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pentti fails to land.
Pentti blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pentti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pentti swings wildly with an uppercut but Akabaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akabaro breaks from the clinch.
Akabaro moves into range and clinches up with Pentti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pentti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pentti working aggressively here.
Akabaro avoids a wild elbow strike from Pentti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akabaro lands a shot to the body.
Akabaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pentti backwards.
Akabaro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pentti throws a leg kick
and Akabaro counters with an outside leg kick.
Akabaro misses with the combination.
Pentti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Akabaro counters with a left and a right that stings Pentti.
Pentti tried to score with a low kick but Akabaro checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akabaro throws a leg kick but Pentti sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Akabaro backs off Pentti throws a huge counter combo but Akabaro manages to avoid it all.
Pentti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akabaro is looking to land body kicks.
Pentti misses with an uppercut
and Akabaro counters with a low kick, right behind Pentti 's knee.
Akabaro defending well as Pentti loads up on a big left hand.
Akabaro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pentti just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arvo Pentti will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Akabaro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Akabaro manages to break the clinch.
Akabaro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pentti scores with a sloppy right hand. Akabaro should have avoided that one.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pentti throws a big shot that misses.
Akabaro misses with a body kick.
Akabaro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pentti moves out of range of the leg kick from Akabaro.
Arvo Pentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akabaro throws a sloppy head kick and Pentti moves out of range easily.
Akabaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akabaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pentti.
Pentti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Akabaro under the eye.
Akabaro throws a front kick that sends Pentti stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Pentti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Akabaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pentti.
Pentti cracks the inside of Akabaro's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti blocks the body kick.
Akabaro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penttis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pentti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akabaro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pentti! But no joy.
Pentti throws a leg kick but Akabaro moved away.
Pentti lands an overhand right.
Pentti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Akabaro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Akabaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akabaro cracks the inside of Pentti's front leg.
Pentti swings widly with a right hand
and Akabaro counters with a body kick.
Pentti lands a body shot.
Pentti tries to work over Akabaro's front leg with a kick but Akabaro checks it.
Pentti moves out of range as Akabaro throws a body kick.
Pentti misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Akabaro counter with a right hand.
Pentti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Akabaro is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akabaro lands a leg kick that knocks Pentti off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro scores with a sloppy right hand. Pentti should have avoided that one.
Pentti with a hook.
Pentti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pentti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akabaro throws a leg kick but Pentti checks it.
Jab, jab by Akabaro - just one landing.
A punch combination from Akabaro misses.
Akabaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Pentti's head.
Pentti is rocked!
Akabaro checks a leg kick.
Pentti is still on wobbly legs! Can Akabaro finish him?
Akabaro blocks a jab.
Akabaro cracks Pentti with a hook to the temple - Pentti is on wobbly legs here! Akabaro swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Pentti falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Akabaro wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kwame Akabaro!
Our winner, Kwame Akabaro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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