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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maui Wowie (ranked 742 p4p, 108 weight class) and Aksel Stenger (ranked 666 p4p, 94 weight class). Wowie comes into the arena with Dont bogart that joint blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stenger's choice of entrance music: Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Aksel Stenger has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 cm
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195 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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186 cm
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196 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maui Wowie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wowie takes the fight into the clinch. Wowie tries to land knees in the clinch but Stenger avoids the damage to the body. Stenger tries a body shot but Wowie blocks it.
Stenger lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wowie prevents a body shot from Stenger. Wowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but Wowie blocks with his arms.
Wowie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stenger avoids it. Wowie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stenger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Wowie blocks a leg kick. Stenger takes a swing at Wowie's ribcage but misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wowie throws a head kick that misses and Wowie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Wowie lands with a slapping head kick. Wowie wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wowie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stenger. Stenger looks to score with a jab to the body but Wowie is just out of range. Stenger blocks a head kick by Wowie.
Wowie closes the distance and clinches. Stenger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wowie blocks it with crossed arms. Stenger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Wowie misses with a knee to the head. Stenger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wowie is looking to control Stenger's arms but Stenger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wowie has his back to the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Wowie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wowie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stenger blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wowie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Wowie clinches up with Stenger and pushes him back against the cage. Wowie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wowie blocks a body shot from Stenger. A quick uppercut on the inside from Stenger. Wowie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stenger blocks it with crossed arms. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stenger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stenger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Wowie misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Stenger on the inside. Stenger lands with a light punch inside. Stenger scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stenger fails to land. Stenger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stenger misses with the head strike.
Wowie tries to land a knee to the head but Stenger blocks with his arms.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it. Stenger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wowie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wowie connects with a knee to the head.
Stenger misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stenger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Wowie managing to block the knees to the body from Stenger.
Wowie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wowie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stenger. Stenger has closed the distance and engaged Wowie in a clinch.
Wowie controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Wowie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Wowie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Stenger misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stenger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wowie checks it well. Wowie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wowie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Stenger working aggressively here.
Stenger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wowie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stenger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wowie misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it. Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
Wowie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stenger is defending well for now. Stenger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Stenger misses with a hook from the clinch. Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Stenger.
Stenger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wowie up against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aksel Stenger 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.
Wowie clinches. Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wowie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stenger blocks it with crossed arms. Stenger throws a head punch that misses. A right hand to the body from Stenger.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Stenger.
Wowie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stenger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wowie throws a punch but it's blocked by Stenger. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wowie prevents a body shot from Stenger. Wowie lands with a light punch inside. Stenger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Maui Wowie has been cut. With the fighters up against the cage, Wowie throws an elbow but misses. Wowie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stenger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Stenger working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stenger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Stenger lands a nice knee to the body. Stenger can't find room to land a body shot as Wowie controls the action.
Stenger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Stenger misses with the head strike.
Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wowie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenger struggles to land a body shot inside as Wowie controls his hands.
Stenger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Stenger lands an uppercut. Wowie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stenger is leaning against Wowie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Stenger lands an uppercut. Aksel Stenger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Stenger scores with a shot to the side of Wowie's head. Stenger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wowie. Stenger lands a hook to the side of the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wowie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stenger misses with a knee to the head. Wowie looking to throw knees to the head but Stenger is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stenger lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wowie trying to stall but Stenger improves his position.
Stenger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Stenger is leaning against Wowie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Stenger lands a good knee to the midsection. Wowie won't want to take too many of those. Stenger scores with a nice hook to the head. Stenger throws a punch but it's blocked by Wowie. A head punch blocked on the inside by Wowie. Wowie throws an elbow that misses.
Stenger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wowie. Stenger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wowie's efforts to push away. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stenger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Stenger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wowie backwards. Wowie misses with a knee to the head. Wowie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stenger tries a knee to the head but Wowie blocks it.
Stenger swings wildly with an uppercut but Wowie uses good head movement to avoid it. Wowie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stenger backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Stenger. Wowie wants to break free but Stenger has control.
Wowie misses with a knee to the head. Stenger can't find room to land a body shot as Wowie controls the action.
Wowie misses with a knee to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Stenger.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Wowie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stenger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wowie missing with knees to the body.
Stenger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wowie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stenger can turn it around. Wowie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Stenger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Stenger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Stenger has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nice uppercut there from Stenger.
Wowie is rocked! A combination from Wowie does no damage. Oh Wowie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! BAM! Stenger delivers a spinning backfist that drops Wowie like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Aksel Stenger! A victorious Aksel Stenger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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