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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aito Lager (ranked 877 p4p, 118 weight class) and Buzz Meeks (ranked 1815 p4p, 246 weight class). Lager comes into the arena with Army Of The Pharaohs - Seven blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aito Lager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Buzz Meeks!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lager throws a shot to the body.
Meeks wants to clinch.
Meeks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meeks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meeks tries to sprawl but Lager drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Meeks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meeks has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
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. Lager connects with a nice short shot to Meeks's temple.
Lager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meeks's head.
Lager working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lager trying to control the pace.
Lager throwing shots but Meeks is blocking nicely.
Lager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meeks's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meeks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lager is working away from the top position though.
Lager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meeks's head.
Ground and pound from Lager.
Meeks is staying active underneath Lager, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lager is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lager takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lager is trying to control the action in half guard but Meeks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lager working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lager is trying to control the action in half guard but Meeks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Meeks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lager.
Lager working Meeks over with strikes.
Lager throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meeks tries to get to full guard but Lager has control of the leg.
Lager missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lager working the head and body with strikes.
Lager throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Meeks to regain full guard.
Lager with a flurry of punches that miss.
Meeks keeping moving, preventing Lager from controlling successfully.
Lager throws a big elbow that misses.
Lager scoring with some ground and pound.
Lager loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lager postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lager loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meeks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lager. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lager landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lager accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lager with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lager with a nice head shot there.
Lager wants to control from the top but Meeks keeps moving.
Lager postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Meeks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lager makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lager is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lager throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meeks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meeks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lager makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lager throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lager's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Meeks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lager controls the pace.
Lager lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lager is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Meeks has momentary wrist control but Lager slips an elbow through the middle.
Lager throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meeks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lager postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lager engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Meeks looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aito Lager dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lager bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meeks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meeks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Meeks, right into the meat.
Lager misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lager's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meeks under the eye.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch but Lager swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meeks avoids the body shot from Lager.
Meeks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Meeks misses the shot to the body.
Lager connects with a nice looking jab.
Lager thuds a left hand into Meeks's body.
Aito Lager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Lager.
Meeks throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lager avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Lager. That snapped Meeks's head back.
Meeks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lager manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meeks takes the fight into the clinch.
Lager drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meeks pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lager connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meeks tries to clinch up.
Lager throws a big shot that misses.
Lager scores with a nice right hand.
Meeks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lager throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Lager there.
Meeks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meeks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lager connects with the punch.
Meeks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meeks darts in and clinches Lager up against the cage.
Lager blocks an uppercut.
Meeks cracks Lager with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lager has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Meeks regains guard immediately.
Lager working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Meeks's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lager slips nicely into half guard.
Lager not doing much here.
Lager has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Meeks wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Lager.
Lager working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lager winds up and cracks Meeks with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meeks keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lager working the head and body with strikes.
Lager is trying to work for a kimura but Meeks is defending well.
Lager looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lager lands strikes from half guard.
Lager thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lager moves into full mount! Meeks won't be happy about that!
Lager breaks from Meeks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lager wants to control the pace but Meeks is squirming around nicely.
Lager controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meeks is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lager controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lager lands a big elbow.
Lager tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lager landing strikes from the mount and Meeks is in trouble!
Meeks is rocked!
Lager postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Meeks looks a forlorn figure.
Meeks is still in real trouble! Can Lager finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lager looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Meeks covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aito Lager!
Our winner, Aito Lager, 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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RATING
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