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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mukhtar Ibrahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Heleko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mukhtar Ibrahim has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mukhtar Ibrahim seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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226 lbs
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190 cm
25
256 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mukhtar Ibrahim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manny Heleko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heleko throws out a loose jab but Ibrahim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heleko throws an overhand right that lands on Ibrahim's shoulder, as Ibrahim tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Heleko blocks the low kick.
Heleko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ibrahim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Ibrahim backs off Heleko throws a huge counter combo but Ibrahim manages to avoid it all.
Mukhtar Ibrahim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heleko misses with a hook
and Ibrahim counters with a shoot takedown. Heleko fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heleko is trying to control the position but Ibrahim postures up.
Ibrahim trying to control but Heleko is working from the bottom.
Heleko has Ibrahim pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibrahim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Heleko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ibrahim controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ibrahim drops back looking for a leg! Heleko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Heleko manages to kick Ibrahim off! Ibrahim jumps back into Heleko's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ibrahim gets a takedown into half guard.
Heleko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ibrahim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ibrahim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ibrahim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heleko is concentrating on defense, preventing Ibrahim from advancing position.
Ibrahim frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ibrahim looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Heleko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Heleko is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Ibrahim there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Heleko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ibrahim throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Heleko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ibrahim in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim cracks Heleko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ibrahim tries to control but Heleko wriggling away.
Ibrahim controlling from mount.
Ibrahim with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Heleko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ibrahim thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mukhtar Ibrahim dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Heleko throws a shot from downtown. Ibrahim moves away and avoids it.
Heleko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heleko misses with some punches.
Ibrahim wants a takedown but no success here.
Heleko misses with the head strike.
Ibrahim goes for a takedown in the clinch but Heleko prevents it.
A nice left hand lands by Heleko.
Ibrahim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mukhtar Ibrahim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibrahim is trying to pull guard but Heleko has him pressed against the cage.
Ibrahim tries to score a body lock takedown but Heleko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ibrahim is trying to trip Heleko. He has hold of a leg but Heleko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ibrahim persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Heleko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahim trying to control the position from guard on top but Heleko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heleko is trying to control the position but Ibrahim postures up.
Ibrahim pushes down on Heleko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ibrahim stalling.
Ibrahim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mukhtar Ibrahim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heleko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ibrahim.
Heleko is trying to control but can't.
Ibrahim is keen to just control but Heleko is a slippery customer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ibrahim lands a nice short elbow.
Ibrahim controlling the action here.
Ibrahim moves into full mount! Heleko won't be happy about that!
Heleko wants to hold on but Ibrahim pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ibrahim tries to control but Heleko wriggling away.
Heleko is looking to improve his position but Ibrahim isn't that keen on the idea.
Ibrahim trying to control but Heleko is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ibrahim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ibrahim thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Heleko is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Ibrahim landing strikes, looking to finish!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heleko is squirming around, avoiding Ibrahim's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mukhtar Ibrahim dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ibrahim shoots and misses
and Heleko counters with a straight right hand.
Ibrahim ducks under a wild hook from Heleko.
Heleko tries to clinch up.
Heleko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heleko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ibrahim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ibrahim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Heleko's waist but Heleko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ibrahim off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mukhtar Ibrahim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heleko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibrahim fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heleko throws a lazy uppercut
and Ibrahim counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ibrahim throwing strikes from guard but Heleko blocks nicely.
Heleko working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibrahim throws a big elbow that misses.
Ibrahim wants to control from the top but Heleko keeps moving.
Heleko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ibrahim preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ibrahim is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Heleko misses with a straight right.
Ibrahim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ibrahim avoids the body shot from Heleko.
Mukhtar Ibrahim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Heleko as he checks the leg kick.
Heleko tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ibrahim shoots and misses
and Heleko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heleko moves into range and clinches up with Ibrahim.
Heleko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heleko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ibrahim backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Heleko.
Heleko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ibrahim.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heleko slowing the pace effectively.
Heleko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ibrahim tries to break free but Heleko pushes him back against the cage.
Heleko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heleko is working Ibrahim over against the cage.
Heleko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heleko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ibrahim tries for a takedown. No joy.
Heleko digs a right hand into Ibrahim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ibrahim's gas tank.
Heleko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heleko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ibrahim backwards.
Heleko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heleko works on Ibrahim's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Heleko on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heleko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heleko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heleko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heleko dips a shoulder and cracks Ibrahim with a mighty uppercut! Ibrahim falls back against the cage and Heleko unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ibrahim is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Heleko screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manny Heleko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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