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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Draco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavi Fernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Draco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Draco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavi Fernando!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draco tries to clinch there but Fernando circles away.
Fernando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fernando gets a clinch.
Draco wants to get back to striking at distance but Fernando won't allow it.
Draco looking to slow down the pace here.
Fernando looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draco scores with a nice body kick.
Fernando bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draco's head backwards.
Fernando throws a body punch but Draco moves out of range.
Draco tries to clinch but Fernando is having none of it.
Draco doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernando circles away.
Fernando looks to land a combination but Draco avoids it well.
Draco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draco closes the distance and clinches.
Fernando manages to break the clinch.
Draco looks to clinch
and Fernando counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Draco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fernando is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Draco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fernando doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fernando sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fernando tries to clinch up but Draco circles away and keeps his distance.
Draco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Draco pushes Fernando up against the cage in a clinch.
Draco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fernando is looking to break free of the clinch but Draco has double underhooks.
Fernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernando moves into the clinch.
Draco throws an elbow but it misses.
Fernando wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Draco has him pressed against the cage.
Fernando is trying to force a seperation but Draco has the dominant position.
Draco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Draco tries a knee to the head but Fernando blocks it.
Draco stalling in the clinch but Fernando improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Draco has him pressed against the cage.
Draco prevents a body shot from Fernando.
Draco tries to break the clinch but Fernando is controlling the position.
Fernando working hard to break the clinch.
Fernando presses Draco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Draco fails to pull guard.
Draco fails to pull guard.
Draco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draco can't break the clinch.
Draco tries to circle away but Fernando has him pinned against the cage.
Fernando can't break the clinch.
Fernando doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fernando tries to break the clinch but Draco is controlling the position.
Draco pushes off an throws an elbow but Fernando leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Draco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fernando lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando blocks an uppercut.
Fernando lands a nice uppercut.
Fernando with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fernando lands a body shot in the clinch.
Draco breaks from the clinch.
Tony Draco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draco drives through and clinches with Fernando against the cage.
Fernando pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draco closes the distance and clinches.
Draco trying to control the position but instead, Fernando has worked for underhooks and has pushed Draco into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Draco throws an elbow but misses.
Draco looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Draco.
Draco looking to throw knees to the head but Fernando is blocking nicely.
Fernando is pushing Draco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Draco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Draco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco stalling in the clinch.
Draco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fernando just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fernando has had enough of the clinch but Draco keeps him there for the moment.
Draco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Draco keeps control of Fernando as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fernando lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fernando wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fernando wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Draco lands an elbow that stopped Fernando in his tracks for a moment.
Draco has Fernando pressed against the cage, preventing Fernando from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draco tries to land a knee to the head but Fernando blocks with his arms.
Fernando scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Draco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fernando is keeping busy.
Draco manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavi Fernando dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fernando has closed the distance and engaged Draco in a clinch.
Draco jumps guard but Fernando stands there with Draco around his waist. Draco gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Draco trying to control the position but instead, Fernando has worked for underhooks and has pushed Draco into the cage.
Draco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fernando tries to circle away but Draco has him pinned against the cage.
Draco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fernando backwards.
Draco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Draco with a knee to the head.
Fernando is looking to break free of the clinch but Draco has double underhooks.
Draco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fernando presses Draco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fernando tries to break free but Draco pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Fernando.
Draco is looking to control Fernando's arms but Fernando gets an underhook and turns him. Now Draco has his back to the cage.
Fernando stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando takes an elbow to the temple.
Draco is struggling to control the position.
Draco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fernando makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draco lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick from Draco lands but Fernando takes it in his stride.
Fernando circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fernando.
Draco misses with a head kick.
Draco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fernando if he has to take too many more of those.
Draco instigates a clinch.
Draco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Draco throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fernando just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Draco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draco pulls Fernando into guard.
Fernando wants to stand and escape but instead Draco has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Draco trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernando is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernando pushes Draco off and scrambles back to his feet.
Draco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Draco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fernando throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Draco blocks it with crossed arms.
Fernando working hard to break the clinch.
Fernando is trying to break free.
Draco decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draco looking for a sweep. Not yet Draco, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Draco working a defensive guard here.
Fernando wanted to stand there but Draco had control of the position.
Fernando postures up.
Fernando really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Draco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Draco just wasn't active enough.
Fernando throws a series of punches but Draco moves out of range.
Draco tries to clinch but Fernando moves away
and Fernando counters with a left and a right that stings Draco.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fernando can't break the clinch.
Fernando working hard to break the clinch.
Draco stalling in the clinch but Fernando improves position.
Fernando tries to break the clinch but Draco is controlling the position.
Fernando is trying to break the clinch but Draco is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draco drags the fight down to the ground.
Fernando wants to stand and escape but instead Draco has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Draco wants to control from the top but Fernando keeps moving.
Draco is really struggling to control Fernando but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Draco is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Draco showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xavi Fernando will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fernando clinches.
Draco tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fernando just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fernando wants to break free but Draco has control.
Fernando can't break the clinch.
Draco keeps control of Fernando as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Draco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fernando walks away with a smile on his face. Draco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fernando works over Draco's head and body with a nice combination.
Draco swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernando.
Draco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Draco clinches up against the cage.
Draco is trying to maintain a safe position but Fernando gets an underhook and turns Draco into the cage.
Fernando breaks from the clinch.
Draco wants to clinch but Fernando slips to the side
and Fernando counters by moving into the clinch.
Fernando lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draco backwards.
Fernando wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draco tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fernando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draco wants to clinch up but Fernando keeps it at a distance.
Draco thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fernando if he has to take too many more of those.
Draco tries to clinch up
and Fernando counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fernando.
Draco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draco scores with a kick to the body.
Draco swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernando.
Draco keeps the fight on the outside.
Draco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernando swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draco tries to clinch but Fernando moves out of range.
A big right from Fernando misses.
Fernando takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Draco tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fernando counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draco has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fernando uses from the top position.
Draco is controlling Fernando's posture.
Draco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fernando wants to stand and escape but instead Draco has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Draco content to stall in guard here.
Fernando keeping moving, preventing Draco from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fernando is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Draco is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Draco.
Draco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fernando.
A head kick from Draco lands but Fernando takes it in his stride.
Draco closes the distance but Fernando moves to the side
and Fernando counters with a two punch combo.
Xavi Fernando is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fernando moves in looking to clinch but Draco pushes him off.
Fernando fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tony Draco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fernando tries to clinch there but Draco circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draco, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Draco.
Fernando takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fernando is looking to clinch but Draco is avoiding it.
Draco is looking to clinch but Fernando is avoiding it.
Draco pushes Fernando away with a front kick.
Fernando takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Draco wants to clinch but Fernando slips to the side
and Fernando counters with a three punch combo that has Draco backing up. Draco nods at Fernando to acknowledge the strikes.
Fernando throws a right hand that Draco ducks under and follows up with a left that Draco also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draco.
Draco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draco doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernando circles away.
Draco tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Draco lands a damaging elbow.
Draco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Draco has Fernando pressed against the cage, preventing Fernando from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Draco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernando tries to clinch up
and Draco counters with a body kick that stops Fernando in his tracks momentarily.
Draco is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavi Fernando comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fernando winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavi Fernando!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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