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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Matice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Romita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romita has chosen Rollin' Like A Boss as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Matice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Romita!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matice drives through with a takedown into Romita's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Matice controls from within his opponent's guard.
Matice trying to control but Romita is working from the bottom.
Matice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romita is keeping the position for now.
Romita is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Matice drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Romita gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matice wants to take the fight to the mat but Romita manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Matice wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Matice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matice has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Romita regains guard immediately.
Matice not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Matice wants to control from the top but Romita keeps moving.
Romita wants to get back to his feet but Matice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matice trying to control but Romita is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Raymond Matice just wasn't active enough.
Matice throws a looping overhand right but Romita ducks down to avoid it.
Romita shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Matice napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Romita wants to control but Matice is keeping him busy.
Matice tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Romita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice wants to control but Romita postures up.
Matice is looking for a sweep.
Romita tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Romita has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Romita trying to control the position but Matice is working away.
Romita decides to stand back up.
Romita looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Romita passes Matice's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Romita looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Romita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Matice defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matice has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romita is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Romita stops Matice from getting back to his feet.
Matice is controlling Romita's trapped leg to prevent Romita from advancing to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matice tries to roll over but Romita keeps him under control.
Romita trying to mount his opponent but Matice defends it.
Matice gets full guard.
Matice is controlling Romita's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matice is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Romita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Romita must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Romita wants to control from the top but Matice keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank Romita will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matice sprawls well. Matice wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romita gets slowly back to his feet.
Matice misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Matice misses its intended target.
Matice shoots in but Romita avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Matice sneaks back into half guard.
Romita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matice's head.
Romita seems to be working for a kimura but Matice defends the submission attempt.
Romita looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Romita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romita is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Matice has managed to free his arm - good work.
Matice wants to improve his position but Romita is controlling well.
Matice is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Matice is refusing to be controlled, as Romita sits in half guard.
Matice gets full guard.
Matice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romita controls the pace.
Matice is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Matice can't keep his opponent in guard - Romita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Matice gets full guard.
Matice looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romita drops back looking for a leg! Matice is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matice manages to kick Romita off! Romita jumps back into Matice's guard.
Frank Romita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matice looking to control.
Matice wants to sweep here but Romita controlling him for the moment.
Romita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Romita stopping the sweep attempt from Matice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romita trying to control the position from guard on top but Matice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romita postures up in Matice's guard and throws a big left but Matice blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romita manages to get himself to full guard.
Romita is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Matice trying to move into half guard but instead Romita has managed to sweep!
Matice wants to sweep here but Romita controlling him for the moment.
Romita looking to pass the guard.
Romita is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matice looking for a sweep. Not yet Matice, not yet.
Romita pushing down on Matice's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Romita thows a huge punch but Matice dodges it nicely.
Romita is keen to just control but Matice is a slippery customer.
Romita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Matice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matice is trying to control the position but Romita postures up.
Romita stopping the sweep attempt from Matice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matice controls Romita momentarily but Romita frees himself.
Matice is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matice is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Romita will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Romita.
Romita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Romita.
Raymond Matice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Romita.
Romita closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Matice quickly recovers to half guard.
Romita is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matice is trying to maintain the position but Romita is very close to passing his half guard.
Matice regains full guard. Nicely done.
Romita stopping the sweep attempt from Matice.
Matice pulls Romita in to control the position.
Matice looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romita trying to control but Matice is working from the bottom.
Matice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romita postures up.
Matice keeping moving, preventing Romita from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matice misses with a two punch combination.
Matice throws a looping overhand right but Romita ducks down to avoid it.
Matice fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Matice misses its intended target.
Romita scores with a takedown into Matice's guard.
Romita wants to pass the guard but Matice is keeping the position.
Romita has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Matice is proving hard to escape from.
Romita trying to control the position from guard on top but Matice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matice wants to sweep here but Romita controlling him for the moment.
Romita drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Matice manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Romita has Matice in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matice trying to control but Romita is working from the bottom.
Romita wants to get back to his feet but Matice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Matice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice trying to control the position from guard on top but Romita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frank Romita.
A punch combination from Matice misses.
Romita closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Matice tries to bench press Romita off him but Romita keeps the position.
Romita wants to control but Matice is keeping him busy.
Matice gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Romita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Romita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Matice defends it well.
Romita frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romita looking to control but Matice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matice is desperately trying to improve his position but Romita has a good base and remains in mount.
Romita unloads with some shots from mount but Matice bucks and avoids them well.
Romita moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Matice has worked his arm free - good work by Matice!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Matice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Matice manages to get back to half guard.
Romita trying to control the action but Matice is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romita seems to be looking for submissions.
Romita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romita prevents Matice from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Romita.
I've got Romita 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Frank Romita!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Raymond Matice!
The fight ends as a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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