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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Loituma TECHNO!. Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deja Vu. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
22 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Humberto Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maldi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking.
Cruz moves out of range as Maldi strikes.
A jab from Maldi misses.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Maldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruz throws a jab when Maldi was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Maldi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maldi.
Maldi misses with a hook.
Maldi throws a good cross that connects.
Cruz throws a head kick but Maldi moves out of range.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maldi thows a body shot but no joy.
Maldi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cruz on his heels. He'll look to pass Cruz's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maldi.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Maldi tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maldi trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Maldi stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maldi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maldi with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maldi trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Maldi lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Maldi uses it to pass to side control.
Maldi trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
Cruz is trying to control Maldi's posture but Maldi avoids it.
Maldi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldi is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maldi working the ground and pound.
Maldi scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Maldi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maldi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maldi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Maldi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Cruz tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz tries to escape but Maldi is in control.
Maldi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Maldi wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Cruz wants to control but Maldi postures up.
Maldi working the ground and pound from side control.
Maldi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cruz gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldi slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi 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. 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.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Maldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
Maldi lands an overhand right.
Maldi throws a body kick that misses.
Maldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cruz, right into the meat.
Cruz misses with an uppercut.
Maldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Maldi misses.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Maldi throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Maldi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
Maldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Maldi counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz defending well as Maldi loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi checks a low kick from Cruz.
Maldi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldi manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maldi.
Maldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cruz.
Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maldi misses with a looping left.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Maldi moves out of range easily.
Cruz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldi.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Maldi.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Maldi is out of range.
Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz throws a head kick but Maldi moves out of range.
Cruz slips under a jab from Maldi.
Maldi slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz throws a leg kick but Maldi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maldi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldi misses with a hook. Cruz ducked under it nicely.
Maldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz takes a swing at Maldi's ribcage but misses.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruz connects with a solid leg kick.
Maldi fails with the takedown.
A jab from Maldi finds it's way through Cruz's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws the left hand but Maldi avoids the punch easily.
Maldi throws a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Maldi.
Malvin Maldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Maldi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to avoid it but Maldi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruz to the ground. Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Maldi's ribs.
Nice jab there from Maldi.
Maldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maldi at a distance.
Maldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maldi throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Maldi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maldi gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldi is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maldi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Malvin Maldi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Humberto Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maldi is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maldi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Malvin Maldi.
Well Maldi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 20:18
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 20:18
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malvin Maldi!
A victorious Malvin Maldi 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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