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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola comes to the cage accompanied by Biggest & The Best. This should be a great matchup!
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194 lbs
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Peltola finds it's way through Torrez's defenses.
Torrez misses with a wild combination.
Torrez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torrez slips under a jab from Peltola.
Torrez digs a good hook to Peltola's body.
Torrez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peltola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torrez.
Torrez falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Peltola to counter with a crisp jab.
Torrez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torrez thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Torrez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola dodges the punch combination from Torrez.
Torrez cracks a nice hook into Peltola's ribs.
Eddie Torrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torrez misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Torrez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torrez scores with a sloppy right hand. Peltola should have avoided that one.
Torrez swings for the body but Peltola moves out of range.
Peltola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torrez manages to avoid it.
Torrez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Peltola counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torrez won't be happy with that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sloppy strikes there by Peltola.
Torrez is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torrez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Peltola connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Peltola throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Torrez works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Peltola prevents Torrez from standing back up.
Peltola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Torrez wants to get back to full guard.
Torrez is refusing to be controlled, as Peltola sits in half guard.
Peltola throwing shots but Torrez is blocking nicely.
Peltola is stalling here. Torrez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Peltola seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Torrez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peltola works his way to full guard. Good work.
Torrez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Peltola trying to keep a closed guard but Torrez is proving a slippery customer.
Peltola looking for a sweep. Not yet Peltola, not yet.
Peltola lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torrez!
Peltola cracks Torrez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Peltola there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
You get the feeling that Torrez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Torrez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Torrez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltola working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Torrez is looking to get to half guard.
Torrez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peltola. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Peltola unloads with some shots from mount but Torrez bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrez tries to lock up and control but Peltola gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Peltola dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Peltola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peltola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torrez counters with a left and a right that stings Peltola.
Torrez lands a nice hook to Peltola's body. Peltola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torrez scores with the left hand. Peltola knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Torrez misses.
A jab from Peltola misses.
Peltola tries to move into range but Torrez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eddie Torrez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Torrez misses.
Torrez looks to land a combination but Peltola avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peltola blocks a leg kick.
Peltola swings widly with a right hand
and Torrez counters with a left to the body.
Nice body punch from Torrez.
Peltola closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Torrez to the mat! Torrez manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Peltola content to stall in guard here.
Torrez pulls Peltola in close to his closed guard and prevents Peltola from doing any damage or advancing position.
Torrez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Peltola manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peltola thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Torrez taking some punishment here, with Peltola in his half guard.
Torrez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Peltola.
Peltola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Peltola wants to control from the top but Torrez keeps moving.
Peltola's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peltola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torrez keeping moving, preventing Peltola from controlling successfully.
Torrez pulls Peltola in close to prevent any damage.
Torrez looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eddie Torrez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Torrez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eddie Torrez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peltola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torrez misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torrez.
Torrez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peltola.
Peltola throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torrez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Torrez is breathing heavily.
Torrez defending well as Peltola loads up on a big left hand.
Peltola throws a hook but Torrez avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torrez misses the shot to the body.
Torrez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peltola.
Peltola shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Torrez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Peltola trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Atte Peltola will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Torrez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torrez lands a nice looking body shot.
Torrez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Torrez looks to land a right hand but Peltola moved out of range.
Peltola takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A cross from Torrez lands.
Peltola takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peltola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torrez.
Torrez lands a jab to Peltola's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torrez throws a body punch but Peltola moves out of range.
Torrez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez connects with a looping right hand.
Torrez misses with the combination.
Torrez clobbers Peltola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peltola lands a nice shot to the body.
Torrez looks to land a left hand but Peltola moved out of range nicely.
A left and a right from Torrez both land. Nice combination.
Torrez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torrez works Peltola's body with a nice hook.
Peltola moves away from the strike by Torrez.
Torrez throws a series of punches but Peltola moves out of range.
Peltola avoids the body shot from Torrez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Torrez there.
Torrez's corner calls for a 1-2. Torrez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torrez throws a nice looking combination but Peltola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torrez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torrez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peltola misses with a looping left.
Peltola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peltola getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peltola avoids the body shot from Torrez.
Torrez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peltola throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Peltola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peltola misses with a looping left.
Eddie Torrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torrez.
Peltola scores with a shot to the body.
Torrez stuffs the takedown.
Torrez misses with a looping left.
Torrez misses with a combination
and Peltola counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Torrez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Peltola has passed into side control.
Peltola happy to just control the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torrez wants to control but Peltola postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola scores with a couple of short elbows.
Peltola lands some shots froms side control.
Peltola lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Atte Peltola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peltola controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torrez is looking to regain half guard here but Peltola keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddie Torrez.
I think Peltola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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