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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maldi has chosen Loituma TECHNO! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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168 lbs
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson blocks a head kick by Maldi.
Andersson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maldi thows a body shot but no joy.
Andersson connects with a high kick.
Andersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maldi.
Andersson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maldi throws a head kick that half lands.
Maldi throws out a loose jab but Andersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersson swings for the body but Maldi moves out of range.
Maldi scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Andersson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldi misses the target.
Andersson lands a body shot.
Maldi throws a low kick but Andersson moves out of range easily.
Maldi throws a lazy uppercut
and Andersson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andersson cracks Maldi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Andersson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That kick from Andersson tenderised Maldi's leg. Maldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Andersson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maldi misses with a hook. Andersson ducked under it nicely.
Andersson lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Maldi misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldi. Andersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Andersson thumps Maldi with a low kick.
Andersson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Maldi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maldi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldi looks to throw the jab but Andersson is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Andersson misses.
Andersson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maldi's head backwards.
Andersson walks into a left hand.
Frank Andersson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersson throws a solid leg kick but Maldi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Andersson.
Andersson looks for the body kick but Maldi saw that one coming.
Maldi cracks Andersson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maldi misses with a looping right.
Maldi thows a body shot but no joy.
Maldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersson.
Maldi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Andersson is out of range.
Andersson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maldi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldi throws out the jab.
Maldi missing with a left hand there. Andersson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maldi misses with a straight right.
Maldi catches Andersson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andersson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maldi scores with a leg kick.
Maldi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maldi throws a lazy uppercut
and Andersson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Andersson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldi misses with a straight right.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andersson throws a leg kick
and Maldi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maldi.
Andersson managing to control the position.
Maldi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maldi trying to control but Andersson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maldi with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maldi lands a head shot.
Andersson avoids the body shot from Maldi.
Andersson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
Maldi misses the jab.
Maldi misses with an uppercut. Andersson saw that one coming.
Andersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maldi misses with a left hand
and Andersson counters by clinching up.
Andersson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andersson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Maldi fails to land.
Maldi blocks an uppercut.
Maldi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Andersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andersson scores with a hook to the body.
Andersson blocks a body shot from Maldi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maldi.
Maldi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Andersson.
Maldi lands a body shot.
Andersson is looking to control Maldi's arms but Maldi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andersson has his back to the cage.
Maldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Andersson.
Andersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maldi's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andersson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andersson.
Maldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maldi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andersson pushes Maldi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andersson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andersson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andersson throws a head punch that misses.
Andersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andersson tries a body shot but Maldi blocks it.
Andersson swings wildly with an uppercut but Maldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Andersson.
Andersson working aggressively here.
Andersson working aggressively here.
Maldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andersson misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldi digs a right hand into Andersson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andersson's gas tank.
Maldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Andersson.
Andersson lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Andersson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maldi tries to throw a body punch but Andersson avoids it by throwing Maldi back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Maldi - that landed with a thud.
Maldi working aggressively here.
Andersson misses with a body punch.
Maldi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maldi tries a body shot but Andersson blocks it.
Maldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maldi tries a body shot but Andersson blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maldi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson has a couple of punches blocked by Maldi.
Maldi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andersson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frank Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malvin Maldi.
Maldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andersson lands a jab to the nose.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maldi.
Maldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andersson.
Andersson moves out of range of the strikes.
Andersson lands with a hook. Maldi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Maldi misses the target.
Maldi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi throws a sloppy head kick and Andersson moves out of range easily.
Maldi scores with a sloppy right hand. Andersson should have avoided that one.
Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson looks for the body kick but Maldi saw that one coming.
Maldi misses the shot to the body.
Andersson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Frank Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malvin Maldi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Andersson staying out of range there.
Andersson stuns Maldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andersson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andersson, right into the meat.
Maldi defending well as Andersson loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maldi misses with an uppercut.
A head kick from Maldi lands but Andersson takes it in his stride.
Andersson tries to work over Maldi's front leg with a kick but Maldi checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malvin Maldi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maldi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 18:20
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malvin Maldi!
A relieved looking Malvin Maldi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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