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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Severi Suhonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suhonen comes to the cage accompanied by Lentävä Kalakukko. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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192 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Suhonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wagner De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz looks for a takedown but Suhonen sprawls well.
De La Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Suhonen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De La Cruz.
Severi Suhonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wagner De La Cruz.
De La Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
De La Cruz moves away from the strike by Suhonen.
De La Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Suhonen as he jumps to the side.
Suhonen looks to land a body kick but De La Cruz moved away.
Suhonen shoots and misses
and De La Cruz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suhonen's guard now.
Suhonen is trying to keep De La Cruz in close.
De La Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Suhonen has wrist control.
Suhonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De La Cruz defends it easily.
Suhonen is trying to keep De La Cruz in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Suhonen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Suhonen manages to kick De La Cruz off! De La Cruz jumps back into Suhonen's guard.
Suhonen controlling De La Cruz's posture.
Suhonen wants to stand and escape but De La Cruz is having none of it.
De La Cruz wants to control from the top but Suhonen keeps moving.
De La Cruz advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suhonen looking for submissions off his back.
Suhonen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De La Cruz pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Suhonen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De La Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Suhonen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Suhonen manages to kick De La Cruz off! De La Cruz jumps back into Suhonen's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Cruz trying to control but Suhonen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De La Cruz looking to pass the guard.
De La Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suhonen is looking for a triangle but De La Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suhonen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De La Cruz wants to control from the top but Suhonen keeps moving.
De La Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Suhonen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De La Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Suhonen's legs - danger averted.
Suhonen keeping moving, preventing De La Cruz from controlling successfully.
De La Cruz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De La Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Suhonen is retaining full guard.
De La Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suhonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suhonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Suhonen is breathing heavily.
Suhonen keeping moving, preventing De La Cruz from controlling successfully.
Suhonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De La Cruz defends well.
De La Cruz looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suhonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. De La Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. De La Cruz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Severi Suhonen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De La Cruz tries for a takedown but Suhonen circles away easily
and Suhonen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Suhonen wants to control but De La Cruz is keeping him busy.
De La Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suhonen is working away from the top position though.
Suhonen is trying to work for a kimura but De La Cruz is defending well.
De La Cruz tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
De La Cruz is looking to control Suhonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De La Cruz avoid being mounted?
De La Cruz tries to roll over but Suhonen keeps him under control.
De La Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suhonen blocks the strikes from De La Cruz.
De La Cruz trying to hold on to Suhonen's head to control him but Suhonen postures up.
De La Cruz is breathing heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wagner De La Cruz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
De La Cruz shoots and misses
and Suhonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De La Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suhonen.
Suhonen trying to control the action but De La Cruz is working from the bottom.
Suhonen is thwarting De La Cruz's attempts to control the position.
Suhonen seems to be working for a kimura but De La Cruz defends the submission attempt.
Suhonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De La Cruz is just riding it out for now. Suhonen eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Suhonen prevents De La Cruz from improving his position.
Suhonen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Suhonen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De La Cruz defends it well.
De La Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Suhonen.
De La Cruz is not content to let Suhonen control the position.
De La Cruz wants to control but Suhonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Severi Suhonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suhonen is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. De La Cruz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De La Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suhonen is aware though and is defending well.
De La Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suhonen is aware though and is defending well.
Suhonen trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suhonen drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Suhonen seems to have locked his on tight now - De La Cruz screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Suhonen, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Severi Suhonen!
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energy
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hype
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