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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angel Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reijo Rymy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rymy has chosen Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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183 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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184 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angel Fuente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reijo Rymy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuente steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rymy.
Fuente misses with a wild body shot.
Rymy just misses with a punch to the body.
Rymy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rymy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fuente thows a body shot but no joy.
Angel Fuente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rymy jabs at Fuente's body.
Fuente throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rymy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fuente throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rymy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rymy blocks a head kick by Fuente.
Rymy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fuente with a nice cross.
Fuente has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rymy finds it's way round the side to connect with Fuente's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuente lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rymy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rymy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Rymy. Those never looked like landing.
Fuente cracks the inside of Rymy's front leg.
Fuente takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rymy walks into a jab.
Fuente ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuente misses with a low kick.
Rymy throws a hook to the side of Fuente's head but Fuente sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuente fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rymy manages to avoid it.
Rymy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fuente counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rymy throws a nice looking combination but Fuente bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fuente is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rymy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuente looks for the body kick but Rymy saw that one coming.
Fuente is looking to slow Rymy down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rymy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fuente tries a low kick but Rymy avoids it.
Angel Fuente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rymy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fuente. Fuente obviously looking to wear him down.
Rymy misses with a looping right.
Rymy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fuente was well out of range. Poor timing from Rymy.
Rymy misses with a body shot.
Fuente cracks a nice hook into Rymy's ribs.
Fuente connects with an inside leg kick.
Fuente motions for Rymy to come forward. Fuente throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuente throws a head kick that misses.
Fuente ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuente takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fuente fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rymy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuente. That one must have hurt.
Rymy feints a jab promting Fuente to slip. Rymy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fuente slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rymy looks gassed!
Fuente lands a slapping body shot.
Fuente throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy throws a jab when Fuente was well out of range.
Fuente misses with an uppercut. Rymy saw that one coming.
Rymy moves out of range of the strikes.
Fuente slips a jab from Rymy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fuente.
Fuente scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuente.
Fuente buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fuente scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A leg kick checked by Rymy.
Fuente slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Fuente dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fuente lands a leg kick that knocks Rymy off balance momentarily.
Fuente thows a body shot but no joy.
Fuente goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fuente chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fuente cracks Rymy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Angel Fuente is winning the standup battle so far.
Fuente thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rymy if he has to take too many more of those.
Fuente scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rymy cracks Fuente with a good jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fuente.
Fuente chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fuente, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuente throws a leg kick but Rymy moved away.
Rymy is breathing heavily.
Fuente is looking to land body kicks.
Rymy throws out a loose jab but Fuente uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuente throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fuente misses with a leg kick.
Fuente fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rymy checks it well.
Rymy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rymy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fuente throws the left hand but Rymy avoids the punch easily.
Rymy slips a jab and a cross from Fuente.
Good leg kick by Fuente there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuente bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rymy's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fuente throws a head kick but Rymy moves out of range.
Fuente misses with a low kick.
Fuente scores with a nice head shot.
Fuente connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rymy was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuente.
Fuente with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fuente fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rymy.
Fuente connects with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuente lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rymy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rymy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fuente.
Decent striking displayed by Rymy there.
A cross from Rymy lands.
Fuente is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That kick from Fuente tenderised Rymy's leg. Rymy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fuente jabs Rymy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fuente tries a head kick but it misses.
Fuente throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fuente feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rymy's calf.
Rymy blocks a leg kick.
Fuente lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fuente walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rymy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fuente.
Rymy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fuente.
Fuente fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rymy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuente throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rymy. Fuente does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fuente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rymy was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuente.
Fuente dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rymy. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Fuente there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fuente lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rymy lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Fuente dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fuente attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fuente throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuente tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rymy was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuente.
A clash of legs there as Rymy blocks the low kick.
Fuente tried to score with a low kick but Rymy checks it.
Fuente will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fuente enables Rymy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fuente manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fuente is trying to keep Rymy in close.
Fuente is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rymy is controlling him.
Fuente keeping moving, preventing Rymy from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymy is looking to work some ground and pound but Fuente has wrist control.
Rymy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fuente looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fuente lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rymy!
Fuente looking to control and managing it successfully.
Angel Fuente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymy wants to hold on but Fuente pushes him away.
Fuente tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reijo Rymy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuente trying to control but Rymy is having none of it.
Rymy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rymy wants to control from the top but Fuente keeps moving.
Fuente wants to stand up but Rymy is controlling him.
Rymy is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rymy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fuente as he avoids it easily.
Fuente throws a body punch but Rymy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rymy lands a nice shot to the body.
Rymy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rymy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fuente counters with a good low kick that Rymy was not able to check.
Rymy checks a leg kick nicely.
Rymy dodges the punch combination from Fuente.
Rymy misses with a combination
and Fuente counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuente throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fuente lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rymy will feel that in the morning.
Rymy fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Angel Fuente.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fuente, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Fuente!
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energy
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