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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Warszawiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efriam Haldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Warszawiak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Efriam Haldi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warszawiak darts in and clinches Haldi up against the cage.
Warszawiak tries to land knees in the clinch but Haldi avoids the damage to the body.
Warszawiak avoids the elbow strike from Haldi, against the cage.
Warszawiak tries to land knees in the clinch but Haldi avoids the damage to the body.
Warszawiak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haldi is defending well for now.
Warszawiak unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haldi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haldi avoiding damage.
Warszawiak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haldi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haldi with a knee to the head.
Warszawiak is rocked!
It looks like Adam Warszawiak has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oh Warszawiak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees in the clinch landing for Warszawiak.
Haldi lands a nice knee to the body.
Warszawiak seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Warszawiak obliges.
Warszawiak just leaning against Haldi, taking a breather.
Warszawiak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haldi is defending well for now.
Haldi missing with knees to the body.
Warszawiak landing knees to the head.
It looks like Efriam Haldi has been cut.
Warszawiak pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Warszawiak stalling against the cage.
Warszawiak dodges an elbow strike from Haldi.
Haldi has Warszawiak pushed against the cage.
Haldi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warszawiak.
Haldi missing with knees to the body.
Haldi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warszawiak's defenses.
Warszawiak will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haldi up against the cage.
Haldi looking to stall.
Haldi is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Warszawiak has denied him.
Warszawiak is stalling here.
Haldi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haldi tries a knee to the head but Warszawiak blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haldi tries to land a knee to the head but Warszawiak blocks with his arms.
Haldi tries to stall but Warszawiak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Haldi with a knee to the head.
Come on Haldi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Warszawiak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Haldi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warszawiak is defending well for now.
Haldi looking to slow down the pace here.
Haldi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warszawiak blocks it with crossed arms.
Warszawiak dodges an elbow strike from Haldi.
Haldi letting Warszawiak take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Warszawiak up against the cage.
Haldi avoiding damage as Warszawiak throws knees to the body.
Haldi taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Efriam Haldi.
Warszawiak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warszawiak pushes Haldi up against the cage in a clinch.
Warszawiak landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Warszawiak missing with knees to the body.
Warszawiak stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Efriam Haldi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Warszawiak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Warszawiak moves into the clinch.
Haldi tries a knee to the head but Warszawiak blocks it.
Haldi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haldi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Haldi lands an elbow just above Warszawiak 's eye.
Efriam Haldi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Warszawiak dodges an elbow strike from Haldi.
Haldi leaning against his opponent.
The referee calls for Warszawiak to work.
Haldi trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warszawiak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haldi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Warszawiak looking to slow down the pace here.
Warszawiak blocks an elbow strike.
Haldi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Warszawiak holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Haldi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warszawiak avoids it.
A knee to the head by Haldi.
Haldi stalling in the clinch but Warszawiak improves position.
Warszawiak managing to block the knees to the body from Haldi.
Haldi looking to throw knees to the head but Warszawiak is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haldi trying to stall but Warszawiak improves his position.
Warszawiak working Haldi over with knees to the body.
Warszawiak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haldi avoids it.
Haldi effectively controlling the action here.
Haldi looking to throw knees to the head but Warszawiak is blocking nicely.
Haldi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warszawiak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haldi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haldi stalls.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warszawiak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warszawiak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haldi tries to land a knee to the head but Warszawiak blocks with his arms.
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warszawiak.
Haldi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Warszawiak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Warszawiak looking to slow down the pace here.
Warszawiak seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Haldi is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Warszawiak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Warszawiak managing to block the knees to the body from Haldi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haldi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Warszawiak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Haldi has Warszawiak pushed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warszawiak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Efriam Haldi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Warszawiak moves into the clinch.
Haldi trying to stall but Warszawiak improves his position.
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warszawiak.
Haldi is trying to maintain a safe position but Warszawiak gets an underhook and turns Haldi into the cage.
Haldi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warszawiak is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haldi throws an elbow but misses.
Haldi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haldi missing with knees to the body.
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warszawiak.
Haldi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haldi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warszawiak stalling.
Haldi avoids the elbow strike from Warszawiak, against the cage.
Haldi missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warszawiak blocks an elbow strike.
Warszawiak is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Warszawiak as Haldi tries to tie him up.
Warszawiak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haldi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warszawiak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warszawiak avoids the elbow strike from Haldi, against the cage.
Haldi avoiding damage as Warszawiak throws knees to the body.
Warszawiak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haldi.
Haldi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haldi missing with knees to the body.
Haldi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warszawiak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haldi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Warszawiak.
Haldi managing to block the knees to the body from Warszawiak.
Warszawiak missing with knees 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!
Haldi throws an elbow but it misses.
Haldi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haldi takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warszawiak is trying to maintain a safe position but Haldi gets an underhook and turns Warszawiak into the cage.
Haldi throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Warszawiak lands a knee to the head.
Haldi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warszawiak has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warszawiak stalling in the clinch.
Warszawiak dodges an elbow strike from Haldi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haldi tries to land knees in the clinch but Warszawiak avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haldi tries to land knees in the clinch but Warszawiak avoids the damage to the body.
Warszawiak landing knees to the body.
Warszawiak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haldi.
Haldi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Haldi is looking to control Warszawiak's arms but Warszawiak gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haldi has his back to the cage.
Haldi stalling in the clinch.
Warszawiak takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warszawiak blocks an elbow strike from Haldi.
Haldi is trying to stall.
Adam Warszawiak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Efriam Haldi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Warszawiak trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Efriam Haldi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haldi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Efriam Haldi!
After winning the bout, Efriam Haldi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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