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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero comes to the cage accompanied by Hate Me Now - Nas. Maldi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Loituma TECHNO!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maldi is trying to control the action in half guard but Cero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maldi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cero's head.
Maldi is looking to advance position but Cero won't allow it.
Maldi is trying to control the action in half guard but Cero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maldi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cero is trying to stand back up but Maldi is controlling him
Maldi is keen to just control but Cero is a slippery customer.
Cero is trying to stand.
Cero wants to control but Maldi is keeping busy.
Maldi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cero does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cero wants to get back to his feet.
Maldi wants to pass to mount but Cero is defending the position.
Maldi is trying to work for a kimura but Cero is defending well.
Maldi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maldi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maldi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cero makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cero.
Cero keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Maldi throwing strikes but missing.
Maldi trying to control but Cero is working from the bottom.
Maldi throws a big right hand that misses.
Maldi trying to control but Cero is working from the bottom.
Cero is looking to stand up but Maldi isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cero keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Malvin Maldi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Maldi gets the takedown into side control.
Maldi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cero prevents Maldi from improving position.
Maldi throws a strike aimed at the side of Cero's head but Cero avoids it well.
Cero is not content to let Maldi control the position.
Cero prevents Maldi from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cero is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Maldi trying to control the action but Cero is working from the bottom.
Maldi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Maldi wants to control but Cero is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A bone on bone clash there as Cero blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot by Maldi.
Cero connects with a solid leg kick.
Maldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maldi.
Maldi looks to land a right hand but Cero moved out of range.
Maldi feints a jab promting Cero to slip. Maldi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maldi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cero just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero feints a jab promting Maldi to slip. Cero then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maldi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maldi misses with a series of wild punches.
Cero moves away from the strike by Maldi.
Cero connects with a body shot that sends Maldi's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick from Cero misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero thumps Maldi with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Maldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cero instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maldi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldi backwards.
Maldi tries a body shot but Cero blocks it.
Maldi tries to work over Cero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cero misses with the head strike.
Maldi throws a punch but it's blocked by Cero.
Maldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maldi lands a nice uppercut.
Maldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Cero.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maldi has picked Cero up - he's going for a ride! Maldi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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!
Maldi uses his free foot to push down on Cero's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cero.
Cero is squirming around, avoiding Maldi's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi working the ground and pound effectively.
Maldi working the ground and pound effectively.
Maldi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cero tries to hold on but Maldi postures up.
Maldi dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi wants to control the pace but Cero is squirming around nicely.
Maldi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cero because Maldi loaded up on that one.
Cero tries to reverse the position but Maldi maintains control.
Cero wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Maldi wants to control the pace but Cero is squirming around nicely.
Cero is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Maldi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cero is looking to escape.
Maldi wants to finish this one by submission but Cero is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Maldi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cero looks a forlorn figure.
Cero is squirming around, avoiding Maldi's attempts to control the action.
Malvin Maldi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maldi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malvin Maldi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cero is looking to score with low kicks.
Cero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maldi can pounce on him.
Cero misses the shot to the body.
Maldi keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch combination from Maldi misses.
Cero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maldi's head backwards.
Cero looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldi is just out of range.
Maldi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cero throws a leg kick but Maldi moved away.
Maldi thumps Cero with a low kick.
Maldi keeps the fight on the outside.
Cero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maldi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cero struggles to land a body shot inside as Maldi controls his hands.
Cero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maldi as Cero tries to tie him up.
Cero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cero throws a head punch that misses.
Cero lands an elbow just above Maldi 's eye.
Cero effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maldi.
Still in the clinch, Cero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maldi tries a body shot but Cero blocks it.
Cero stalling against the cage.
Maldi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maldi goes for a takedown attempt but Cero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Numero Cero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maldi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cero is looking to wear down Maldi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero slips a jab from Maldi.
Maldi fails with the takedown.
Maldi misses with a low kick as Cero jumps back.
Cero gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maldi tries to throw a body punch but Cero avoids it by throwing Maldi back against the cage.
Cero is fighting off a takedown attempt but Maldi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cero to the mat. Cero regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Maldi trying to control but Cero is working from the bottom.
Maldi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maldi trying to control but Cero is working from the bottom.
Maldi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cero kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi lands a couple of digs.
Maldi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maldi stops Cero from standing up.
Maldi passes into half guard.
Cero is refusing to be controlled, as Maldi sits in half guard.
Maldi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cero knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cero kicks off Maldi and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maldi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maldi clobbers Cero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cero digs a good hook to Maldi's 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!
Maldi throws a series of punches but Cero moves out of range.
Maldi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cero slips a jab and a cross from Maldi.
Cero lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maldi throws a leg kick
and Cero counters with a nice body shot.
Cero slips under a jab.
Maldi throws a combination that misses
and Cero counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Malvin Maldi just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maldi.
It looks like Malvin Maldi has been cut.
Cero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maldi scores with a punch to the head.
Maldi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Numero Cero is winning the standup battle so far.
Cero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maldi walks into a stiff left hand from Cero.
Maldi blocks a leg kick.
Maldi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cero.
Maldi swinging wildly here.
Cero throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cero.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maldi throws out a loose jab but Cero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cero was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Maldi misses its intended target.
Cero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cero throws a head kick but Maldi moves out of range.
Maldi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maldi misses with an uppercut. Cero saw that one coming.
Maldi gets tackled into the cage by Cero. Cero maintains the clinch.
Maldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cero can't find room to land a body shot as Maldi controls the action.
Maldi misses with some punches.
Cero blocks an uppercut.
Maldi misses with some punches.
Maldi tries a body shot but Cero blocks it.
Cero tries a body shot but Maldi blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Cero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maldi backwards.
Maldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi works on Cero's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cero misses with the head strike.
Maldi goes for a takedown attempt but Cero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maldi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cero scores with a spinning back kick!
Cero just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero misses with an uppercut.
Cero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Maldi. Beautiful body shot.
Cero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cero lands a nice shot that snaps Maldi's head back.
Maldi misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cero.
Cero avoids the body shot from Maldi.
Cero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maldi. That did some damage!
Cero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cero looks to land a body kick but Maldi moved away.
Maldi misses with a wild body shot.
Cero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Maldi. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body kick there by Cero.
Maldi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cero. Cero obviously looking to wear him down.
Cero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maldi lands with an overhand left.
Maldi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cero's waist but Cero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maldi off to one side.
Maldi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi keeps the fight on the outside.
Cero thows a body kick. Maldi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cero misses with a leg kick
and Maldi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cero's guard now.
Cero keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Maldi prevents Cero from getting back to his feet.
Cero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maldi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maldi trying to control the position from guard on top but Cero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maldi prevents Cero from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Cero had his way with Malvin Maldi in that round.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cero takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maldi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick from Cero lands but Maldi takes it in his stride.
Cero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maldi is rocked!
Cero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maldi is still on wobbly legs! Can Cero finish him?
Maldi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maldi seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Maldi.
Maldi scores a takedown into full mount!
Cero is desperately trying to improve his position but Maldi has a good base and remains in mount.
Cero is squirming around, avoiding Maldi's attempts to control the action.
Maldi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Maldi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cero looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi prevents Cero from getting the reversal.
Maldi looking to ground and pound but Cero is blocking nicely.
Maldi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maldi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cero is looking to escape.
Cero is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cero taking shots to the head.
Maldi with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cero hang on?
Maldi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cero?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maldi wants to control the pace but Cero is squirming around nicely.
Maldi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Maldi misses with a head shot.
Numero Cero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maldi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maldi wants to control the pace but Cero is squirming around nicely.
Maldi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cero tries to buck Maldi off but he can't manage it.
Maldi unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi lands a big elbow.
Maldi lands with some strikes.
Maldi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cero holds on to Maldi as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Maldi looking to control but Cero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Maldi.
Cero is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cero is bucking up trying to escape but Maldi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maldi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cero?
Cero is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Cero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maldi controlling from mount.
Maldi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maldi cracks Cero with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malvin Maldi!
Malvin Maldi is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Malvin Maldi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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