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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malvin Maldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Geoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maldi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Loituma TECHNO!. Alexander Geoly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Malvin Maldi's chin.
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161 lbs
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183 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Malvin Maldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Geoly!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maldi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maldi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geoly manages to avoid it.
Maldi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maldi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Geoly misses with a hook. Maldi ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Geoly.
Maldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maldi throws a shot from downtown. Geoly moves away and avoids it.
Geoly checks a leg kick.
Maldi lands a head kick!
Maldi tries to land a front kick but Geoly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maldi connects with an inside leg kick.
Maldi misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Maldi misses
and Geoly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Geoly.
Maldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geoly takes a kick to the side of the head.
Geoly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maldi.
Geoly throws a body punch but Maldi moves out of range.
Maldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geoly manages to avoid it.
Geoly lands a nice shot that snaps Maldi's head back.
Geoly misses with a wild body shot.
Geoly slips a jab from Maldi.
Maldi misses with a lunging right hand
and Geoly counters with an outside leg kick.
Maldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maldi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Maldi takes a swing at Geoly's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maldi.
Maldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geoly manages to avoid it.
Maldi misses with a head kick.
Alexander Geoly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Maldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geoly scores with a head kick.
It looks like Malvin Maldi has been cut.
Geoly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Geoly.
Maldi misses with a looping right.
Maldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Geoly.
Geoly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maldi tries a head kick but it misses.
Geoly ducks under a wild hook from Maldi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Geoly.
A punch combination from Geoly misses.
Geoly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Geoly is just out of range.
Geoly slips under a jab from Maldi.
Maldi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Geoly avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldi throws the left hand but Geoly avoids the punch easily.
Geoly misses with a low kick.
Maldi throws out a loose jab but Geoly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Geoly.
Maldi lands a jab to the head.
Geoly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Geoly slips a jab from Maldi.
Geoly lands with a nice body kick.
Geoly slips a jab from Maldi.
Maldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Geoly throws a push kick but Maldi slaps the foot to one side.
Maldi ducks under a wild hook from Geoly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi looks to land a left hand but Geoly moved out of range nicely.
Geoly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maldi swings widly with a right hand
and Geoly counters with an outside leg kick.
Maldi takes a swing at Geoly's ribcage but misses.
Maldi avoids the head kick by Geoly.
Maldi checks a leg kick.
Maldi connects with a looping right hand.
Maldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geoly manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geoly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldi.
Maldi shoots for a takedown but Geoly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Geoly tries to land a front kick but Maldi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geoly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maldi.
Maldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maldi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Geoly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maldi somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Geoly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Malvin Maldi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Geoly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maldi.
Geoly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maldi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maldi misses with a straight left.
Maldi fails with a takedown attempt.
Geoly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Geoly.
Maldi works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Geoly.
Maldi throws a lazy right hand but Geoly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldi avoids the body shot from Geoly.
A shot to the liver by Maldi. Beautiful body shot.
Geoly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldi throws out the jab.
Maldi throws a lazy uppercut
and Geoly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Geoly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Geoly thuds his shin into the meat of Maldi's side.
Maldi blocks a head kick by Geoly.
Maldi misses with a hook.
Maldi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Geoly's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Maldi misses with a left hand
and Geoly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maldi's knee momentarily.
Geoly throws a push kick but Maldi slaps the foot to one side.
Geoly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maldi.
Geoly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Geoly looks to land a body kick but Maldi moved away.
Maldi missing with a left hand there. Geoly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malvin Maldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Geoly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geoly avoids the head kick by Maldi.
Maldi throws a looping overhand right but Geoly ducks down to avoid it.
Geoly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maldi misses with an uppercut
enabling Geoly to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maldi misses with a left hand
and Geoly counters with a low kick, right behind Maldi 's knee.
Geoly avoids the body shot from Maldi.
Geoly moves out of range of the body kick.
Maldi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Geoly to score with a decent uppercut.
Maldi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Geoly blocks a jab.
Geoly scores with the left hand. Maldi knows he should have avoided that one.
Maldi misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Geoly.
Geoly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Geoly on his heels. He'll look to pass Geoly's guard now, I'm sure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geoly keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Geoly pulls Maldi in to control the position.
Geoly keeping moving, preventing Maldi from controlling successfully.
Maldi with a nice head shot there.
Geoly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Geoly holds on and takes a little breather.
Alexander Geoly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Geoly misses with an uppercut. Maldi saw that one coming.
Maldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldi needs to keep his hands up - Geoly had a free shot at his head there.
Maldi checks a leg kick.
Malvin Maldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldi throws a right hand that misses
and Geoly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maldi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Geoly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maldi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Geoly scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Geoly lands a leg kick that knocks Maldi off balance momentarily.
Maldi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Geoly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Geoly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Geoly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maldi.
Maldi shoots in but Geoly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Geoly.
I think Geoly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 18:20
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 18:20
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 19:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Geoly!
In his post fight interview, Alexander Geoly started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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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