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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Wolfi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Wolfi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Wolfi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfi takes the fight into the clinch.
Wolfi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chavez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chavez wants to sweep but no luck.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Wolfi from controlling successfully.
Chavez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wolfi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfi trying to keep a closed guard but Chavez is proving a slippery customer.
Chavez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wolfi's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wolfi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chavez.
Chavez landing with the ground and pound.
Chavez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wolfi is trying to keep Chavez in close.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing.
Chavez postures up in Wolfi's guard and throws a big left but Wolfi blocks it.
Chavez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wolfi lands a decent shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chavez throws a big elbow that misses.
Chavez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wolfi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chavez defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wolfi striking from the bottom.
Chavez is working Wolfi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chavez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chavez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wolfi's head.
Chavez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolfi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chavez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavez is working Wolfi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chavez manages to get himself to full guard.
Wolfi wants to stand but Chavez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chavez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chavez wants to sweep here but Wolfi controlling him for the moment.
Wolfi is fighting to break Chavez's control of his arms but Chavez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wolfi wants to pass the guard but Chavez is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chavez looking for a sweep. Not yet Chavez, not yet.
Wolfi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wolfi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chavez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
You can see the frustration on Chavez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Herbert Chavez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wolfi takes the fight into the clinch.
Wolfi avoiding damage.
Wolfi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chavez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chavez distracts Wolfi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfi wants to stand but Chavez is controlling the position.
Chavez is fighting to break Wolfi's control of his arms but Wolfi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chavez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chavez throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolfi controlling Chavez's posture.
Chavez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chavez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wolfi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Herbert Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chavez is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolfi has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chavez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chavez distracts Wolfi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chavez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chavez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chavez distracts Wolfi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing.
Chavez throws a big elbow that misses.
Chavez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chavez throws a big elbow that misses.
Wolfi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wolfi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chavez sprawls well initially but Wolfi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez manages to get to full guard.
Wolfi preventing the sweep.
Wolfi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wolfi looking to pass the guard.
Wolfi won't allow Chavez to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chavez is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chavez is pulling down on Wolfi's head to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chavez trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wolfi clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wolfi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolfi tries to work over Chavez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marco Wolfi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wolfi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wolfi seems to be working for a kimura but Chavez defends the submission attempt.
Chavez is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez moves into full guard.
Wolfi won't allow Chavez to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wolfi manages to get himself to full guard.
Wolfi is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Chavez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wolfi has picked Chavez up - he's going for a ride! Wolfi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wolfi is pressing down on Chavez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chavez is holding on for now.
Chavez wants to control but Wolfi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chavez wants to improve his position but Wolfi is controlling well.
Wolfi drops an elbow to the side of Chavez's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfi is taking a breather. Chavez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wolfi seems to be looking for submissions.
Chavez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wolfi trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Chavez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chavez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chavez drops an elbow to the side of Wolfi's head.
Wolfi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chavez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chavez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wolfi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chavez is controlling him.
Wolfi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chavez.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wolfi is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez wants to sweep but no luck.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Wolfi from controlling successfully.
Wolfi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chavez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wolfi trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Wolfi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chavez trying to strike off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Wolfi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wolfi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Wolfi!
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