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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Mond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efriam Haldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Mond has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray Mond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Efriam Haldi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haldi misses with a leg kick
and Mond counters with a leg kick.
Haldi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Haldi throws a solid leg kick but Mond takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haldi.
Mond misses with a body kick.
Mond checks a leg kick.
Haldi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mond lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mond is looking to chop away at Haldi's legs.
Mond throws a leg kick
and Haldi counters with a three punch combo that has Mond backing up. Mond nods at Haldi to acknowledge the strikes.
Mond on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mond lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haldi's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mond lands a head kick. Haldi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mond misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mond lands with a kick to the temple. Haldi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mond has closed the distance and engaged Haldi in a clinch.
Mond fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Haldi missing with knees to the body.
Haldi trying to land knees to the body.
Mond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Efriam Haldi has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haldi throws an elbow but misses.
Haldi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haldi tries a knee to the head but Mond blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mond blocks an elbow strike.
Haldi lands a damaging elbow.
Mond lands an elbow inside.
Haldi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mond.
Mond blocks the elbow strike.
Haldi missing with knees to the body.
Mond has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haldi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Mond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mond tries to score a body lock takedown but Haldi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Haldi throws an elbow but it misses.
Mond with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haldi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mond.
Mond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mond slowing the pace effectively.
Haldi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mond.
Haldi lands an elbow that stopped Mond in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mond blocks an elbow strike.
Mond connects with a knee to the head.
Mond is looking to control Haldi's arms but Haldi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mond has his back to the cage.
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mond.
Mond throws an elbow that misses.
Haldi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mond.
Haldi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mond trying to land knees to the body.
Haldi managing to block the knees to the body from Mond.
Haldi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mond is defending well for now.
Mond is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haldi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mond's brow.
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mond.
Mond fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mond is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mond comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mond pushes off an throws an elbow but Haldi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mond lands with a left to the head.
Haldi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mond drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haldi tries to land knees in the clinch but Mond avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haldi trying to stall but Mond improves his position.
Mond takes an elbow to the temple.
Mond leaning his opponent against the cage.
Haldi lands an elbow that stopped Mond in his tracks for a moment.
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.
The cut man is working on Efriam Haldi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mond tries to clinch up but Haldi circles away and keeps his distance.
Mond fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haldi avoids it really well and circles away.
Mond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ray Mond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haldi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mond on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haldi.
Mond fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldi swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mond to counter with a crisp jab.
Mond lands a leg kick that knocks Haldi off balance momentarily.
Efriam Haldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haldi blocks a head kick by Mond.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mond, right into the meat.
Mond lands with a kick to the temple. Haldi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mond throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haldi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mond cracks the inside of Haldi's front leg.
Mond pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mond misses with a low kick as Haldi jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haldi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haldi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mond throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Mond.
Mond moves into range and clinches up with Haldi.
Haldi trying to land knees to the body.
Haldi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haldi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mond's defenses.
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mond.
Haldi tries to land knees in the clinch but Mond avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haldi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mond avoids it.
Mond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haldi blocks it with crossed arms.
Mond lands an elbow inside that Haldi shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haldi lands a nice elbow.
Haldi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mond.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haldi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mond has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haldi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Mond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haldi tries to land knees in the clinch but Mond avoids the damage to the body.
Haldi lands a good knee to the midsection. Mond won't want to take too many of those.
Efriam Haldi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mond takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haldi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mond avoids it.
Mond blocks an elbow strike.
Mond controlling the action here for a moment.
Haldi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haldi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mond 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.
Mond takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mond 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 tries to land knees in the clinch but Mond avoids the damage to the body.
Haldi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mond is defending well for now.
Haldi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haldi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mond is defending well for now.
Haldi misses with an elbow over the top.
Mond blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mond.
Mond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mond lands an elbow that stopped Haldi in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haldi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mond is defending well for now.
Mond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haldi avoids it.
A knee to the head by Mond.
Haldi tries to land knees in the clinch but Mond avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Mond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Efriam Haldi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mond wants to clinch but Haldi slips to the side
and Haldi counters with a nice uppercut.
Mond throws a head kick that misses.
Mond 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.
Mond throws a lazy head kick
letting Haldi counter with a right hand.
Mond wants to slow Haldi down by chopping away at his legs.
Mond throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haldi's head.
Mond scores with a head kick.
Ray Mond is winning the standup battle so far.
Mond thumps Haldi with a low kick.
Mond is looking to clinch but Haldi is avoiding it.
Haldi checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mond fails to land the takedown.
Mond tries a head kick but it misses.
Mond lands with a kick to the temple. Haldi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mond fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haldi is out of range.
Mond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haldi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mond throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haldi.
Mond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mond throws a sloppy head kick and Haldi moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haldi keeps the fight on the outside.
Mond throws a leg kick which misses Haldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Haldi tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Haldi.
Mond fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mond throws a head kick but Haldi moves out of range.
Mond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haldi throws a hook but Mond avoids it easily.
Mond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mond tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haldi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haldi. That did some damage!
Mond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mond throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mond throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mond tries to clinch up.
Haldi tests Mond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mond fakes the leg kick and cracks Haldi in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mond misses with a low kick.
Haldi looks to land a right hand but Mond moved out of range.
A lazy body kick from Mond
and Haldi counters with a nice leg kick.
Mond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haldi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mond throws a head kick that misses
and Haldi counters with a stiff right hand.
Mond scores with a sloppy right hand. Haldi should have avoided that one.
Haldi avoids the head kick by Mond.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haldi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mond.
Mond is looking to slow Haldi down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Mond showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mond has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ray Mond!
After the big win, Ray Mond made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BLKOUT CLothing 93% Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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