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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Reynaud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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213 lbs
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nicolas Reynaud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Reynaud tries to sprawl out of it but De La Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reynaud manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De La Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Cruz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reynaud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De La Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reynaud connects with a crisp jab.
De La Cruz misses with a double jab.
Reynaud shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De La Cruz eats them both and turns towards Reynaud to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De La Cruz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reynaud but Reynaud pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nicolas Reynaud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie De La Cruz.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but Reynaud moves away
and Reynaud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynaud fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De La Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De La Cruz throws a series of punches but Reynaud avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynaud lands a body shot.
De La Cruz looks winded!
Reynaud listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Eddie De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Cruz is looking to clinch but Reynaud is avoiding it.
De La Cruz tries to clinch
and Reynaud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De La Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Reynaud shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reynaud lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Eddie De La Cruz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynaud's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Reynaud duly obliges.
Reynaud misses with a few strikes there.
De La Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reynaud lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab, jab by Reynaud - just one landing.
De La Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De La Cruz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Reynaud is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for De La Cruz.
Reynaud lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynaud fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reynaud punishes De La Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Reynaud scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De La Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Reynaud lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reynaud lands a head shot.
De La Cruz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De La Cruz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reynaud tests De La Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
De La Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De La Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reynaud lands with a shot to the body.
Reynaud lands with a nice combination. De La Cruz backs away looking to recover.
De La Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Reynaud is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De La Cruz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Reynaud scores with a one two! De La Cruz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reynaud is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Reynaud connects with a body shot that sends De La Cruz's belly button to the back.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reynaud counters with a three punch combo that has De La Cruz backing up. De La Cruz nods at Reynaud to acknowledge the strikes.
Nicolas Reynaud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reynaud blocks a head kick by De La Cruz.
Reynaud connects with a crisp jab.
De La Cruz throws a combination that misses
enabling Reynaud to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Reynaud. Beautiful body shot.
Reynaud cracks a nice hook into De La Cruz's ribs.
Reynaud with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De La Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Reynaud counters with a two punch combo.
Reynaud throws a right and a left that De La Cruz avoids nicely.
Reynaud works over De La Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
De La Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reynaud stuffs the takedown.
Reynaud is working the combinations to good effect here.
Reynaud lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reynaud scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynaud throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De La Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice combination there by Reynaud.
De La Cruz shoots in for a takedown but Reynaud shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Reynaud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie De La Cruz'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.
De La Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reynaud throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De La Cruz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reynaud lands a nice shot that snaps De La Cruz's head back.
De La Cruz throws a head kick but Reynaud moves out of range.
Reynaud circles away from the clinch attempt.
De La Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reynaud sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De La Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Reynaud moves out of range easily.
De La Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reynaud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but De La Cruz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Reynaud has got the better of the exchanges.
Reynaud thuds a left hand into De La Cruz's body.
De La Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Reynaud manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De La Cruz is breathing heavily.
De La Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reynaud as he jumps to the side.
A shot to the liver by Reynaud. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Reynaud.
Nice uppercut lands for Reynaud. That snapped De La Cruz's head back.
Nicolas Reynaud is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Reynaud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reynaud scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De La Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Reynaud blocks a head kick by De La Cruz.
Reynaud digs a good hook to De La Cruz's body.
Reynaud digs a good hook to De La Cruz's body.
Reynaud scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Reynaud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynaud lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De La Cruz misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reynaud!
Eddie De La Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynaud connects with a body shot.
Reynaud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reynaud lands with a shot to the body.
Reynaud lands a right hook to the body.
Reynaud lands a nice shot to the body.
Reynaud lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reynaud lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynaud lands a nice hook to De La Cruz's body. De La Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reynaud goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reynaud.
Reynaud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De La Cruz.
Nicolas Reynaud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie De La Cruz.
Reynaud tests De La Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reynaud throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De La Cruz throws a right hand that Reynaud ducks under and follows up with a left that Reynaud also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynaud catches De La Cruz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De La Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reynaud connects with a body shot that sends De La Cruz's belly button to the back.
De La Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De La Cruz fails to land the takedown.
Reynaud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De La Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Reynaud bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reynaud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De La Cruz can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Cruz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - De La Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De La Cruz takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Reynaud dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie De La Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reynaud shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. De La Cruz eats them both and turns towards Reynaud to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Reynaud moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reynaud throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for De La Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reynaud scores with a shot to the body.
De La Cruz looks to land a combination. Reynaud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Nicolas Reynaud has been cut.
Reynaud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reynaud goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Reynaud lands a nice looking body shot.
De La Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reynaud sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reynaud scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynaud lunges at De La Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De La Cruz's hand.
Reynaud lands a jab to De La Cruz's midsection.
Reynaud misses with the combination.
Reynaud looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Cruz is just out of range.
De La Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Reynaud sprawls well. He's pushed De La Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A lazy left from Reynaud finds it's target.
De La Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reynaud is fending him off so far but De La Cruz persists. Nope, Reynaud circles away and we're back to standing.
Nicolas Reynaud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie De La Cruz.
Reynaud scores with the left hand. De La Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
De La Cruz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De La Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nicolas Reynaud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynaud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good exchange - Reynaud coming out on top.
Reynaud works over De La Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
De La Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
De La Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Reynaud manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Reynaud is looking to wear down De La Cruz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reynaud works De La Cruz's body with a nice hook.
De La Cruz misses with a looping left.
Reynaud scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynaud scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz is looking to clinch.
Reynaud scores with a sloppy right hand. De La Cruz should have avoided that one.
De La Cruz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reynaud on the side of the head.
Reynaud lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horrible takedown by De La Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Reynaud which made him look bad.
Reynaud stalks De La Cruz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De La Cruz's face. De La Cruz staggers backwards, shaken.
De La Cruz shoots and misses
and De La Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reynaud scores with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Reynaud. No joy for De La Cruz on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynaud lands a jab-cross combination.
Reynaud jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
De La Cruz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reynaud connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De La Cruz scrambles back to his feet.
Eddie De La Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Cruz throws a head kick but Reynaud moves out of range.
Reynaud jabs De La Cruz right on the nose. De La Cruz blinks but takes it well.
Reynaud looks to land a combination. De La Cruz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De La Cruz.
Reynaud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reynaud scores with a jab. De La Cruz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Reynaud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reynaud has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Nicolas Reynaud!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Nicolas Reynaud!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Nicolas Reynaud!
Nicolas Reynaud wins by unanimous decision!
Nicolas Reynaud spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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