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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Efriam Haldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). German Valdez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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144 lbs
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117 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Efriam Haldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, German Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez moves into the clinch.
Haldi landing knees to the body.
Haldi has Valdez pushed against the cage.
Haldi lands a nice elbow.
Valdez wants a takedown but no success here.
Haldi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like German Valdez has been cut.
Haldi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Valdez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haldi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valdez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haldi has Valdez pressed against the cage.
Haldi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valdez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez tries to break the clinch but Haldi is controlling the position.
Haldi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haldi connects with a knee to the head.
Haldi is pushing Valdez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haldi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valdez's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldi lands a damaging elbow.
Valdez is looking to break free of the clinch but Haldi has double underhooks.
Haldi landing knees to the head.
Haldi misses with a knee strike.
Haldi stalling the fight.
Haldi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Haldi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Haldi as Valdez tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Haldi.
Haldi scores a nice knee to the body.
Haldi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Efriam Haldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of German Valdez.
Haldi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Haldi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haldi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haldi stalling in the clinch.
Haldi with a knee to the head.
Haldi lands an elbow that stopped Valdez in his tracks for a moment.
Haldi stalling.
Haldi lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Efriam Haldi.
Valdez instigates a clinch.
Haldi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haldi.
Haldi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valdez's face.
Haldi scores a nice knee to the body.
Haldi lands a knee to the body.
Haldi scores with a knee to the head.
Valdez is rocked!
Valdez looks gassed!
Haldi with a knee to the head.
Valdez is still on wobbly legs! Can Haldi finish him?
Valdez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi landing knees to the head.
Haldi lands an elbow inside.
Valdez seems to have recovered his senses.
Haldi with a knee to the head.
Valdez looking to slow down the pace here.
Haldi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haldi stalls.
Haldi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valdez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haldi lands an elbow that stopped Valdez in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Efriam Haldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on German Valdez'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.
Valdez tries to keep at a distance but Haldi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Haldi connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haldi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Haldi.
Haldi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haldi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haldi tries to land a knee to the head but Valdez blocks with his arms.
Valdez pushes Haldi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Haldi leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldi scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haldi.
Valdez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Haldi is defending well.
Valdez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haldi has him pressed against the cage.
Haldi lands a knee to the head.
Haldi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haldi controlling the action here for a moment.
Haldi tries to land a knee to the head but Valdez blocks with his arms.
Efriam Haldi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haldi connects with a knee to the head.
Valdez tries to land a knee to the head but Haldi blocks with his arms.
Haldi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Valdez's face.
Haldi lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haldi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Valdez takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haldi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Haldi lands a nice elbow.
Haldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valdez can do to turn this around?
Haldi working Valdez over with knees to the body.
Haldi has Valdez pushed against the cage.
Valdez lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valdez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haldi landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Haldi.
Haldi stalling against the cage.
Haldi lands a nice elbow.
Valdez is trying to break the clinch but Haldi has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haldi.
Valdez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haldi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valdez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haldi lands a knee to the head.
Haldi is struggling to control the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Haldi obliges.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haldi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haldi scores with a knee to the head.
Haldi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Haldi tries to land a knee to the head but Valdez blocks with his arms.
Valdez takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haldi.
A knee to the head by Haldi.
Haldi lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Efriam Haldi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on German Valdez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Haldi throws a head kick but Valdez moves out of range.
Haldi clinches with his opponent.
Haldi leaning against his opponent.
Valdez takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valdez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haldi crunches a lovely knee into Valdez's ribcage.
Valdez is looking to control Haldi's arms but Haldi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valdez has his back to the cage.
Haldi lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldi leaning his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Haldi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haldi.
Haldi controlling the action here for a moment.
Valdez controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haldi.
Haldi taking a breather.
Valdez takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haldi scores with a knee to the head.
Haldi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haldi lands a nice knee to the body.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valdez tries to break the clinch but Haldi is controlling the position.
Haldi lands a nice elbow.
Haldi lands a knee to the head.
Haldi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valdez blocks it with crossed arms.
Haldi landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haldi looking to throw knees to the head but Valdez is blocking nicely.
Haldi landing knees to the head.
Haldi keeps control of Valdez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haldi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valdez wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Haldi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Valdez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haldi walks away with a smile on his face. Valdez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Haldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Haldi landing knees to the body.
Haldi scores with a knee to the head.
Haldi connects with a knee to the head.
Haldi avoiding damage.
Haldi misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Haldi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haldi looking to throw knees to the head but Valdez is blocking nicely.
Haldi scores a nice knee to the body.
Valdez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Efriam Haldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of German Valdez.
Haldi is pushing Valdez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valdez tries for a takedown but Haldi manages to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haldi prevents Valdez from breaking the clinch.
German Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Efriam Haldi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valdez tries to throw a body punch but Haldi avoids it by throwing Valdez back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Efriam Haldi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haldi 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Efriam Haldi!
A victorious Efriam Haldi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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