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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abel Cruz Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola has chosen Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. Atte Peltola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abel Cruz Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peltola stuns Cruz Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peltola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab by Peltola.
Cruz Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Peltola sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Peltola scores with a hook to the body. Cruz Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peltola clobbers Cruz Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cruz Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cruz Jr slips a jab from Peltola.
Cruz Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peltola.
Cruz Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Peltola lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peltola throws a body shot but no joy.
Peltola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cruz Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Peltola is just out of range.
Peltola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Peltola misses with a straight left.
Cruz Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Peltola is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruz Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola throws a body punch but Cruz Jr moves out of range.
Cruz Jr defending well as Peltola loads up on a big left hand.
Peltola takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peltola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cruz Jr slips a straight right by Peltola.
Peltola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruz Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Cruz Jr misses.
Peltola with the counter takedown but Cruz Jr avoids it easily.
Peltola misses the shot to the body.
Peltola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Peltola slips a jab from Cruz Jr.
Peltola misses with a looping left.
Cruz Jr misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peltola clobbers Cruz Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peltola misses the shot to the body.
Cruz Jr works over Peltola's head and body with a nice combination.
Atte Peltola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peltola throws a hook but Cruz Jr blocks it.
Peltola keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruz Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice sprawl there from Peltola as Cruz Jr shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Cruz Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peltola lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atte Peltola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peltola.
Cruz Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peltola manages to avoid it.
Cruz Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peltola moves away.
Cruz Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peltola.
Cruz Jr takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Peltola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Peltola is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola connects with a body shot.
Peltola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peltola throws a jab when Cruz Jr was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Cruz Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peltola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr takes one to the chin there.
Peltola takes a swing at Cruz Jr's ribcage but misses.
Cruz Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Peltola feints the counter takedown.
Peltola lands a jab to the nose.
Peltola has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peltola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peltola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz Jr attempts a counter takedown but Peltola avoids it well and moves away.
Peltola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cruz Jr's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peltola slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cruz Jr misses the shot to the body.
Cruz Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peltola was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cruz Jr is rocked!
Cruz Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Peltola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Cruz Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot lands for Peltola.
Cruz Jr swings for the body but Peltola moves out of range.
Peltola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruz Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peltola throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Peltola dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A cross from Peltola lands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cruz Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cruz Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Peltola drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruz Jr defends it well.
Cruz Jr blocks a jab.
Peltola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz Jr moves away.
Cruz Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peltola manages to avoid it.
Donk. Peltola catches Cruz Jr right on the button with a cross.
Peltola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peltola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peltola lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cruz Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Peltola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Peltola.
Cruz Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peltola swings for the body but Cruz Jr moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Peltola there.
Nice takedown defense from Peltola. No joy for Cruz Jr on that attempt.
Cruz Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peltola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Peltola avoids the body shot from Cruz Jr.
Peltola drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cruz Jr defends it well.
Peltola blocks a low kick nicely.
Peltola cracks Cruz Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cruz Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Peltola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz Jr moves away.
Cruz Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Peltola is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Peltola.
Peltola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peltola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peltola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cruz Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peltola.
Peltola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peltola throws a body punch but Cruz Jr moves out of range.
Peltola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz Jr.
Peltola closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peltola with the counter takedown but Cruz Jr avoids it easily.
Cruz Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Peltola's hands.
Cruz Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peltola looks to land a right hand but Cruz Jr moved out of range.
Peltola scores with a punch to the head.
Peltola misses with a straight left.
Cruz Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cruz Jr walks into a left hand.
A jab from Peltola does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr misses with a body shot.
Peltola tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cruz Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Peltola keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Peltola connects with a body shot.
Cruz Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peltola connects with the punch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cruz Jr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Peltola scores with a nice strike.
Peltola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peltola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peltola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cruz Jr on the side of the head.
Peltola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peltola stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Peltola wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel Cruz Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peltola swings for the body but Cruz Jr moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peltola.
Peltola is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Peltola, which made it look bad.
Cruz Jr is looking to wear down Peltola with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Peltola connects with a right hand. Cruz Jr shakes it off.
Peltola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruz Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Peltola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz Jr.
Cruz Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peltola clobbers Cruz Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz Jr thuds a left hand into Peltola's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atte Peltola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cruz Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Peltola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cruz Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peltola manages to avoid it.
Cruz Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz Jr takes a swing at Peltola's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Peltola.
Peltola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruz Jr's hands.
Peltola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cruz Jr on the side of the head.
Peltola scores with a nice strike.
Cruz Jr throws a right and a left that Peltola avoids nicely.
Cruz Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Peltola misses with a wild body shot.
Peltola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cruz Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peltola.
Cruz Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from Peltola lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cruz Jr gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Peltola gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atte Peltola!
Our winner, Atte Peltola, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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