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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Rauhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torsten Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauhala comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator, Impossible Brutality. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Rauhala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Torsten Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rauhala.
Karlsson wants to clinch up but Rauhala keeps it at a distance.
Karlsson wants to clinch.
Karlsson swinging wilding here.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Rauhala is avoiding it.
Rauhala misses with a wild combination.
Rauhala is looking to clinch but Karlsson is avoiding it.
Karlsson looks to clinch
and Rauhala counters with a single leg into guard. Karlsson didn't expect that.
Rauhala controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rauhala stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson tries to clinch
letting Rauhala counter with a right hand.
Karlsson clinches but Rauhala breaks the clinch
and Rauhala counters by moving into the clinch.
Karlsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rauhala.
Karlsson misses with a knee strike.
Karlsson misses with an elbow strike.
Karlsson tries a knee to the head but Rauhala blocks it.
Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauhala is defending well for now.
Karlsson lands an elbow inside that Rauhala shrugs off.
It looks like Rauno Rauhala has been cut.
Rauhala avoiding damage as Karlsson throws knees to the body.
Rauhala managing to block the knees to the body from Karlsson.
Karlsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rauhala.
Karlsson is trying to stall.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauhala avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rauhala is trying to break the clinch but Karlsson has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rauhala blocks the elbow strike.
Rauhala is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rauhala lands a shoulder strike.
Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauhala is defending well for now.
Karlsson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rauhala is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson is trying to stall.
Karlsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rauhala's face.
Rauhala is trying to maintain a safe position but Karlsson gets an underhook and turns Rauhala into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karlsson lands an elbow inside that Rauhala shrugs off.
Rauhala takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karlsson misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rauhala as Karlsson tries to tie him up.
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karlsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rauhala's defenses.
Karlsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karlsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.
Rauhala takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karlsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karlsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rauhala's defenses.
Karlsson tries a knee to the head but Rauhala blocks it.
Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauhala is defending well for now.
Karlsson with a knee to the head.
Rauno Rauhala's cut is getting worse.
Karlsson lands a good knee to the midsection. Rauhala won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Karlsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karlsson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karlsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rauhala's face.
Karlsson lands a knee to the head.
Karlsson looking to stall.
Karlsson crunches a lovely knee into Rauhala's ribcage.
Karlsson looking to throw knees to the head but Rauhala is blocking nicely.
Karlsson lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.
Karlsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauhala is defending well for now.
Rauhala takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karlsson misses with a knee strike.
Come on Rauhala - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rauhala takes an elbow to the temple.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karlsson landing knees to the body.
Karlsson lands a knee to the head.
Karlsson lands an elbow that stopped Rauhala in his tracks for a moment.
Karlsson wants to stall.
Karlsson trying to land knees to the body.
Rauhala avoids the elbow strike from Karlsson, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karlsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauhala avoids the damage to the body.
Karlsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rauhala's defenses.
Karlsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karlsson lands an elbow inside.
Rauhala wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torsten Karlsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Rauhala's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karlsson wants to clinch
and Rauhala counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rauhala takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Rauhala is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson pushes Rauhala off looking to stand but Rauhala dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rauhala sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rauhala is trying to control. Karlsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Karlsson won't allow Rauhala to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala not doing much here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Rauno Rauhala just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Karlsson tries to clinch
and Rauhala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson tries to clinch but Rauhala moves away
and Rauhala counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Karlsson!
Karlsson tries to buck Rauhala off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala looking to control but Karlsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet.
Rauhala throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rauhala controlling from the full mount.
Rauhala punching from mount but Karlsson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Rauhala dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Rauhala's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Karlsson tries to clinch but Rauhala moves away
and Rauhala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick and Rauhala moves out of range easily.
Karlsson blocks a leg kick.
Karlsson closes the distance but Rauhala moves to the side
and Rauhala counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rauhala.
Karlsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karlsson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rauhala's face.
Karlsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Karlsson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rauhala takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karlsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rauhala has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Karlsson lands a knee to the body.
Rauhala takes an elbow to the forehead.
Karlsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rauhala jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Karlsson walks away with a smile on his face. Rauhala gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Karlsson closes the distance but Rauhala moves to the side
and Rauhala counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rauhala fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson is pushing Rauhala's head away, looking to escape. Rauhala manages to hold on to the position though.
Rauhala is staying tight to Karlsson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rauhala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karlsson keeps working.
Rauhala wants to stand but Karlsson has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karlsson is not content to let Rauhala control the position.
Karlsson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rauhala is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson bucks up and tries to throw Rauhala off but instead Rauhala has got his back!
Rauhala trying to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlsson is trying to stand back up.
Will Rauhala go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rauhala has good solid back control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Torsten Karlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karlsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torsten Karlsson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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