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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crixus The Gaul (ranked 2308 p4p, 2890 weight class) and Risto Rytina (ranked 296 p4p, 362 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crixus The Gaul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rytina!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rytina defending well as The Gaul loads up on a big left hand.
The Gaul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rytina to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Gaul. Rytina does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Gaul motions for Rytina to come forward. The Gaul throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rytina let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The Gaul with a nice cross.
Rytina gets a clinch.
The Gaul lands a nice uppercut.
Rytina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rytina trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Gaul.
The Gaul prevents a body shot from Rytina.
Rytina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from The Gaul.
Rytina looks winded!
The Gaul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rytina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Gaul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rytinas head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rytina blocking some punches.
The Gaul tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from The Gaul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gaul lands an uppercut.
The Gaul breaks the clinch.
The Gaul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rytina throws a body shot but no joy.
Crixus The Gaul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Gaul throws a nice looking combination but Rytina bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rytina throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rytina blocks a jab.
Rytina only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A big right from Rytina misses.
The Gaul throwing a counter right hand but Rytina manages to avoid it.
The Gaul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The Gaul lands a right hook to the body.
The Gaul throws a right hand that Rytina ducks under and follows up with a left that Rytina also avoids with ease.
Rytina throws out a counter right but The Gaul avoids it with no problem.
Rytina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Gaul.
The Gaul takes a swing at Rytina's ribcage but misses.
Rytina tries to land a leg kick but The Gaul saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - The Gaul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rytina staying out of range there.
The Gaul throws an off balance right hand
enabling Rytina to counter with a crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Rytina.
The Gaul throws out a loose jab but Rytina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rytina lands a nice shot that snaps The Gaul's head back.
The Gaul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rytina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rytina is looking to slow The Gaul down with leg kicks.
The Gaul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rytina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rytina staying out of range there.
Rytina has The Gaul up against the cage in a clinch.
Rytina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from The Gaul does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rytina fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Gaul checks it well.
A jab from The Gaul finds it's way through Rytina's defenses.
The Gaul throws a good cross that connects.
Rytina avoids the body shot from The Gaul.
The Gaul throws a sloppy body shot
and Rytina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Rytina.
The Gaul throws a one two combo.
The Gaul uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rytina has time to react.
Rytina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Gaul.
Rytina lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Gaul moves out of range of the leg kick from Rytina.
The Gaul stuns Rytina with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gaul lands a big head kick that sends Rytina tumbling to the mat! The Gaul takes a step backwards and waves Rytina back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A slow jab from The Gaul misses its intended target.
Rytina tries a quick counter leg kick but The Gaul is wise to it.
The Gaul throws a jab when Rytina was well out of range.
Rytina fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Gaul is looking to counter punch.
The Gaul lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick by Rytina misses
and The Gaul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rytina is rocked!
The Gaul lands a slapping body shot.
Rytina lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Gaul's sensitive parts.
The Gaul misses with a looping right.
The Gaul misses with a hook
and Rytina counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rytina takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rytina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rytina moves out of range as The Gaul strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crixus The Gaul dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Gaul misses with a series of wild punches.
The Gaul misses with a straight left.
The Gaul throws a right hand that misses
and Rytina counters with a nice body kick.
The Gaul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rytina. That's going to slow The Gaul down.
Rytina has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Gaul blocks an uppercut.
The Gaul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rytina connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Gaul's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Gaul has a couple of punches blocked by Rytina.
The Gaul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crixus The Gaul is winning the standup battle so far.
Rytina throws a shot to the body.
Rytina scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rytina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Gaul was well out of range. Poor timing from Rytina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gaul throws a jab but it's blocked by Rytina.
Rytina tries a quick counter leg kick but The Gaul is wise to it.
The Gaul fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rytina on the side of the head.
Rytina throws a head kick that misses.
The Gaul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Gaul throws a body kick that misses
and Rytina counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rytina turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Gaul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rytina can do to turn this around?
The Gaul throws a leg kick
and Rytina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rytina steps into range and cracks The Gaul with a monster punch that buckles his knees! The Gaul flops backwards and Rytina dives into his guard looking to finish!
The Gaul is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rytina trying to control the position from guard on top but The Gaul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh The Gaul is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Gaul pulls Rytina in close to his closed guard and prevents Rytina from doing any damage or advancing position.
The Gaul seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gaul's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rytina is pushing down on The Gaul's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Gaul is fighting to maintain full guard but Rytina has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Gaul holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rytina tries to pass to full mount but The Gaul defends it.
Rytina is looking to stall here but The Gaul recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rytina trying to control the position from guard on top but The Gaul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Gaul looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rytina has gone for a leg lock! The Gaul slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rytina's guard.
Rytina lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rytina trying to control the position from guard on top but The Gaul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rytina wants to pass the guard but The Gaul is keeping the position.
The Gaul is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rytina trying to control the position from guard on top but The Gaul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rytina tries to free his leg and advance position but The Gaul is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rytina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! The Gaul's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rytina tries to clinch there but The Gaul circles away.
The Gaul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Gaul scores with a one two! Rytina had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A cross from The Gaul lands.
Rytina slips a straight right by The Gaul.
A jab from Rytina finds it's way through The Gaul's defenses.
A jab from Rytina finds it's way through The Gaul's defenses.
The Gaul moves out of range as Rytina strikes.
Rytina ducks under a wild hook from The Gaul.
Rytina drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Gaul seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rytina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rytina throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting The Gaul counter with a right hand.
Rytina is still on wobbly legs! Can The Gaul finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Rytina.
Rytina seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gaul steps in with a hook that catches Rytina right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! The Gaul follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rytina looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crixus The Gaul!
Crixus The Gaul thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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