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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Gold (ranked 894 p4p, 947 weight class) and Kulma Rauta (ranked 108 p4p, 116 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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7 - 3 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kai Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulma Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rauta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kai Gold has been cut.
Gold scores with a decent looking hook.
Gold moves out of range as Rauta throws a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice cross by Gold.
Gold throws a hook but Rauta blocks it.
Rauta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta staying out of range there.
Gold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rauta counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Rauta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gold closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rauta to the mat! Rauta manages to get full guard.
Rauta scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Rauta slips a jab from Gold.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gold.
Rauta counters with a body kick.
Rauta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rauta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold throws a hook but Rauta avoids it easily.
Rauta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Rauta staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws an off balance right hand
and Rauta counters with a nice body shot.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rauta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
and Rauta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gold tries to bum rush Rauta with a series of wild strikes but Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rauta appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gold misses the jab.
Rauta throws out a counter right but Gold avoids it with no problem.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Rauta's head but Rauta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.
Gold goes for a double leg but Rauta avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rauta continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta breaks the clinch.
Gold misses with an uppercut
and Rauta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rauta misses with a straight right.
Gold went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gold takes a swing at Rauta's ribcage but misses.
Rauta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Gold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Rauta ducks down to avoid it.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Rauta replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gold blocks it well.
Rauta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kai Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Rauta's head but Rauta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rauta.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rauta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Rauta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Gold misses.
Rauta staying out of range there.
Rauta thinks about the counter body kick.
Gold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gold misses with a double jab
and Rauta counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rauta's head.
Gold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.
Rauta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Rauta appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
Rauta throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta slips a jab and a cross from Gold.
Rauta staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rauta! But no joy.
Gold with a poor takedown
and Rauta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Gold is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rauta can do to turn this around?
Gold swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rauta counters with a nice right hand that sends Gold toppling to the canvas! Gold scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rauta finish him?!
Gold is rocked!
Kai Gold's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Rauta counters with a huge left! Gold is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rauta isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gold from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rauta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kulma Rauta!
Kulma Rauta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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