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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between PJ Rawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Hankaniemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hankaniemi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cannibal Corpse - Make Them Suffer. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, PJ Rawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mika Hankaniemi!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawson has managed to clinch.
Rawson breaks the clinch.
Rawson throws a head kick but Hankaniemi moves out of range.
Rawson tries to clinch but Hankaniemi is having none of it.
Rawson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hankaniemi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rawson defends it nicely.
Rawson tries to clinch up.
Hankaniemi tries for a takedown but Rawson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rawson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rawson tries to clinch but Hankaniemi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawson works Hankaniemi's body with a nice hook.
Rawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hankaniemi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rawson avoids it really well and circles away.
PJ Rawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mika Hankaniemi.
Hankaniemi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hankaniemi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rawson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rawson misses with a wild body shot.
Rawson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hankaniemi.
Rawson misses with a head kick.
Rawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hankaniemi dodges the punch combination from Rawson.
Rawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rawson is looking to clinch but Hankaniemi is avoiding it.
Rawson wants to clinch up but Hankaniemi keeps it at a distance.
Rawson has closed the distance and engaged Hankaniemi in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hankaniemi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rawson cracks Hankaniemi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hankaniemi tries to move into range but Rawson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hankaniemi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rawson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hankaniemi somewhat.
Hankaniemi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rawson.
Rawson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hankaniemi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rawson defends it nicely.
Rawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hankaniemi moves away.
Rawson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hankaniemi moves away.
Rawson throws a shot to the body.
Rawson throws a shot to the body.
Rawson clinches up with Hankaniemi and pushes him back against the cage.
Rawson breaks the clinch.
Rawson closes the distance and clinches.
Rawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hankaniemi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rawson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rawson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hankaniemi on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hankaniemi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rawson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rawson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hankaniemi looks gassed!
Hankaniemi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rawson wants to control but Hankaniemi postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawson gets back to half guard.
Rawson is looking to improve his position.
Hankaniemi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rawson is just riding it out for now. Hankaniemi eventually gives up the hold.
Hankaniemi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rawson defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rawson tries to roll over but Hankaniemi keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hankaniemi is trying to work for a kimura but Rawson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Rawson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rawson closes the distance and clinches.
Hankaniemi goes for a takedown attempt but Rawson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hankaniemi, pushing him back against the cage.
Rawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rawson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rawson lands a with a good body shot.
Rawson rushes Hankaniemi and presses him up against the cage.
Rawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rawson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Mika Hankaniemi has been cut.
Rawson throws a body punch but Hankaniemi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hankaniemi shoots for a double leg takedown but Rawson sprawls well. He's pushed Hankaniemi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hankaniemi is breathing heavily.
Rawson moves into the clinch.
Hankaniemi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rawson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
PJ Rawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mika Hankaniemi.
Rawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
PJ Rawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Rawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hankaniemi doesn't seem bothered though.
Rawson cracks Hankaniemi with an open hand slap.
Rawson throws a right hand that Hankaniemi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hankaniemi also avoids with ease.
Rawson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rawson gets a clinch.
Rawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hankaniemi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hankaniemi there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rawson pushes Hankaniemi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rawson breaks the clinch.
PJ Rawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hankaniemi, pushing him back against the cage.
Rawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rawson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rawson manages to break the clinch.
Rawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hankaniemi can do to turn this around?
Hankaniemi tries to keep at a distance but Rawson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rawson breaks from the clinch.
Rawson swings for the body but Hankaniemi moves out of range.
Rawson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hankaniemi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hankaniemi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rawson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hankaniemi, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawson thows a big elbow that misses.
Rawson postures up in Hankaniemi's guard and throws a big left but Hankaniemi blocks it.
Hankaniemi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rawson passes into half guard.
Rawson thows a huge punch but Hankaniemi dodges it nicely.
Rawson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hankaniemi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rawson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rawson seems to be working for a kimura but Hankaniemi defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rawson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hankaniemi!
Rawson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hankaniemi is desperately trying to improve his position but Rawson has a good base and remains in mount.
Rawson punching from mount but Hankaniemi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rawson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hankaniemi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rawson throws some wild stikes that Hankaniemi manages to avoid easily.
Hankaniemi is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hankaniemi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Rawson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mika Hankaniemi's cut.
That's time! Rawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Rawson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rawson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hankaniemi shoots in and drives through. Rawson sprawls well.
Hankaniemi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rawson pinned against the cage. Rawson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rawson has his takedown stuffed
and Hankaniemi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rawson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hankaniemi advances position into side control!
Hankaniemi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hankaniemi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rawson, who protects the arm well.
Rawson sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawson is trying to get back to full guard.
Rawson pushes Hankaniemi off looking to stand but Hankaniemi dives back in and keeps control.
Rawson is looking for a sweep. Hankaniemi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hankaniemi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rawson is trying to maintain the position but Hankaniemi is very close to passing his half guard.
Rawson is defending against the submission attempts here by Hankaniemi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rawson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rawson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rawson cracks Hankaniemi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hankaniemi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rawson counters by clinching up.
PJ Rawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mika Hankaniemi.
Rawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hankaniemi.
Rawson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hankaniemi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rawson has closed the distance and engaged Hankaniemi in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hankaniemi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rawson as he jumps to the side.
Rawson is looking to wear down Hankaniemi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rawson clinches up against the cage.
Rawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rawson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hankaniemi avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hankaniemi.
Rawson throws a chopping leg kick but Hankaniemi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rawson misses with a takedown attempt - Hankaniemi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawson closes the distance and clinches.
Rawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hankaniemi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rawson has managed to clinch.
Rawson manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Rawson misses.
Hankaniemi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rawson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hankaniemi, pushing him back against the cage.
Rawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rawson moves into the clinch.
Mika Hankaniemi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
PJ Rawson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rawson blocks a body shot from Hankaniemi.
And that's the end of the fight!
PJ Rawson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rawson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PJ Rawson!
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