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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luc Louiselle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louiselle comes to the cage accompanied by Closer. Rautavaara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kiss - I Love It Loud. Luc Louiselle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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169 cm
24
156 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luc Louiselle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarkko Rautavaara!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautavaara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Louiselle's head.
It looks like Luc Louiselle has been cut.
Rautavaara moves out of range of the strikes.
Rautavaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Rautavaara wants to clinch.
Luc Louiselle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautavaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rautavaara misses with a double jab.
Louiselle looks to land a right hand but Rautavaara moved out of range.
Rautavaara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Louiselle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rautavaara manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rautavaara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Louiselle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Louiselle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Louiselle digs a good body shot into Rautavaara's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rautavaara rushes Louiselle and presses him up against the cage.
Rautavaara landing knees to the body.
Rautavaara scores with a hook to the body.
Come on Rautavaara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rautavaara successfully pulls guard.
Rautavaara keeping moving, preventing Louiselle from controlling successfully.
Louiselle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Louiselle is one step ahead there.
Rautavaara keeping moving, preventing Louiselle from controlling successfully.
Louiselle is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rautavaara is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Louiselle throwing strikes from guard but Rautavaara blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rautavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louiselle tries to work over Rautavaara's front leg with a kick but Rautavaara checks it.
Louiselle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rautavaara is out of range.
Rautavaara misses with the combination.
Louiselle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rautavaara.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rautavaara lands an elbow inside.
Louiselle lands a shot to the body.
Louiselle avoiding damage as Rautavaara throws knees to the body.
Louiselle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louiselle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Louiselle swinging wildly here.
Rautavaara walks into a straight right hand from Louiselle.
Some wild striking there from Louiselle.
Louiselle misses with a hook. Rautavaara ducked under it nicely.
Rautavaara fails to land with a series of punches.
Louiselle misses with a leg kick
and Rautavaara counters with a left and a right that stings Louiselle.
Louiselle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Louiselle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Louiselle walks into a jab.
Rautavaara slips a jab from Louiselle.
Louiselle tries to bum rush Rautavaara with a series of wild strikes but Rautavaara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Louiselle misses
and Rautavaara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Louiselle is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rautavaara postures up in Louiselle's guard and throws a big left but Louiselle blocks it.
Louiselle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Louiselle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louiselle is controlling Rautavaara's posture.
Rautavaara prevents Louiselle from getting back to his feet.
Rautavaara throwing strikes from guard but Louiselle blocks nicely.
Louiselle trying to control the position.
Rautavaara working some strikes from top position.
Rautavaara pushing down on Louiselle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rautavaara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Louiselle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rautavaara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louiselle has hold of Rautavaara's hands but Rautavaara slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rautavaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rautavaara is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Louiselle is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Rautavaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luc Louiselle's cut.
That's time! Louiselle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Louiselle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rautavaara moves away.
Louiselle throws a chopping leg kick but Rautavaara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rautavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Louiselle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rautavaara forces Louiselle back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Louiselle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rautavaara lands a nice knee to the body.
Louiselle is looking to control Rautavaara's arms but Rautavaara gets an underhook and turns him. Now Louiselle has his back to the cage.
Rautavaara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Louiselle trying to stall but Rautavaara improves his position.
Louiselle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Louiselle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Louiselle managing to block the knees to the body from Rautavaara.
Louiselle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louiselle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rautavaara lands a body shot.
Rautavaara lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Rautavaara.
Louiselle tries a body shot but Rautavaara blocks it.
Rautavaara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Louiselles head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A hook to the body from Rautavaara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louiselle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Louiselle is trying to maintain a safe position but Rautavaara gets an underhook and turns Louiselle into the cage.
Louiselle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Louiselle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rautavaara to score with a decent uppercut.
Louiselle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rautavaara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rautavaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rautavaara lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rautavaara lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Rautavaara does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Louiselle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rautavaara doesn't seem phased though.
Rautavaara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rautavaara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Louiselle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rautavaara postures up in Louiselle's guard and throws a big left but Louiselle blocks it.
Rautavaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Louiselle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rautavaara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Louiselle is pulling down on Rautavaara's head. It's preventing any offense from Rautavaara, at least for the moment.
Rautavaara prevents Louiselle from getting back to his feet.
Louiselle keeping moving, preventing Rautavaara from controlling successfully.
Rautavaara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Louiselle jabs at Rautavaara's body.
Rautavaara instigates a clinch.
Louiselle prevents a body shot from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Louiselle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rautavaara misses with a body punch.
Rautavaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Louiselle avoids it.
Louiselle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Louiselle is trying to break the clinch but Rautavaara has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara has Louiselle pressed against the cage, preventing Louiselle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Louiselle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees in the clinch landing for Rautavaara.
Louiselle is trying to force a seperation but Rautavaara has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Louiselle.
Rautavaara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Louiselle is trying to force a seperation but Rautavaara has the dominant position.
Rautavaara misses with some punches.
Rautavaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Louiselle.
Louiselle goes for a takedown attempt but Rautavaara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Luc Louiselle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Louiselle.
Rautavaara shoots in but Louiselle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A shot to the body from Louiselle misses
and Rautavaara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Louiselle won't be happy with that.
Louiselle manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rautavaara's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rautavaara trying to control the action but Louiselle is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louiselle is trying to get back to full guard.
Louiselle wants to control but Rautavaara is keeping busy.
Rautavaara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Louiselle is trying to control but Rautavaara passes into side control!
Rautavaara trying to control the position but Louiselle is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautavaara has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Louiselle!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Rautavaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luc Louiselle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Louiselle tests Rautavaara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rautavaara checks a low kick from Louiselle.
Rautavaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luc Louiselle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rautavaara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Louiselle swivels and escapes.
Rautavaara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Louiselle misses with a straight left.
Louiselle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Louiselle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Louiselle swinging wildly here.
Louiselle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rautavaara.
Rautavaara is rocked!
Jarkko Rautavaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Louiselle circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Rautavaara tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Louiselle wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luc Louiselle!
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hype
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