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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cthulu Kltanglban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cthulu Kltanglban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riku Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta lands a nice looking body shot.
Kltanglban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kltanglban looks for a takedown but Rauta sprawls well.
Rauta throws a series of punches but Kltanglban avoids them all with ease.
Kltanglban throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kltanglban throws a body punch but Rauta moves out of range.
Rauta moves into the clinch.
Kltanglban manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rauta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from Kltanglban misses the target.
Rauta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rauta has his takedown stuffed
and Kltanglban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rauta is rocked!
Kltanglban moves into range and clinches up with Rauta.
Rauta is still on wobbly legs! Can Kltanglban finish him?
Kltanglban has clasped his hands together around Rauta's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rauta takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kltanglban working the head with strikes.
Kltanglban lands a few punches from side control.
Kltanglban lands a few punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kltanglban lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kltanglban working the head and body with strikes.
Kltanglban is putting a hurting on Rauta here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kltanglban is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rauta will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rauta is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kltanglban connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rauta taking a bit of punishment here - Kltanglban scoring with strikes.
Kltanglban has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rauta!
Rauta looks gassed!
Kltanglban landing strikes from the mount and Rauta is in trouble!
Kltanglban with good strikes from the mount here!
Kltanglban landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kltanglban has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rauta's face.
Kltanglban landing punches.
Kltanglban dominating with strikes here.
Kltanglban unloading with bombs!
Kltanglban lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kltanglban wants to pass the guard but Rauta is defending well.
Kltanglban wants to advance to full mount but Rauta doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Kltanglban has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kltanglban throwing strikes from guard but Rauta blocks nicely.
Rauta wants to sweep here but Kltanglban controlling him for the moment.
Kltanglban is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kltanglban is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kltanglban pushing down on Rauta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kltanglban content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kltanglban knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rauta on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kltanglban trying to control the action but Rauta is working from the bottom.
Kltanglban is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kltanglban lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kltanglban slips a nice elbow through Rauta's hands, connecting with Rauta's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cthulu Kltanglban dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kltanglban misses with a takedown
and Rauta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kltanglban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Kltanglban, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Kltanglban.
Kltanglban throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kltanglban shoots in looking for a takedown. Rauta tries to sprawl out of it but Kltanglban keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rauta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kltanglban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rauta.
Kltanglban shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cthulu Kltanglban. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rauta moves out of range of the strikes.
Kltanglban fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kltanglban misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kltanglban fails to land with a series of punches.
Kltanglban misses with a hook.
Kltanglban throws a shot from downtown. Rauta moves away and avoids it.
Kltanglban shoots in but Rauta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rauta stuffs the takedown attempt from Kltanglban. Kltanglban gets slowly back to his feet.
Kltanglban shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rauta pinned against the cage. Rauta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kltanglban takes a swing at Rauta's ribcage but misses.
Kltanglban throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rauta's waist but Rauta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kltanglban off to one side.
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.
Kltanglban throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riku Rauta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rauta blocks a jab.
Kltanglban throws a hook but Rauta blocks it.
Rauta keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kltanglban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rauta.
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Kltanglban.
Kltanglban tries to close the distance and clinch but Rauta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kltanglban throws a head kick but Rauta moves out of range.
Kltanglban shoots in but no luck this time.
Kltanglban misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kltanglban fails to land the takedown.
Kltanglban misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kltanglban missing with a left hand there. Rauta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown by Kltanglban or perhaps it was just good defense by Rauta which made him look bad.
Kltanglban is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Rauta.
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Kltanglban.
Rauta slips a jab and a cross from Kltanglban.
Kltanglban throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kltanglban looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kltanglban throws a right hand that Rauta ducks under and follows up with a left that Rauta also avoids with ease.
Kltanglban throws a series of punches but Rauta moves out of range.
Kltanglban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rauta.
Kltanglban shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kltanglban throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rauta's waist but Rauta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kltanglban off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kltanglban throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rauta's waist but Rauta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kltanglban off to one side.
Rauta keeps the fight on the outside.
Kltanglban thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Kltanglban.
Kltanglban throws a right and a left that Rauta avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Rauta.
Rauta dodges the punch combination from Kltanglban.
Rauta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kltanglban closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rauta circles away.
Kltanglban shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rauta as he avoids it easily.
Rauta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kltanglban.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riku Rauta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kltanglban shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Rauta is on queer street and Kltanglban is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Cthulu Kltanglban!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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