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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutalis Rhino (ranked 3997 p4p, 421 weight class) and Pauli Johansson (ranked 1618 p4p, 207 weight class). Brutalis Rhino has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
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182 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pauli Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johansson tries to work over Rhino's front leg with a kick but Rhino checks it.
Johansson misses with a left hand
and Rhino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brutalis Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhino slips a straight right by Johansson.
Rhino stuns Johansson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rhino closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rhino working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rhino is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johansson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rhino prevents Johansson from escaping the position.
Johansson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rhino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rhino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rhino is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johansson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino is trying to get an arm triangle but Johansson is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Johansson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rhino tries for a kimura but Johansson is defending well.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet.
Rhino thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johansson regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rhino 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johansson kicks Rhino off and gets back to his feet.
Johansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johansson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johansson throws the kick towards the body but Rhino avoids it.
A jab lands there for Rhino.
Rhino moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johansson misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Johansson as Rhino shoots in.
Johansson cracks Rhino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johansson sprawls well. Johansson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rhino gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johansson! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johansson misses with a hook. Rhino ducked under it nicely.
Johansson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Johansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Rhino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rhino closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Pauli Johansson has been cut.
Rhino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rhino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rhino scores with a nice right hand.
Johansson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johansson throws a right hand that Rhino ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhino also avoids with ease.
Rhino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rhino looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutalis Rhino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johansson misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson lunges at Rhino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rhino's hand.
A slow jab from Johansson misses its intended target.
Rhino shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johansson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rhino throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johansson wants to stand but Rhino is controlling the position.
Johansson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johansson is trying to control the action in half guard but Rhino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rhino looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johansson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johansson trying to control the pace.
Rhino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brutalis Rhino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pauli Johansson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johansson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rhino lands with an overhand left.
Good leg kick by Johansson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rhino lands a really nice looking cross but Johansson seems unphased.
Johansson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rhino lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from Johansson. Those never looked like landing.
Rhino throwing a counter right hand but Johansson manages to avoid it.
Rhino is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rhino works Johansson's body with a nice hook.
Rhino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown but Johansson shows good takedown defense.
Johansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhino.
Rhino throws a good cross that connects.
Johansson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rhino on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johansson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rhino seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johansson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rhino's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johansson stacks Rhino on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johansson!
Johansson trying to control the position but Rhino is working away.
Johansson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Johansson throws a jab when Rhino was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rhino misses the target.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but Rhino ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Johansson misses.
No joy there for Johansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Johansson misses the target.
Rhino looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johansson!
Johansson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rhino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johansson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johansson struggling a bit here.
Rhino is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johansson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rhino tries for a kimura but Johansson is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johansson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino is trying to get an arm triangle but Johansson is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Johansson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rhino working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rhino will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rhino decides to stand back up.
Rhino darts in looking for a takedown but Johansson gets double underhooks and turns Rhino into the cage.
Johansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johansson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutalis Rhino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Rhino.
Brutalis Rhino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Johansson scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Brutalis Rhino has been cut.
Rhino slips a straight right by Johansson.
Johansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhino.
Johansson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johansson throws a counter combo.
Johansson walks into a stiff left hand from Rhino.
Rhino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson misses with the combination.
Pauli Johansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
Rhino defending well as Johansson loads up on a big left hand.
Rhino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rhino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johansson moves forwards but Rhino connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brutalis Rhino will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johansson throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rhino misses the target.
Rhino scores with a hook to the body. Johansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johansson missing with a left hand there. Rhino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Rhino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johansson throws a hook but Rhino avoids it easily.
Johansson throws a hook but Rhino avoids it easily.
Johansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Rhino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Johansson.
Johansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rhino.
Johansson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown but Johansson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johansson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rhino lands a nice looking body shot.
Rhino looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Rhino does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johansson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rhino is rocked!
Rhino is holding his hands too far apart here. Johansson throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Rhino is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pauli Johansson!
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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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