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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 560 p4p, 785 weight class) and William OConnor (ranked 68 p4p, 108 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm 28 180 23 - 2 - 0 |
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183 cm 34 190 10 - 21 - 1 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt Good elbows Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 23 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, William OConnor! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rauta cracks OConnor with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! OConnor looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rauta finish him?
It looks like William OConnor has been cut. OConnor looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! OConnor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rauta. A swing and a miss from Rauta. OConnor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Rauta misses with a looping right. Rauta jabbing away but nothing is landing. OConnor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Rauta circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops OConnor to the canvas! OConnor doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Rauta keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyrkki Rauta! Nyrkki Rauta retains his middleweight title! Nyrkki Rauta decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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