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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Kalcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Rauhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rauhala's choice of entrance music: Blue moon. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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260 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Kalcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Rauhala!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauhala has a takedown stuffed.
Rauhala keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalcic misses with a few strikes there.
Kalcic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rauhala clinches up with Kalcic and pushes him back against the cage.
Rauhala lands a knee to the head.
Kalcic wants a takedown.
Kalcic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rauhala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kalcic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rauhala stopping the sweep attempt from Kalcic.
Rauhala showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rauhala preventing the sweep.
Kalcic throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rauhala preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalcic throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rauhala escapes and throws Kalcic's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kalcic is breathing heavily.
Kalcic is trying to control Rauhala's posture but Rauhala avoids it.
Rauhala controls the position.
Kalcic is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Rauhala politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rauhala prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two 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.
Kalcic is trying to control Rauhala's posture but Rauhala avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalcic tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Rauhala presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rauhala tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalcic has given up his back here.
Kalcic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kalcic is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalcic is working hard here to advance position.
Rauhala is looking to control Kalcic but Kalcic is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Rauhala doesn't have the hooks in and Kalcic manages to turn into his guard.
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.
Kalcic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kalcic is looking to clinch but Rauhala is avoiding it.
Kalcic misses with a two punch combination.
Kalcic is looking to clinch.
Kalcic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kalcic looks to clinch
and Rauhala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kalcic works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kalcic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rauhala is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kalcic, into his guard.
Kalcic working for a triangle but Rauhala defends it easily.
Kalcic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rauhala gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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 Antonio Kalcic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rauhala stuffs the takedown attempt from Kalcic. Kalcic gets slowly back to his feet.
Rauhala closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalcic circles away.
Jaakko Rauhala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalcic moves in looking to clinch but Rauhala pushes him off.
Kalcic looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kalcic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rauhala is fending him off so far but Kalcic persists. Nope, Rauhala circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Kalcic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rauhala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kalcic takes the fight into the clinch.
Kalcic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rauhala backwards.
Rauhala stalling the fight.
Rauhala drags the fight down to the ground.
Kalcic postures up in Rauhala's guard and throws a big left but Rauhala blocks it.
Kalcic trying to control the position from guard on top but Rauhala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rauhala looking for a sweep. Not yet Rauhala, not yet.
Kalcic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rauhala is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalcic landing some decent shots from guard.
Kalcic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rauhala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kalcic looking to pass the guard.
Kalcic thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kalcic tries to clinch up.
Rauhala will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kalcic tries to bum rush Rauhala with a series of wild strikes but Rauhala uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rauhala doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kalcic counters by moving into the clinch.
Kalcic can't get the takedown.
Rauhala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kalcic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kalcic tries for a takedown but Rauhala manages to get underhooks.
Kalcic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rauhala tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rauhala drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalcic fails to pull guard.
Rauhala is trying to stall.
Kalcic has Rauhala pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kalcic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rauhala tumbling to the mat - Kalcic dives into Rauhala's guard.
Kalcic postures up and lands a big shot to Rauhala's brow.
Kalcic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rauhala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rauhala trying to control the position.
Rauhala wants to sweep but no luck.
Kalcic tries to free his leg and advance position but Rauhala is retaining full guard.
Kalcic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rauhala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalcic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rauhala is keeping the position for now.
Kalcic trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rauhala manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rauhala stopping the sweep attempt from Kalcic.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rauhala misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kalcic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rauhala shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rauhala showed some decent athleticism there.
Kalcic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kalcic 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalcic actively working from the bottom here.
Kalcic is looking to get back to full guard here but Rauhala has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kalcic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kalcic tries to improve his position but instead Rauhala has taken his back!
I really don't envy Kalcic right now.
Rauhala is not going to allow Kalcic to sit and survive in this position.
Kalcic is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
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 Antonio Kalcic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rauhala moves into the clinch.
Kalcic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rauhala pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rauhala drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kalcic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kalcic misses with a double jab
and Rauhala counters with a single leg into guard. Kalcic didn't expect that.
Kalcic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rauhala slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kalcic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kalcic working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rauhala has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalcic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kalcic trying to control here.
Rauhala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kalcic wants to improve his position but Rauhala is controlling well.
Jaakko Rauhala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kalcic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kalcic.
Kalcic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rauhala is one step ahead there.
Kalcic wants to control the position but Rauhala says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kalcic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rauhala tries to pass to full mount but Kalcic defends it.
Kalcic wants to improve his position but Rauhala is controlling well.
Kalcic missing with punches from the bottom.
Kalcic punching from the bottom.
Kalcic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kalcic trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalcic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalcic trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kalcic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rauhala gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rauhala won't allow Kalcic to get back to his feet.
Rauhala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kalcic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rauhala shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kalcic but Kalcic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kalcic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rauhala throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kalcic's waist but Kalcic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rauhala off to one side.
Antonio Kalcic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Rauhala.
Kalcic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rauhala counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rauhala won't allow Kalcic to sweep him here.
Kalcic throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rauhala uses it to pass to side control.
Kalcic regains half guard.
Kalcic is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rauhala jumps into side control!
Rauhala has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jaakko Rauhala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rauhala wants to control the pace but Kalcic is squirming around nicely.
Rauhala is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jaakko Rauhala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kalcic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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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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