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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reko Myllykoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapp has chosen How bout you as his entrance music. Xavier Rapp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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174 cm
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165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reko Myllykoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Rapp!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapp moves into range and clinches up with Myllykoski.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Myllykoski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Myllykoski takes a swing at Rapp's ribcage but misses.
Myllykoski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Myllykoski throws out a loose jab but Rapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myllykoski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rapp.
Myllykoski fails with the takedown.
Rapp tries to clinch up but Myllykoski circles away and keeps his distance.
Rapp tries to clinch but Myllykoski moves out of range.
Myllykoski keeps the fight on the outside.
Myllykoski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rapp as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myllykoski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rapp moves away.
Myllykoski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reko Myllykoski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Myllykoski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Myllykoski misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myllykoski looks to land a left hand but Rapp moved out of range nicely.
Myllykoski avoids the head kick by Rapp.
Rapp has closed the distance and engaged Myllykoski in a clinch.
Rapp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Myllykoski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rapp.
Myllykoski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myllykoski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Myllykoski gets through Rapp's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rapp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rapp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rapp lands a nice shot to the body.
Rapp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myllykoski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rapp moves away.
Myllykoski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rapp momentarily.
Myllykoski shoots in for a takedown but Rapp shows good takedown defense.
Myllykoski swings for the body but Rapp moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Myllykoski.
Myllykoski takes a swing at Rapp's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Myllykoski. Rapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rapp ducks under a wild hook from Myllykoski.
Rapp moves away from the strike by Myllykoski.
Myllykoski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rapp as he avoids it easily.
Rapp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rapp stuffs the takedown.
Myllykoski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rapp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Myllykoski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rapp throws a nice looking combination but Myllykoski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Myllykoski dodges the punch combination from Rapp.
Myllykoski looks to throw the jab but Rapp is out of range.
Myllykoski missing with a left hand there. Rapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Myllykoski lands with a straight right. Rapp didn't see that one coming.
Rapp throws a series of strikes that have Myllykoski backpedaling.
Rapp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myllykoski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Myllykoski fails with the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Myllykoski scores with a four punch combination!
Rapp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Myllykoski blocks a body shot from Rapp.
Rapp working hard to break the clinch.
Rapp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rapp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myllykoski swats away the attempt to clinch by Rapp.
Myllykoski misses with an uppercut.
Rapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Myllykoski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rapp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Rapp does no damage.
Rapp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myllykoski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rapp as he jumps to the side.
Reko Myllykoski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myllykoski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rapp.
Myllykoski throws a body punch but Rapp moves out of range.
Myllykoski stalks Rapp and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rapp's face. Rapp staggers backwards, shaken.
Rapp tries to clinch but Myllykoski is having none of it.
Myllykoski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rapp tries to avoid it but Myllykoski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rapp to the ground. Rapp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Myllykoski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rapp fails to land with a series of punches.
Rapp misses with a series of wild punches.
Rapp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Myllykoski.
Nice straight punches there by Myllykoski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Myllykoski.
Myllykoski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rapp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Myllykoski throws the left hand but Rapp avoids the punch easily.
Myllykoski shoots in for a double leg but Rapp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Rapp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Myllykoski throws a lazy right hand but Rapp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Myllykoski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rapp napping and manages to drive through into side control!
An elbow from Myllykoski crashes against the mat.
Myllykoski cracks Rapp with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rapp pushes Myllykoski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Myllykoski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Myllykoski cracks Rapp with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Rapp takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Myllykoski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rapp is avoiding damage well.
Myllykoski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Myllykoski is looking to take a break and control but Rapp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Myllykoski fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myllykoski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Myllykoski happy to just control the position for now.
Myllykoski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rapp is avoiding damage well.
Myllykoski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rapp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Myllykoski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Myllykoski looks to throw the jab but Rapp is out of range.
A slow jab from Myllykoski misses its intended target.
Myllykoski fails with a takedown attempt.
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.
Myllykoski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Myllykoski is pressing down on Rapp's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rapp is holding on for now.
Myllykoski throwing shots but Rapp is blocking nicely.
Rapp is trying to stand.
Myllykoski slows the pace down in half guard.
Rapp is trying to stand up here but Myllykoski is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myllykoski 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.
Myllykoski thows a huge punch but Rapp dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rapp tries to kick Myllykoski off but Myllykoski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Myllykoski misses its intended target.
Xavier Rapp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Myllykoski throws a big shot that misses.
Myllykoski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rapp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Myllykoski.
Myllykoski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rapp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Myllykoski misses with a looping left.
Myllykoski lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rapp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rapp wants it to stay on the feet.
Myllykoski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Myllykoski looks to land a left hand but Rapp moved out of range nicely.
Rapp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rapp ducks under a wild hook from Myllykoski.
Myllykoski throws out a loose jab but Rapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rapp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Myllykoski.
Rapp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Myllykoski.
No luck for Myllykoski with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reko Myllykoski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rapp wants to land a leg kick but Myllykoski is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rapp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Myllykoski dodges the punch combination from Rapp.
Rapp has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reko Myllykoski dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rapp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Myllykoski.
Myllykoski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rapp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rapp cracks Myllykoski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rapp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Myllykoski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Myllykoski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rapp is trying to defend but Myllykoski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Myllykoski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rapp's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Myllykoski working over Rapp with some ground and pound. Rapp looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Myllykoski is trying to control. Rapp wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myllykoski is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rapp!
A nice elbow there by Myllykoski.
Myllykoski working the ground and pound effectively.
Myllykoski breaks from Rapp's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Myllykoski.
Myllykoski content just to control the position here.
Myllykoski working Rapp over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapp is bucking up trying to escape but Myllykoski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Myllykoski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Myllykoski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Myllykoski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Myllykoski looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Myllykoski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myllykoski dominating with strikes here.
Rapp is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rapp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Myllykoski landing strikes from the mount and Rapp is in trouble!
Myllykoski wants to control but Rapp has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Myllykoski winds up and cracks Rapp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Myllykoski is nestled in close to Rapp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rapp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Myllykoski.
Rapp is staying active underneath Myllykoski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myllykoski winds up and cracks Rapp with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rapp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Myllykoski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rapp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Myllykoski throwing shots but Rapp is blocking nicely.
Myllykoski misses with a head shot. Rapp uses the momentum to regain guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Myllykoski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reko Myllykoski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Myllykoski 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reko Myllykoski!
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energy
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hype
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