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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Rajala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Game - Dope Boys. Mike Louis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Louis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Rajala!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rajala wants to clinch.
Rajala is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Louis looks for a takedown but Rajala sprawls well.
Rajala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rajala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rajala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Louis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Louis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Louis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Louis closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rajala gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Louis successfully pulls guard.
Rajala is looking to stand up but Louis won't let him.
Louis looking to control.
Louis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rajala decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rajala decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rajala tries to stand and escape but Louis is controlling the position.
Rajala looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rajala uses his free foot to push down on Louis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Louis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajala with shots to the head and body - Louis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Louis is breathing heavily.
Rajala looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rajala misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rajala controlling from the full mount.
Louis is squirming around, avoiding Rajala's attempts to control the action.
Louis wants to hold on but Rajala pushes him away.
Rajala landing punches.
Rajala is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Louis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala cracks Louis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rajala postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Louis looks a forlorn figure.
Rajala controlling the position easily from mount.
Rajala lands a heavy elbow.
Rajala landing shots from mount.
Rajala connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rajala controlling from mount.
Rajala tries to control but Louis wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louis is looking to improve his position but Rajala isn't that keen on the idea.
Rajala fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rajala putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Louis is looking to get to half guard.
Rajala lands with some strikes.
Rajala lands a nice shot to the head.
Rajala sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Louis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Rajala dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rajala throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rajala closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rajala stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rajala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rajala takes the fight into the clinch.
Rajala pulls guard.
Louis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rajala wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Louis trying to control but Rajala is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mike Louis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rajala darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rajala scores with a jab to the body.
Rajala shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Louis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rajala must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rajala landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rajala not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajala stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Louis gets the takedown into side control.
Rajala is pushing Louis's head away, looking to escape. Louis manages to hold on to the position though.
Louis wants to control but Rajala is keeping him busy.
Louis wants to control for a moment but Rajala uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Louis tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Rajala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Louis is trying to control. Rajala wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rajala is positioning himself well to prevent Louis advancing to mount.
Rajala moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rajala looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rajala wriggles free and stands up.
Rajala looks to land a combination but Louis avoids it well.
Rajala misses with a takedown
letting Louis counter with a right hand.
Louis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rajala tries to clinch up but Louis circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otto Rajala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Rajala lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Louis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rajala doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Louis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Louis wants to control from the top but Rajala keeps moving.
Otto Rajala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Louis gets to his feet. Rajala looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rajala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rajala tries to clinch but Louis moves away
and Louis counters with a solid body kick.
Rajala closes the distance and clinches.
Rajala pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rajala is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala trying to stand up but can't free himself from Louis's guard.
Rajala prevents Louis from getting back to his feet.
Rajala trying to control the position from guard on top but Louis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajala throwing strikes from guard but Louis blocks nicely.
Rajala wants to control from the top but Louis keeps moving.
Louis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Rajala drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rajala jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rajala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Louis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rajala moves into the clinch successfully.
Rajala gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rajala jumps guard.
Rajala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Louis thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louis throwing strikes from guard but Rajala blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala has Louis pulled in close to control his posture.
Louis stopping the sweep attempt from Rajala.
Mike Louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louis prevents Rajala from getting back to his feet.
Louis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rajala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rajala tries to clinch but Louis is having none of it.
Rajala has Louis up against the cage in a clinch.
Rajala breaks from the clinch.
Rajala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rajala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rajala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Louis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rajala's guard.
Louis passes Rajala's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rajala makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Louis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rajala has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Rajala!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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