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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Rauhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maushu Hietala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauhala comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator, Impossible Brutality. Hietala has chosen Slipknot - Surfacing as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Maushu Hietala told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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280 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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187 cm
25
255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Rauhala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maushu Hietala!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauhala cracks a nice hook into Hietala's ribs.
Rauhala fails with a takedown attempt.
Rauhala throws a hook to the side of Hietala's head but Hietala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rauhala misses with a looping left.
Rauhala misses with a body shot.
Hietala displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rauhala.
Rauhala misses with an uppercut.
Rauhala scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rauhala looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hietala is avoiding damage well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hietala can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hietala takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rauhala is trying to ground and pound but Hietala uses the momentary lack of control by Rauhala to regain half guard.
Rauhala throwing shots but Hietala is blocking nicely.
Rauhala not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hietala wants to control but Rauhala is keeping busy.
Hietala tries to get to full guard but Rauhala has control of the leg.
Hietala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rauhala.
Rauhala thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hietala to regain full guard.
Rauhala postures up in Hietala's guard and throws a big left but Hietala blocks it.
Rauhala postures up in Hietala's guard and throws a big left but Hietala blocks it.
Hietala working a defensive guard here.
Hietala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rauhala scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hietala is trying to keep Rauhala in close.
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.
Rauhala wants to pass the guard but Hietala is keeping the position.
Rauhala wants to control from the top but Hietala keeps moving.
Rauhala working some strikes from top position.
Rauhala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hietala works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rauhala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hietala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rauhala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hietala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hietala lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rauhala!
Hietala throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rauhala because Hietala loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala avoids a strike by Hietala and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Hietala's guard! Fantastic escape!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rauhala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rauhala postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hietala doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hietala is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rauhala works over Hietala with some ground and pound from guard.
Hietala pulls Rauhala in close to his closed guard and prevents Rauhala from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala stopping the sweep attempt from Hietala.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rauhala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rauhala postures up and lands a big shot to Hietala's brow.
Hietala is trying to control the position but Rauhala postures up.
Hietala pushes Rauhala off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hietala closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hietala lands in his opponent's guard.
Hietala looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hietala's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Rauhala dominated that round.
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.
A jab from Rauhala misses.
Rauhala tries to clinch but Hietala moves out of range.
Rauhala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hietala counters with a straight right hand.
Rauhala tries to clinch
and Hietala counters with a left to the body.
Rauhala doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hietala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rauhala is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hietala pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rauno Rauhala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hietala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hietala stops a takedown attempt from Rauhala.
Hietala gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hietala slips a nice elbow through Rauhala's hands, connecting with Rauhala's forehead.
Hietala not doing much here.
Hietala wants to control but Rauhala is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauhala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hietala.
Hietala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hietala working over Rauhala with some ground and pound. Rauhala looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rauhala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hietala scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rauhala has hold of Hietala's hands but Hietala slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hietala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hietala looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hietala thows a huge punch but Rauhala dodges it nicely.
Rauhala is refusing to be controlled, as Hietala sits in half guard.
Hietala is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rauhala is refusing to be controlled, as Hietala sits in half guard.
Rauhala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hietala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala is trying to control but can't.
Rauhala makes his way to full guard, as Hietala worked for a kimura.
Rauhala wants to sweep but no luck.
Rauhala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hietala throws a strike but Rauhala rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hietala working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rauhala lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hietala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maushu Hietala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hietala is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hietala utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rauhala thows a big elbow that misses.
Rauhala lands a couple of elbows.
Hietala pushes Rauhala off and scrambles back to his feet.
Rauhala looks to land a left hand but Hietala moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maushu Hietala 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!
Hietala instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rauhala.
Rauhala tries to circle away but Hietala has him pinned against the cage.
Rauhala is trying to break the clinch but Hietala has him pressed against the cage.
Rauhala pushes Hietala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauhala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hietala struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauhala controls his hands.
Rauhala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauhala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hietala looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rauhala!
Hietala scoring with strikes but Rauhala is staying in there.
Hietala has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rauhala is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hietala lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hietala working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hietala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rauhala taking shots to the head.
Hietala looking to finish with strikes here!
Rauhala tries to hold on but Hietala pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hietala looking to control but Rauhala is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hietala lands a big shot there that rocks Rauhala but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hietala goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rauhala turns into him and now he's in Hietala's guard.
Hietala keeping full guard, as Rauhala tries to pass.
Hietala is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hietala is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rauhala throws a big right hand that misses.
Rauhala lands a couple of elbows.
Rauhala looking to sit in guard and control but Hietala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hietala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rauhala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hietala is one step ahead there.
Hietala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hietala throwing strikes but missing.
Hietala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rauhala's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hietala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hietala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rauhala is keeping the position for now.
Hietala trying to control the position from guard on top but Rauhala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maushu Hietala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hietala has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maushu Hietala!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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