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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reiska Rakennusmies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Kuosmanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reiska Rakennusmies had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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169 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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167 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Rakennusmies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Kuosmanen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuosmanen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kuosmanen showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuosmanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rakennusmies's head.
Kuosmanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kuosmanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rakennusmies wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rakennusmies is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kuosmanen trying to control the pace.
Kuosmanen is trying to control the action in half guard but Rakennusmies is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kuosmanen is taking a breather. Rakennusmies says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rakennusmies looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuosmanen working over Rakennusmies with some ground and pound. Rakennusmies looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rakennusmies wants to control but Kuosmanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rakennusmies is in trouble now - Kuosmanen has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuosmanen looking to control but Rakennusmies is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rakennusmies in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rakennusmies takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kuosmanen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kuosmanen landing strikes from the mount.
Rakennusmies tries to hold on but Kuosmanen pushes him away.
Kuosmanen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kuosmanen with the ground and pound from mount.
Kuosmanen lands a big shot there that rocks Rakennusmies but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rakennusmies is rocked!
Kuosmanen cracks Rakennusmies with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Rakennusmies is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuosmanen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rakennusmies manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kuosmanen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rakennusmies seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Kuosmanen crashes against the mat.
Kuosmanen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rakennusmies has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kuosmanen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kuosmanen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kuosmanen looking to control but instead Rakennusmies has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Rakennusmies looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rakennusmies really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kuosmanen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rakennusmies won't allow Kuosmanen to pass to mount.
Kuosmanen works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kuosmanen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rakennusmies tries to hold on but Kuosmanen pushes him away.
Rakennusmies is looking to get to half guard.
Kuosmanen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kuosmanen is landing with some decent strikes but Rakennusmies is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kuosmanen looking to finish Rakennusmies with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rakennusmies!
Kuosmanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rakennusmies is breathing heavily.
Kuosmanen landing strikes from the mount and Rakennusmies is in trouble!
Kuosmanen working Rakennusmies over with strikes here.
Kuosmanen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kuosmanen landing shots from mount.
Kuosmanen with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuosmanen unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuosmanen landing strikes from the mount and Rakennusmies is in trouble!
Kuosmanen looking to control but Rakennusmies is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Kuosmanen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kuosmanen avoids the attempt from Rakennusmies to control.
Kuosmanen lands a big elbow.
Rakennusmies wants to control but Kuosmanen is having none of it.
Rakennusmies is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kuosmanen looking to control but Rakennusmies is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuosmanen looking to finish Rakennusmies with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rakennusmies!
Kuosmanen prevents Rakennusmies from getting the reversal.
Kuosmanen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kuosmanen working for a submission but Rakennusmies is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kuosmanen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuosmanen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rakennusmies's half guard.
Kuosmanen moves nicely into side control.
Rakennusmies is not content to let Kuosmanen control the position.
Kuosmanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kuosmanen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kuosmanen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rakennusmies!
Rakennusmies is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakennusmies regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuosmanen is trying to control the action in half guard but Rakennusmies is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rakennusmies tries to get to full guard but Kuosmanen has control of the leg.
Kuosmanen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rakennusmies does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kuosmanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuosmanen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kuosmanen unloading with bombs!
Kuosmanen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kuosmanen with the ground and pound from mount.
Kuosmanen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kuosmanen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rakennusmies tries to reverse the position but Kuosmanen maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuosmanen works his way to his opponent's back.
Kuosmanen looking for the choke but no joy.
A lull in the action here.
Keijo Kuosmanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuosmanen has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rakennusmies has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuosmanen looking for the choke but no joy.
Rakennusmies tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kuosmanen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rakennusmies hang on?
BOOM! Kuosmanen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rakennusmies tries to reverse the position but Kuosmanen maintains control.
Kuosmanen looking to secure an arm triangle but Rakennusmies defends it well.
Kuosmanen looking to finish Rakennusmies with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rakennusmies!
Rakennusmies is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kuosmanen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rakennusmies has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kuosmanen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rakennusmies's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies is working to get back to half guard.
Kuosmanen lands a nice shot to the head.
Kuosmanen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rakennusmies is working to get back to half guard.
Kuosmanen has hold of Rakennusmies's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rakennusmies manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kuosmanen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kuosmanen with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakennusmies is bucking up trying to escape but Kuosmanen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kuosmanen landing shots from mount.
Kuosmanen wants to take his opponent's back but Rakennusmies doesn't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Kuosmanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kuosmanen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rakennusmies working for a triangle but Kuosmanen defends it easily.
Rakennusmies lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kuosmanen!
Kuosmanen tries to hold on but Rakennusmies pushes him away.
Kuosmanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kuosmanen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kuosmanen working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuosmanen gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuosmanen throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rakennusmies stalling away here and it's allowed Kuosmanen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kuosmanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rakennusmies is one step ahead there.
Kuosmanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rakennusmies defends it easily.
Kuosmanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuosmanen keeping moving, preventing Rakennusmies from controlling successfully.
Rakennusmies advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuosmanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Rakennusmies in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kuosmanen tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rakennusmies!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reiska Rakennusmies!
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energy
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