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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ari Vanhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raivo Rape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanhala comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Religion - Generator. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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170 cm
24
196 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ari Vanhala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raivo Rape!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rape shoots in and drives through. Vanhala sprawls well.
Vanhala swinging wildly here.
Vanhala misses with a straight left.
Vanhala moves out of range of the body kick.
Vanhala closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rape quickly recovers to half guard.
Rape is looking for a sweep. Vanhala is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rape gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vanhala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vanhala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rape's head.
Rape wants to sweep but no luck.
Rape trying to keep a closed guard but Vanhala is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanhala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vanhala makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rape lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vanhala!
Rape can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vanhala is looking to escape.
Rape controlling from the full mount.
Rape thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two 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.
Rape working the ground and pound effectively.
Vanhala working to try and regain half guard.
Vanhala is in a horrible position here. Rape smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rape is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Vanhala has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Vanhala!
Rape 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vanhala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rape looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rape escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vanhala gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rape looking to control.
Vanhala throwing strikes from guard but Rape blocks nicely.
Rape wants to sweep here but Vanhala controlling him for the moment.
Vanhala throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Rape is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vanhala is looking to work some ground and pound but Rape has wrist control.
Vanhala has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rape wants to sweep here but Vanhala controlling him for the moment.
Vanhala wants to control from the top but Rape keeps moving.
Rape working a defensive guard here.
Vanhala wants to pass the guard but Rape is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raivo Rape will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rape tries to clinch there but Vanhala circles away.
Rape closes the distance but Vanhala moves to the side
and Vanhala cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vanhala throws a hook but Rape avoids it easily.
Rape misses with a takedown attempt
letting Vanhala counter with a right hand.
Rape misses with an uppercut
and Vanhala counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rape's guard now.
Rape looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vanhala looking to pass the guard.
Rape tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rape trying to control the position.
Rape is looking to sinch up a triangle. Vanhala throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rape's body to avoid the submission. Rape has instead reached around Vanhala's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rape arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Raivo Rape!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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