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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pumba Ottavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rausku might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
9 - 15 - 1 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
16 - 15 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pumba Ottavainen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottavainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ottavainen scores with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Rausku or perhaps it was just good defense by Ottavainen which made him look bad.
Ottavainen connects with a high kick.
Rausku tries to move into range but Ottavainen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rausku is defended easily by Ottavainen.
Rausku gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ottavainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arvi Rausku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rausku shoots in but no luck this time.
Rausku goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rausku swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rausku is breathing heavily.
Rausku takes one to the side of the head.
Ottavainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rausku was well out of range. Poor timing from Ottavainen.
Nice sprawl there from Ottavainen as Rausku shoots in.
Ottavainen lands with a nice combination. Rausku backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottavainen lands with a cross.
Ottavainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Ottavainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ottavainen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rausku misses with a takedown attempt - Ottavainen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ottavainen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ottavainen. That's going to slow Rausku down.
Ottavainen scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rausku sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rausku looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ottavainen is fending him off so far but Rausku persists. Nope, Ottavainen circles away and we're back to standing.
Rausku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen drives through and clinches with Rausku against the cage.
Rausku tries to pull guard but Ottavainen won't allow it.
Ottavainen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rausku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ottavainen breaks the clinch.
Ottavainen tries to clinch there but Rausku circles away.
Rausku fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ottavainen thows a body kick. Rausku tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ottavainen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rausku has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rausku misses with a few strikes there.
Ottavainen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rausku on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rausku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rausku fails to land with a series of punches.
Ottavainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rausku takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ottavainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ottavainen.
Ottavainen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rausku rather than just go for the knockout.
Rausku looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ottavainen lands with a good body shot.
Pumba Ottavainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ottavainen swinging wildly here.
Rausku closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ottavainen circles away.
Ottavainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ottavainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rausku. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ottavainen.
Rausku tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arvi Rausku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rausku looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice straight punches there by Ottavainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ottavainen.
Rausku stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ottavainen.
Rausku shoots in looking for a takedown. Ottavainen tries to sprawl out of it but Rausku keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ottavainen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rausku dodges the punch combination from Ottavainen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rausku shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pumba Ottavainen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rausku scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rausku seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ottavainen is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Arvi Rausku!
Arvi Rausku really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx - iForce Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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