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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasara Hai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chak Rapthlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rapthlaka's choice of entrance music: Not Afraid. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
25
159 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasara Hai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chak Rapthlaka!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rapthlaka pinned against the cage. Rapthlaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hai drives through with a takedown into Rapthlaka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rapthlaka being controlled here, momentarily.
Hai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hai postures up.
Hai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hai throwing strikes but missing.
Hai lands a couple of digs.
Rapthlaka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hai defends it easily.
Rapthlaka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hai lands a couple of elbows.
Rapthlaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Rapthlaka, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapthlaka wants to stand but Hai is controlling the position.
Hai is looking to work some ground and pound but Rapthlaka has wrist control.
Hai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rapthlaka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hai wants to pass the guard but Rapthlaka is keeping the position.
Hai wants to control from the top but Rapthlaka keeps moving.
Hai lands a couple of elbows.
Rapthlaka working a defensive guard here.
Hai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hai prevents Rapthlaka from getting back to his feet.
Hai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hai is looking to work some ground and pound but Rapthlaka has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hai advances to half guard.
Hai is looking for a kimura here.
Rapthlaka tries to get to full guard but Hai has control of the leg.
Hai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hai is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rapthlaka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rapthlaka is refusing to be controlled, as Hai sits in half guard.
Rapthlaka trying to hold on to Hai's head to control him but Hai postures up.
Hai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rapthlaka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hai blocks the strikes from Rapthlaka.
Rapthlaka wants to get back to full guard.
Hai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rapthlaka keeps working.
Rapthlaka moves into full guard.
Hai throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hai throwing strikes from guard but Rapthlaka blocks nicely.
Rapthlaka being controlled here, momentarily.
Rapthlaka wants to stand up but Hai is controlling him.
Hai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hai is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hai slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hai is trying to control the action in half guard but Rapthlaka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasara Hai 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.
Rapthlaka dives in and grabs Hai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hai pushes down on Rapthlaka's head and hops out.
Hai is looking to clinch but Rapthlaka is avoiding it.
Hai dives in and scores a takedown into Rapthlaka's guard.
Rapthlaka keeping moving, preventing Hai from controlling successfully.
Hai makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hai cracks Rapthlaka with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rapthlaka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hai is aware though and is defending well.
Hai wants to control from the top but Rapthlaka keeps moving.
Hai with a nice head shot there.
Hai is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hai forces his way into half guard.
Vasara Hai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rapthlaka regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapthlaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hai is one step ahead there.
Rapthlaka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hai.
Hai throws a big right hand that misses.
Hai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rapthlaka wants to stand but Hai is controlling the position.
Rapthlaka is breathing heavily.
Hai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hai cracks Rapthlaka with a solid left hand.
Hai landing with the ground and pound.
Hai pushes down on Rapthlaka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapthlaka is looking to improve his position.
Hai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hai is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rapthlaka is in trouble now - Hai has advanced to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rapthlaka is bucking up trying to escape but Hai cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rapthlaka tries to hold on but Hai postures up.
Hai with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hai wants to control but instead Rapthlaka manages to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapthlaka manages to get to full guard.
Hai trying to control but Rapthlaka is working from the bottom.
Hai working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rapthlaka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hai throwing strikes from guard but Rapthlaka blocks nicely.
Hai throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapthlaka is trying to control the position but Hai postures up.
Hai won't allow Rapthlaka to sweep him here.
Rapthlaka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hai wants to control from the top but Rapthlaka keeps moving.
Hai throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rapthlaka wants to get back to his feet but Hai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rapthlaka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasara Hai dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Hai drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rapthlaka trying to keep a closed guard but Hai is proving a slippery customer.
Hai passes into half guard.
Rapthlaka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hai is looking to take a break and control but Rapthlaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hai is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rapthlaka!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapthlaka can't escape the position.
Rapthlaka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hai is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rapthlaka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rapthlaka is trying desperately to improve position.
Hai putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rapthlaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hai looking to control but Rapthlaka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rapthlaka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hai looking to finish Rapthlaka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rapthlaka!
Hai breaks from Rapthlaka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hai landing punches.
Hai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vasara Hai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapthlaka is looking to get to half guard.
Hai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rapthlaka is looking to escape.
Rapthlaka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Rapthlaka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hai raining down shots from the mount!
Hai tries to control but Rapthlaka wriggling away.
Hai cracks Rapthlaka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hai cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hai lands a big shot there that rocks Rapthlaka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hai lands with some strikes.
Rapthlaka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rapthlaka is bucking up trying to escape but Hai cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hai looking for a guillotine from mount but Rapthlaka is having none of it.
Rapthlaka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hai landing punches.
Hai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rapthlaka is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hai is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hai dominating with strikes here.
Hai has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rapthlaka's face.
Hai tries to control but Rapthlaka wriggling away.
BOOM! Hai connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rapthlaka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chak Rapthlaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hai lands with some strikes.
Rapthlaka is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasara Hai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasara Hai!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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