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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Viittala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Croix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Viittala!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Viittala.
Viittala wants to clinch
and Croix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viittala tries to clinch up but Croix circles away and keeps his distance.
Viittala fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Croix, pushing him back against the cage.
Croix is trying to break free.
Viittala manages to break the clinch.
Viittala is looking to clinch but Croix is avoiding it.
Viittala slips a jab from Croix.
Viittala rushes Croix and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Viittala.
Croix wants to break free but Viittala has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Viittala.
Viittala throws an elbow but it misses.
Croix breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viittala tries to clinch there but Croix circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix connects with a jab.
Croix scores with a jab.
Viittala wants to clinch up but Croix keeps it at a distance.
Viittala tries to clinch but Croix moves away
and Croix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Viittala.
Viittala rushes Croix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Viittala.
Croix takes an elbow to the forehead.
Croix working hard to break the clinch.
Viittala ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Viittala no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Croix is looking to stand up but Viittala won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viittala wants to stand up but Croix is controlling him.
Viittala has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Croix off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Croix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Viittala tries to clinch up but Croix circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viittala moves in looking to clinch but Croix pushes him off.
Croix misses with a wild combination.
Viittala lands a leg kick that knocks Croix off balance momentarily.
Viittala tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Croix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Viittala misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Croix.
Viittala tries to clinch up.
Viittala tries to clinch but Croix moves away
and Croix counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Croix misses its intended target.
Viittala fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Croix on the side of the head.
Croix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tony Croix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Viittala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Viittala slips under a jab from Croix.
Viittala closes the distance and clinches.
Viittala missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viittala pushes Croix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Croix blocks a body shot from Viittala.
Viittala holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Viittala throws a head punch that misses.
Viittala stalling against the cage.
Viittala tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Croix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viittala taking a breather.
Croix prevents a body shot from Viittala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Viittala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Croix uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Viittala has time to react.
Viittala wants to clinch up but Croix keeps it at a distance.
Viittala tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Croix counters with a right hand to the body.
Viittala forces Croix back against the cage and clinches.
Viittala has Croix pressed against the cage, preventing Croix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Viittala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Croix.
Viittala lands a body punch in the clinch.
Viittala breaks from the clinch.
Croix looks to land a left hand but Viittala moved out of range nicely.
Croix scores with a jab to the body.
Croix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Viittala wants to clinch up but Croix keeps it at a distance.
Tony Croix is winning the standup battle so far.
Croix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viittala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Viittala tries to clinch but Croix moves out of range.
Viittala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rauno Viittala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Croix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Viittala tries to close the distance and clinch but Croix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Croix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Viittala moves in looking to clinch but Croix pushes him off.
Croix throws a hook but Viittala blocks it.
Viittala tries to clinch up.
Viittala tries to clinch but Croix moves out of range.
Viittala wants to clinch
and Croix counters with a stiff right hand.
Croix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Viittala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Viittala lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croix is trying to force a seperation but Viittala has the dominant position.
Croix has had enough of the clinch but Viittala keeps him there for the moment.
Croix blocking some punches.
Croix blocks an elbow strike.
Viittala stalling against the cage.
Viittala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Viittala can't find room to land a body shot as Croix controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viittala swings wildly with an uppercut but Croix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Croix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croix wants to get back to striking at distance but Viittala won't allow it.
Croix tries to circle away but Viittala has him pinned against the cage.
Croix takes an elbow to the temple.
Croix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Viittala breaks from the clinch.
A lazy left from Croix finds it's target.
Croix swats away the attempt to clinch by Viittala.
Croix takes a swing at Viittala's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Croix.
Viittala ducks under a wild hook from Croix.
Viittala fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viittala wants to clinch.
Croix throws a right and a left that Viittala avoids nicely.
Viittala misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Viittala tries to clinch up but Croix circles away and keeps his distance.
Viittala gets a clinch.
Viittala lands an elbow inside.
Viittala prevents Croix from breaking the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Croix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Croix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Croix throws a hook but Viittala avoids it easily.
Viittala slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Croix will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Viittala looks to clinch
and Croix counters with a two punch combo.
Croix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Viittala clinches.
Viittala pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Viittala - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Viittala scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Viittala.
Croix is trying to push Viittala away but Viittala has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rauno Viittala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Viittala misses with a punch on the inside.
Viittala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Croix backwards.
Viittala pushes off an throws an elbow but Croix leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Croix takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viittala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viittala tries to clinch but Croix moves out of range.
Viittala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Croix lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Viittala throws a right hand that Croix ducks under and follows up with a left that Croix also avoids with ease.
Viittala tries to clinch up.
Croix throws out a loose jab but Viittala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viittala closes this distance looking for a takedown but Croix circles away.
Croix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Viittala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Viittala tries to land knees in the clinch but Croix avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viittala.
Viittala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viittala missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croix breaks the clinch.
Croix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Croix throws a right hand that Viittala ducks under and follows up with a left that Viittala also avoids with ease.
Croix misses with a series of wild punches.
Croix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Viittala counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viittala tries to stand and escape but Croix is controlling the position.
Viittala postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Croix to stand up.
Viittala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Viittala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Croixs head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Viittala.
Viittala is leaning against Croix and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Viittala.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viittala lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Viittala.
Viittala keeps control of Croix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Viittala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Croix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Viittala fails with the takedown.
Croix lands with a straight right. Viittala didn't see that one coming.
Tony Croix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Viittala moves out of range as Croix strikes.
Viittala has Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Viittala fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Viittala.
Croix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Viittala slowing the pace effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Viittala.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Viittala.
Croix blocks an uppercut.
Viittala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Croix's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viittala lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Viittala pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Viittala really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Viittala has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Viittala there as he acknowledges the shot.
Viittala has Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
Viittala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Viittala tries for a takedown but Croix manages to get underhooks.
Viittala misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Croix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Croix is trying to break the clinch but Viittala has him pressed against the cage.
Croix takes an elbow to the temple.
Viittala lands with a light punch inside.
Croix can't break the clinch.
Viittala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viittala blocks a jab.
Viittala doesn't manage to clinch there - Croix circles away.
Viittala wants to clinch up but Croix keeps it at a distance.
Croix with a jab.
Viittala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Croix.
Croix circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Viittala.
Croix misses with a body shot.
Viittala wants to clinch.
Viittala slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viittala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viittala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Croix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Croix throws a shot from downtown. Viittala moves away and avoids it.
Viittala moves in looking to clinch but Croix pushes him off.
Viittala tries to clinch
and Croix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Croix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Croix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Viittala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Croix counters with a nice uppercut.
Viittala darts in trying to clinch
and Croix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croix just misses with a punch to the body.
Croix throws a poor cross that misses
and Viittala counters with an inside leg kick.
Viittala rushes Croix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Viittala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Croix managing to block the knees to the body from Viittala.
Croix dodges an elbow strike from Viittala.
Viittala throws an elbow but it misses.
Viittala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viittala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viittala darts in trying to clinch
enabling Croix to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croix misses with a straight left.
Viittala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Viittala closes the distance but Croix moves to the side
and Croix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Viittala tries to clinch up.
Croix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Viittala has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Croix missing with a left hand there. Viittala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Croix throws a body punch but Viittala moves out of range.
Viittala tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Croix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Viittala tries to clinch but Croix moves out of range.
Croix stuffs the takedown attempt from Viittala. Viittala gets slowly back to his feet.
Tony Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauno Viittala.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viittala swinging wildly here.
Viittala pushes Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Rauno Viittala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Viittala tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Croix counters with a nice body shot.
Croix swats away the attempt to clinch by Viittala.
Croix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Croix misses.
A left and a right from Croix both land. Nice combination.
Croix throws a lazy right hand but Viittala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viittala tries to close the distance and clinch but Croix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Croix misses with a lunging right hand
and Viittala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Viittala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Viittala misses with an elbow over the top.
Viittala lands an elbow that stopped Croix in his tracks for a moment.
Viittala lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viittala has a couple of punches blocked by Croix.
Viittala throws an elbow that misses.
Viittala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Viittala.
Croix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Croix dips to his left and cracks Viittala with an uppercut!
Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Croix lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Croix.
Viittala is rocked!
Viittala takes a jab right on the kisser.
Viittala is still on wobbly legs! Can Croix finish him?
Croix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viittala rushes Croix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Viittala lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Croix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Viittala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tony Croix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croix swats away the attempt to clinch by Viittala.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Croix stuns Viittala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Croix lands a big right hook! Viittala looks hurt but is still standing! Croix lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Viittala falls down and Croix dives in with a huge hammer fist! Viittala's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Croix runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Croix!
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