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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finley comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Rausku has chosen Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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197 lbs
16 - 18 - 0 |
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190 lbs
15 - 21 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rausku is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finley to keep the fight standing.
Finley has Rausku pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rausku manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rausku drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rausku tries to pull guard but Finley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brad Finley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Rausku is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Finley is defending well.
Finley has Rausku pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rausku manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Finley lands a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Finley lands a couple of digs.
Finley won't allow Rausku to sweep him here.
Finley pushing down on Rausku's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Finley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rausku defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finley looks to land a strike but Rausku avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Finley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rausku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finley connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Finley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rausku works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Finley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finley trying to control but Rausku is working from the bottom.
Finley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rausku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Finley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rausku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Finley.
Rausku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Finley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Finley postures up in Rausku's guard and throws a big left but Rausku blocks it.
Finley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Finley chips away with some ground and pound.
Finley scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rausku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Finley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley postures up and lands a big shot to Rausku's brow.
Finley throws a big elbow that misses.
Rausku is looking to sweep but instead, Finley has passed into half guard.
Rausku trying to control here.
Finley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finley working Rausku over with strikes.
Rausku has hold of Finley's hands but Finley slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rausku blocking the ground and pound attempt from Finley.
Finley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rausku with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Finley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rausku defending well though.
Finley trying to control the pace.
Finley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rausku defending well though.
Finley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Finley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Finley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rausku defending well though.
Finley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Finley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finley tries to clinch there but Rausku circles away.
Finley tries to clinch up but Rausku circles away and keeps his distance.
Finley works over Rausku's head and body with a nice combination.
Finley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rausku sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rausku swats away the attempt to clinch by Finley.
Jab by Rausku.
Finley wants to clinch but Rausku slips to the side
and Rausku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Finley tries to clinch up.
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rausku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley moves to clinch but Rausku breaks away
and Rausku counters with a series of strikes. Finley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Finley tries to clinch
and Rausku counters with a series of strikes. Finley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rausku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rausku shoots for a takedown but Finley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Finley wants to clinch
and Rausku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Finley sprawls well. Finley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet.
Finley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rausku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brad Finley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Finley as he jumps to the side.
Brad Finley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Finley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brad Finley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Finley closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rausku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rausku drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Finley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Finley wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finley decides to pull guard.
Finley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Finley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rausku can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brad Finley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rausku is aware though and is defending well.
Rausku trying to control the position from guard on top but Finley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Finley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rausku doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rausku manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rausku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Finley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rausku is sitting in close to Finley's body. Finley has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rausku is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rausku is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Finley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brad Finley!
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hype
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