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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between War Brace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brace comes into the arena with Snoop DoGG blaring out of the sound system. Rausku is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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190 lbs
15 - 25 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent 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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, War Brace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rausku manages to avoid it.
Rausku will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brace plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Arvi Rausku has been cut.
Rausku walks into a straight right hand from Brace.
Rausku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rausku!
Rausku darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brace is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rausku's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rausku's back!
Brace trying to control momentarily.
Brace biding his time, controlling Rausku.
A lull in the action here.
Brace keeps control of the position as Rausku tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Brace tries to keep control of the position but Rausku is staying busy.
Brace controlling well, preventing Rausku from escaping the position.
Brace trying to control.
Rausku trying to get back to his feet but Brace is in full control for now.
Will Brace go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Brace has good solid back control here.
Rausku trying to control the hands but Brace won't let him.
Brace is riding his opponent, not letting Rausku buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku trying to control the hands but Brace breaks the grip.
Brace is riding his opponent, not letting Rausku buck him off.
Brace is trying to stick to Rausku's back but Rausku is turning into Brace. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brace's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rausku.
Rausku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of War Brace.
Rausku on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
War Brace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Brace throws a looping overhand right but Rausku ducks down to avoid it.
Brace scores with a one two! Rausku had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rausku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rausku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rausku staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brace misses with a straight right.
Rausku scores with a jab to the head.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brace sprawls well. Brace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rausku gets slowly back to his feet.
Brace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brace misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rausku.
Rausku shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brace manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brace looking for a sweep. Not yet Brace, not yet.
Brace is working hard here to advance position.
Rausku tries to free his leg and advance position but Brace is retaining full guard.
Brace looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku trying to control but Brace is working from the bottom.
Brace trying to keep a closed guard but Rausku is proving a slippery customer.
Rausku passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rausku working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brace takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brace can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rausku goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brace rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rausku's guard! Nice work there by Brace!
Brace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that War Brace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arvi Rausku's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brace throws a leg kick which misses Rausku's front leg but catches the back leg as Rausku tries to avoid it.
Brace slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brace. That's going to slow Rausku down.
Rausku gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rausku shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rausku shoots in looking for a takedown. Brace tries to sprawl out of it but Rausku keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brace swings for the body but Rausku moves out of range.
Rausku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rausku takes one to the chin there.
Brace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rausku on the side of the head.
Brace scores with a hook to the body. Rausku takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brace finds it's way round the side to connect with Rausku's head.
A shot to the liver by Brace. Beautiful body shot.
Rausku is breathing heavily.
Rausku is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brace stuns Rausku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brace lands a front kick.
War Brace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brace scores with a leg kick.
Brace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rausku.
Rausku takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rausku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brace feints and then cracks Rausku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rausku down.
A jab lands there for Brace.
Rausku takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rausku at a distance.
Brace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rausku on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brace is looking to slow Rausku down with leg kicks.
Arvi Rausku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rausku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brace.
Brace connects with a body shot that sends Rausku's belly button to the back.
War Brace is winning the standup battle so far.
Brace throws a leg kick which misses Rausku's front leg but catches the back leg as Rausku tries to avoid it.
Brace lands a leg kick that knocks Rausku off balance momentarily.
Brace keeps Rausku at a distance using the push kick.
Brace lands with a slapping head kick.
Brace lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rausku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brace with a jab.
Brace connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rausku's hands.
Brace scoring well with a low kick there.
Brace stuns Rausku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rausku has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brace.
Brace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rausku doesn't seem bothered though.
Rausku takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brace connects with a body shot.
Brace lands with a cross.
Brace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brace catches Rausku with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brace thows a body kick. Rausku tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brace's corner calls for a 1-2. Brace obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice combination there by Brace.
Rausku takes one to the chin there.
Brace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brace as he jumps to the side.
Brace comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brace jabs at Rausku's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rausku takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rausku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brace.
Brace lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Brace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arvi Rausku's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rausku on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rausku can do to turn this around?
Brace keeps Rausku at a distance using the push kick.
Brace lands a slapping body shot.
Rausku has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brace finds it's way round the side to connect with Rausku's head.
Brace moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brace cracks Rausku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brace lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rausku.
Brace throws a front kick that sends Rausku stumbling back into the cage.
Brace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brace feints and then cracks Rausku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rausku down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brace.
Rausku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Brace there.
Brace lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rausku was well out of range. Poor timing from Brace.
Brace connects with an inside leg kick.
Brace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rausku has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brace.
Brace throws a body punch but Rausku moves out of range.
Brace stalks Rausku and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rausku's face. Rausku staggers backwards, shaken.
Rausku takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brace lands a front kick.
Rausku on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rausku under the eye.
Brace lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Brace finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brace as he jumps to the side.
Brace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brace misses with a two punch combination.
Brace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A cross from Brace lands.
Brace listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rausku's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rausku fails with a takedown attempt.
Brace lands a nice looking body kick.
Arvi Rausku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brace thows a body kick. Rausku tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rausku manages to avoid it.
Rausku takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brace thows a body shot but no joy.
Brace cracks Rausku with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rausku throws a combination that misses
and Brace counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rausku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rausku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brace.
Brace connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy left from Brace finds it's target.
Rausku walks into a straight right hand from Brace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brace comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Brace coming out on top.
Brace scores with a kick to the body.
Brace bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rausku's sensitive parts.
Brace cracks Rausku with an open hand slap.
Brace lands a really nice looking cross but Rausku seems unphased.
Brace lands a jab to Rausku's midsection.
Brace scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rausku at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brace. Rausku shrugs it off though.
Brace throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
War Brace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brace, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... War Brace!
A very excited looking War Brace rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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hype
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