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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frane Harm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauli Raunio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Harm might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to gangs of new york. The crowd seem to be enjoying Raunio's choice of entrance music: Die for Metal. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 cm
25
223 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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198 cm
28
208 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frane Harm! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rauli Raunio! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Raunio blocks a jab. Raunio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harm on the side of the head. Raunio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raunio swings for the body but Harm moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Harm. Donk. Raunio catches Harm right on the button with a cross. Raunio throws a body shot but no joy. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Raunio has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Raunio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Raunio misses with an uppercut. A quick step to the side and Harm tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. A jab from Raunio does it's job there. Raunio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harm!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Raunio throws out a loose jab but Harm uses good head movement to avoid it. Harm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Harm looks to land a left hand but Raunio moved out of range nicely. Raunio moves out of range of the body kick. Harm has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Harm takes one on the button.
It looks like Frane Harm has been cut. Harm swings for the body but Raunio moves out of range.
Harm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round. Raunio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Harm throws a lazy right hand but Raunio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Raunio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harm if he has to take too many more of those.
Harm scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Raunio throws a wild body kick that Harm sees coming a mile off. Harm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Harm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Raunio slips under a jab. Raunio scoring well with a low kick there.
Harm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harm slips under a jab from Raunio. Harm looks to land a left hand but Raunio moved out of range nicely. Raunio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harm. Raunio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. The fighters circling - Raunio throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Raunio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harm. Harm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Raunio misses. Raunio tries to land a front kick but Harm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Raunio misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Raunio avoids the head kick by Harm.
Raunio throws a big counter head kick but Harm avoids it with no problem. A shot to the liver by Harm. Beautiful body shot. Harm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raunio counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A looping hook to the body misses from Raunio. Harm does a little dance to reset his feet. Raunio throws a looping overhand right but Harm ducks down to avoid it. Harm scores with a nice strike. Rauli Raunio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Harm misses with a body kick. Harm throws an overhand right that lands on Raunio's shoulder, as Raunio tries to avoid the shot. Raunio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harm scores with a nice right hand.
Harm scores with a nice body kick.
Harm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab, jab by Raunio - just one landing. Raunio throws a leg kick that is checked and Harm counters with a stiff right hand. Raunio tries to score with a low kick but Harm moves his leg out of the way. Raunio throws out a leg kick but Harm moves out of range and Raunio only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Raunio misses with a wild body shot. Raunio looks to throw the jab but Harm is out of range. Harm lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harm. Raunio does a little dance to reset his feet. Harm avoids the body shot from Raunio.
Harm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Harm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Raunio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Raunio swings for the body but Harm moves out of range.
Raunio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Harm 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.
Raunio moves away from the strike by Harm. Raunio swings away with a leg kick that misses. Raunio is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harm had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Harm scores with a kick to the body.
Raunio throws a body punch but Harm moves out of range. Jab by Harm. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Raunio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harm. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Raunio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harm in his tracks. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raunio. Harm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raunio. Raunio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harm manages to avoid it. Harm misses with a body shot.
Harm swings for the body but Raunio moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Harm. Raunio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raunio. Raunio misses with a looping right. Harm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Raunio looks to land a body kick but Harm moved away. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Raunio misses with a hook. Raunio misses the shot to the body. Raunio avoids a kick to the body.
Raunio throws a body kick that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rauli Raunio will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Frane Harm's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raunio takes a swing at Harm's ribcage but misses. Rauli Raunio seems to be getting the better of the standup. A looping hook to the body misses from Harm. Raunio does a little dance to reset his feet. Harm looks to land a body kick but Raunio moved away. Raunio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harm's head backwards. A slow jab from Harm misses its intended target. Raunio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Raunio throws out a loose jab but Harm uses good head movement to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Raunio. Harm does a little dance to reset his feet. It looked like Harm was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Raunio. Raunio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A looping hook to the body misses from Harm. Raunio does a little dance to reset his feet. Raunio throws a push kick but Harm slaps the foot to one side. Raunio throws a big shot that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Raunio cracks Harm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Raunio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harm. Raunio scores with a head kick.
Harm throws a sloppy head kick and Raunio moves out of range easily. Harm thuds a left hand into Raunio's body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harm stuns Raunio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Harm misses with a wild body shot. Raunio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Harm blocks the body kick.
Raunio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Raunio feints a counter leg kick. Raunio throws an overhand right that lands on Harm's shoulder, as Harm tries to avoid the shot. Raunio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raunio. A little feinted left hand from Harm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Harm jabs at Raunio's body. Raunio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Raunio misses with a hook. Harm ducked under it nicely. Raunio throws a leg kick enabling Harm to counter with a crisp jab. Harm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raunio looks like he wants to counter punch here. Raunio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raunio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raunio misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Harm misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Harm pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Harm throws a series of punches but Raunio moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Raunio scores with a decent looking hook. Raunio avoids the body shot from Harm.
Raunio avoids the head kick by Harm.
Harm misses with a straight right. Harm throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Raunio connects with a right hand. Harm shakes it off. Harm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harm throws a series of punches but Raunio avoids them all with ease. Raunio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harm.
Raunio throws a push kick but Harm slaps the foot to one side. Raunio tries to land a front kick but Harm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Raunio throws a front kick aimed at Harm's knee but Harm avoids it well. Raunio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harm.
Raunio misses with a wild body shot. Raunio throws a low kick but Harm avoids it. Raunio throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Raunio connects with a single shot there. Harm takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Raunio slips under a jab. Harm throws a half hearted mid kick. Harm scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Harm. Harm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Harm looks to land a right hand but Raunio moved out of range. Raunio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harm on the side of the head. Harm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Raunio throws a hook but Harm blocks it. Harm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Raunio moves out of range as Harm throws a body kick.
Harm throws a hook but Raunio avoids it easily. A jab from Raunio misses. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Raunio defending well as Harm loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Raunio throws a right hand that Harm ducks under and follows up with a left that Harm also avoids with ease. Raunio slips a jab from Harm. Raunio misses with a kick to the body.
Harm is looking to slow Raunio down with leg kicks. Harm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raunio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Harm throws an overhand right that lands on Raunio's shoulder, as Raunio tries to avoid the shot. Raunio lands a nice looking body kick. Harm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harm moves out of range of the body kick from Raunio.
Raunio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harm. Harm throws out a loose jab but Raunio uses good head movement to avoid it. Raunio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Raunio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harm.
Raunio feints a counter leg kick. Harm lands with an uppercut that bounces Raunio off the cage and back into range. Raunio gets caught flat footed, as Harm shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Harm looking to improve position, pressing down on Raunio's thigh with his hand. Raunio seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Harm paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Harm's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Raunio picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rauli Raunio! Rauli Raunio spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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