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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Rytina (ranked 2322 p4p, 3549 weight class) and Onterrio Smith (ranked 304 p4p, 446 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent grappler
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rytina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onterrio Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rytina tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rytina tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Rytina - that landed with a thud.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Rytina throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rytina.
Rytina definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A body shot lands from Rytina.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Rytina scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith looks winded!
Rytina manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rytina utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rytina stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rytina scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Onterrio Smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rytina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rytina misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Smith 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.
Rytina tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Smith scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Rytina manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Rytina.
Smith throws a push kick but Rytina slaps the foot to one side.
Smith swings for the body but Rytina moves out of range.
Rytina appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rytina counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rytina, pushing him back against the cage.
Rytina tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rytina tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Rytina.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Rytina controls his hands.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rytina lands a left hand.
Rytina controlling the action here for a moment.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rytina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith is trying to control the position but Rytina postures up.
Smith throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rytina escapes and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rytina wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Rytina tries to advance to mount but Smith denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to get back to half guard.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rytina pulls his head out easily.
Rytina trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Rytina prevents Smith from improving his position.
Rytina is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!
Rytina controlling from the full mount.
Rytina is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
Rytina looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Rytina has a good base and remains in mount.
Smith sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rytina takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Rytina.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rytina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onterrio Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rytina.
Onterrio Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Rytina's ribs.
Rytina tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Rytina swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rytina moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith connects with the punch.
Smith instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rytina blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rytina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rytina lands a body shot.
Rytina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Rytina using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rytina working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rytina doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rytina landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rytina lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rytina creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rytina leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rytina is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Rytina throws knees to the body.
Smith misses with some punches.
Rytina controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rytina.
Risto Rytina has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rytina with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Rytina controls the action.
Rytina lands a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rytina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rytina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Rytina shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rytina looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Rytina stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Rytina half committed to a counter leg kick.
Risto Rytina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rytina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rytina throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Rytina has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rytina tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Rytina back against the cage.
Rytina unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Rytina.
Rytina lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rytina lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rytina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rytina's hands.
Rytina misses with a wild combination.
Rytina throws a big shot that misses.
Smith moves to clinch but Rytina breaks away
letting Rytina counter with a right hand.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Risto Rytina is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Rytina throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Rytina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rytina steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Smith swings for the body but Rytina moves out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rytina appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Rytina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith closes the distance but Rytina moves to the side
and Rytina counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Rytina counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rytina connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rytina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Onterrio Smith's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Rytina counters with a nice uppercut.
Rytina throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Rytina counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith closes the distance but Rytina moves to the side
and Rytina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rytina has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pushes down on Rytina's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rytina tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Rytina wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Rytina won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Rytina is defending well.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Rytina is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Onterrio Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith is looking to stall here but Rytina recovers full guard.
Rytina working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith wants to control from the top but Rytina keeps moving.
Rytina is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith uses his free foot to push down on Rytina's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rytina.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith goes for an armbar but Rytina turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rytina.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rytina manages to get himself to full guard.
Risto Rytina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rytina trying to control the position.
Rytina can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rytina sees it coming and defends easily.
Rytina preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Onterrio Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rytina defends it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Onterrio Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rytina has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Risto Rytina!
Risto Rytina was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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RATING
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