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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 2243 p4p, 1374 weight class) and Alain Aspect (ranked 294 p4p, 184 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Rauta
vs
Aspect

185 cm
27
180
12 - 2 - 0

174 cm
29
174
17 - 6 - 0

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Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alain Aspect!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aspect tries to clinch there but Rauta circles away.

Aspect gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rauta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aspect misses with the head strike.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Aspect lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
I was talking to Rauta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aspect working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta scores with a shoulder strike.
Rauta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Aspect looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Aspect.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Aspect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta scores with a shoulder strike.
Rauta lands a right hand.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aspects head.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aspect gets through Rauta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aspect lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aspect's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aspect.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect scores with a shoulder strike.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Rauta scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Rauta working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Aspect lands a nice uppercut.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Aspect lands a nice uppercut.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Aspect working aggressively here.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Aspect's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rauta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect blocking some punches.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Rauta.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Aspect scores with a shoulder strike.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nyrkki Rauta dominated that round.
That's time! Rauta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aspect wants to clinch up but Rauta keeps it at a distance.
A left lands for Rauta.

Aspect closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Rauta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aspect can do to turn this around?
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Aspect scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Aspect misses with some punches.
Rauta working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aspect lands with a right to the head.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Aspect.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Aspect uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aspect.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Nyrkki Rauta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aspect misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aspect blocking some punches.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aspect lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Rauta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rauta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect blocking some punches.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauta gets through Aspect's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aspect swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Aspect blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Rauta working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Rauta.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspect scores with a shoulder strike.
Aspect swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta scores with a shot to the side of Aspect's head.
Aspect lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Aspect.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspect misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Aspect fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aspect tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aspect backwards.
Rauta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aspects head.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauta lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Rauta.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Aspect.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Aspect fails to land.
Aspect blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rauta lands with a light punch inside.

Aspect is rocked!
Aspect has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Aspect blocking some punches.
Aspect blocks an uppercut.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Aspect throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aspect.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rauta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aspect misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nyrkki Rauta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rauta misses with an uppercut.
Rauta scores with a punch to the head.

Rauta lands a big uppercut and Aspect crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Aspect looks OK. Rauta waves Aspect back to his feet!
Aspect is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauta finish him?
Aspect walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Aspect limp body while Rauta jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nyrkki Rauta!
Nyrkki Rauta retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Nyrkki Rauta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.