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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Mustapaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustapaa's entrance music is Children of Bodom - In Your Face. A fine choice. Pertti Rauta has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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280 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
24
257 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aslak Mustapaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pertti Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mustapaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mustapaa looks to land a combination. Rauta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Pertti Rauta has been cut.
Good shot there by Mustapaa.
Rauta tries to clinch but Mustapaa is having none of it.
Mustapaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rauta.
Rauta is looking to clinch but Mustapaa is avoiding it.
Mustapaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Mustapaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mustapaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauta.
Rauta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mustapaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Rauta misses with a body shot.
Mustapaa misses with the combination.
Mustapaa throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Mustapaa does no damage.
Rauta wants to clinch up but Mustapaa keeps it at a distance.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch but Mustapaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rauta blocks a jab.
Rauta takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mustapaa missing with a left hand there. Rauta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta wants to clinch up but Mustapaa keeps it at a distance.
Mustapaa misses with an uppercut.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch but Mustapaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rauta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mustapaa wants to break free but Rauta has control.
Rauta lands a good knee to the midsection. Mustapaa won't want to take too many of those.
A frustrated look appears on Mustapaa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rauta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mustapaa is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rauta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mustapaa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mustapaa managing to block the knees to the body from Rauta.
Rauta lands a knee to the body.
Rauta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rauta is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from Rauta.
It looks like Aslak Mustapaa has been cut.
Rauta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mustapaa blocks the elbow strike.
Mustapaa has had enough of the clinch but Rauta keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta trying to land knees to the body.
Mustapaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rauta misses with a knee strike.
Rauta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mustapaa is defending well for now.
Rauta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rauta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta misses with a knee strike.
Rauta lands an elbow just above Mustapaa 's eye.
Mustapaa avoids the elbow strike from Rauta, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rauta.
Mustapaa blocks an elbow strike.
Rauta connects with a knee to the head.
Mustapaa takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Rauta.
Rauta stalling.
Rauta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rauta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rauta misses with an elbow strike.
Rauta lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mustapaa up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rauta.
Rauta prevents Mustapaa from breaking the clinch.
Rauta lands an elbow that stopped Mustapaa in his tracks for a moment.
Rauta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aslak Mustapaa's cut is getting worse.
Rauta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rauta misses with a knee to the head.
Rauta trying to land knees to the body.
Rauta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rauta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mustapaa blocking some punches.
Rauta missing with knees to the body.
Rauta throws an elbow but it misses.
Rauta misses with a knee to the head.
Mustapaa blocks an elbow strike from Rauta.
Mustapaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mustapaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Some wild striking there from Mustapaa.
Rauta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rauta tries to clinch but Mustapaa moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rauta.
Mustapaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch but Mustapaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mustapaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rauta.
Rauta tries to clinch but Mustapaa moves out of range.
Rauta wants to clinch up but Mustapaa keeps it at a distance.
Rauta tries to clinch there but Mustapaa circles away.
Rauta tries to clinch there but Mustapaa circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rauta wants to clinch.
Rauta clinches with his opponent.
Mustapaa blocks an elbow strike from Rauta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Rauta dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rauta is looking to clinch.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mustapaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rauta moves in looking to clinch but Mustapaa pushes him off.
Rauta tries to clinch but Mustapaa is having none of it.
Rauta wants to clinch.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch but Mustapaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Rauta. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Rauta is looking to clinch.
Rauta moves in looking to clinch but Mustapaa pushes him off.
Rauta moves in looking to clinch but Mustapaa pushes him off.
Rauta tries to bum rush Mustapaa with a series of wild strikes but Mustapaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rauta fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustapaa misses with a hook.
Rauta wants to clinch.
Rauta tries to clinch there but Mustapaa circles away.
Rauta is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustapaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rauta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mustapaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mustapaa throws out a loose jab but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustapaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rauta moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Rauta.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees to the body from Rauta.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Rauta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rauta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mustapaa's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rauta obliges.
Mustapaa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rauta scores a nice knee to the body.
Rauta is struggling to control the position.
Mustapaa takes a shot to the head.
Mustapaa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta tries a knee to the head but Mustapaa blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Rauta.
Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Mustapaa blocks an elbow strike.
Mustapaa blocks an elbow strike.
Mustapaa takes an elbow to the temple.
Rauta missing with knees to the body.
Pertti Rauta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rauta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rauta misses with a knee strike.
Rauta lands a damaging elbow.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rauta lands a nice knee to the body.
Mustapaa managing to block the knees to the body from Rauta.
Rauta missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rauta.
Rauta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mustapaa is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rauta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mustapaa's brow.
Mustapaa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta can't find room to land a body shot as Mustapaa controls the action.
Mustapaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rauta has Mustapaa pressed against the cage, preventing Mustapaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mustapaa is trying to force a seperation but Rauta has the dominant position.
Mustapaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rauta throws a leg kick but Mustapaa checks it.
Rauta tries to clinch but Mustapaa is having none of it.
Mustapaa lands a nice shot that snaps Rauta's head back.
Pertti Rauta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauta tries to clinch but Mustapaa moves out of range.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mustapaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rauta moves in looking to clinch but Mustapaa pushes him off.
Mustapaa swings for the body but Rauta moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rauta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rauta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mustapaa throws a big shot that misses.
Rauta is looking to slow Mustapaa down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustapaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauta.
Mustapaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauta.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch but Mustapaa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mustapaa misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Rauta.
Mustapaa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rauta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rauta wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rauta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustapaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Mustapaa throws a combination. Rauta tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mustapaa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rauta looks to land a combination but Mustapaa avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Rauta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rauta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mustapaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Mustapaa throws a hook but Rauta blocks it.
Rauta moves in looking to clinch but Mustapaa pushes him off.
Mustapaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Rauta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mustapaa looks to throw the jab but Rauta is out of range.
Rauta moves out of range as Mustapaa strikes.
Rauta takes the fight into the clinch.
Rauta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mustapaa up against the cage.
Mustapaa manages to break the clinch.
Rauta wants to clinch up but Mustapaa keeps it at a distance.
Rauta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rauta closes the distance and clinches.
Rauta trying to land knees to the body.
Rauta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustapaa.
Rauta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustapaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rauta missing with knees to the body.
Rauta missing with knees to the body.
Rauta lands an elbow that stopped Mustapaa in his tracks for a moment.
Aslak Mustapaa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rauta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mustapaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mustapaa is trying to force a seperation but Rauta has the dominant position.
Mustapaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rauta tries to clinch up.
Rauta wants to clinch up but Mustapaa keeps it at a distance.
Mustapaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauta.
Aslak Mustapaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rauta tries to clinch but Mustapaa is having none of it.
Rauta has managed to clinch.
Mustapaa works on Rauta's body with a couple of short punches.
Mustapaa dodges an elbow strike from Rauta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rauta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rauta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rauta throws an elbow that misses.
Rauta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rauta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mustapaa's efforts to push away.
Mustapaa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mustapaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rauta is looking to clinch but Mustapaa is avoiding it.
Mustapaa tries to bum rush Rauta with a series of wild strikes but Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Mustapaa.
Mustapaa misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
Rauta misses with a wild body shot.
Rauta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mustapaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mustapaa lands a with a good body shot.
Mustapaa connects with a body shot.
Mustapaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rauta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mustapaa.
Mustapaa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rauta is looking to clinch but Mustapaa is avoiding it.
Mustapaa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rauta moves in looking to clinch but Mustapaa pushes him off.
Mustapaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rauta wants to clinch up but Mustapaa keeps it at a distance.
Mustapaa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rauta swivels and escapes.
Aslak Mustapaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aslak Mustapaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Rauta wants to clinch up but Mustapaa keeps it at a distance.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mustapaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mustapaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rauta tries to clinch there but Mustapaa circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rauta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rauta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mustapaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pertti Rauta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustapaa works the jab nicely.
Rauta works over Mustapaa's head and body with a nice combination.
Rauta tries to clinch up.
Rauta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mustapaa.
Rauta wants to clinch up but Mustapaa keeps it at a distance.
Mustapaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Mustapaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauta.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mustapaa tries to break the clinch but Rauta is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustapaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rauta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pertti Rauta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rauta winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pertti Rauta!
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energy
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hype
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