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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Tepez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauta comes into the arena with Frederik - Harva Meistä On Rautaa blaring out of the sound system. Tepez has chosen Ministry - NWO as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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263 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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268 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power |
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Good low kicks
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vlad Tepez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta throws out a loose jab but Tepez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Rauta has knocked Tepez down with a huge combo! Rauta steps away and waves a wobbly Tepez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Vlad Tepez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tepez slips under a jab from Rauta.
Rauta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rauta throws a front kick aimed at Tepez's knee but Tepez avoids it well.
Tepez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rauta manages to avoid it.
Rauta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tepez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauta.
Rauta tries to clinch but Tepez is having none of it.
Rauta wants to clinch.
Tepez slips under a jab from Rauta.
Rauta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tepez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepez swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauta.
Rauta checks a leg kick.
Rauta throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Tepez counter with a right hand.
Tepez throws a body punch but Rauta moves out of range.
Rauta stuffs the takedown.
A leg kick checked by Tepez.
Pertti Rauta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepez fails with the takedown.
Rauta misses with a double jab
and Tepez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tepez staying out of range there.
Rauta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tepez counters with a straight right hand.
Tepez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rauta tries to sprawl but Tepez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tepez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta controlling the position well.
Tepez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tepez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rauta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tepez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rauta has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tepez prevents Rauta from improving his position.
Rauta wants to control but Tepez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepez is trying to control the action in half guard but Rauta is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tepez is working for an americana but Rauta has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Tepez was thinking about the submission.
Tepez wants to control from the top but Rauta keeps moving.
Tepez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tepez won't allow Rauta to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tepez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rauta keeping moving, preventing Tepez from controlling successfully.
Rauta controls Tepez momentarily but Tepez frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rauta throws a body punch but Tepez moves out of range.
Rauta misses with a leg kick
and Tepez counters with a nice leg kick.
Rauta looks to clinch
and Tepez counters with a straight right hand.
Tepez just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Tepez.
The fighters circling - Rauta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tepez shoots in and bounces Rauta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tepez tries to free his leg and advance position but Rauta is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rauta slips a straight right by Tepez.
Tepez shoots in and drives through. Rauta sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Rauta as Tepez shoots in.
Tepez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rauta throws a hook but Tepez blocks it.
Rauta just misses with a punch to the body.
Tepez misses the jab.
Rauta misses with a combination
and Tepez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tepez blocks a jab.
Rauta throws a front kick aimed at Tepez's knee but Tepez avoids it well.
Tepez shoots for a takedown but Rauta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pertti Rauta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Tepez.
Tepez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rauta looks to clinch
so Tepez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rauta keeping moving, preventing Tepez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepez is looking to work some ground and pound but Rauta has wrist control.
Tepez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rauta is keeping the position for now.
Rauta controlling Tepez's posture.
Tepez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rauta keeping moving, preventing Tepez from controlling successfully.
Rauta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tepez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pertti Rauta has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Rauta's corner calls for a 1-2. Rauta obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rauta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tepez on the side of the head.
Tepez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rauta quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rauta is positioning himself well to prevent Tepez advancing to mount.
Tepez controlling the pace.
Tepez wants to work for an arm triangle but Rauta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tepez passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepez lands a nice shot to the head.
Tepez controlling the position easily from mount.
Tepez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rauta has worked his arm free - good work by Rauta!
Tepez working away.
Rauta is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepez working the strikes but Rauta uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tepez is looking to take a break and control but Rauta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tepez in particular looking to stall.
Tepez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vlad Tepez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rauta wants to control but Tepez is keeping busy.
Tepez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tepez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Tepez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rauta misses the shot to the body.
Tepez blocks a jab.
Vlad Tepez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tepez takes one on the button.
Tepez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rauta pinned against the cage. Rauta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rauta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tepez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rauta lands a slapping body shot.
Rauta works the jab nicely.
Tepez thows a leg kick but Rauta checks it
and Rauta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepez tries to keep at a distance but Rauta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rauta drops Tepez with a big knee straight up the middle! Tepez is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tepez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tepez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Rauta finds it's target.
Good exchange - Rauta coming out on top.
Tepez is rocked!
Tepez is looking to chop away at Rauta's legs.
Rauta connects with a stiff jab that staggers Tepez - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pertti Rauta!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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