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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Viittala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dufflebag Boy. Helio Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rauno Viittala's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rauno Viittala!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie misses the body punch
and Viittala counters with an inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Viittala!
Viittala throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Viittala throws a nice head kick!
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie moves out of range as Viittala throws a body kick.
Viittala defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Helio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Viittala misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viittala.
Viittala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Viittala.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Viittala ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Viittala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie moves out of range as Viittala strikes.
Viittala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viittala connects with a solid leg kick.
Viittala takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Viittala looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viittala scores with a leg kick.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie misses with a right hand
enabling Viittala to counter with a crisp jab.
Viittala thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gracie if he has to take too many more of those.
Viittala lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Viittala tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Viittala misses with a low kick.
Gracie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Viittala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Viittala counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Viittala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Viittala takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viittala fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Viittala lands an overhand right.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Viittala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Viittala on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Viittala.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Viittala's head.
Viittala is rocked!
Gracie throws a jab when Viittala was well out of range.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Viittala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Viittala.
Viittala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viittala throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie checks a low kick from Viittala.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Viittala looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Viittala takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Viittala defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie scores with a jab. Viittala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Viittala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viittala backwards.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Viittala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viittala working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Viittala.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Viittala pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Viittala lands a body shot in the clinch.
Viittala working aggressively here.
Viittala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Viittala tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie trying to stall but Viittala improves his position.
Viittala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viittala's elbow.
Viittala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gracie.
Viittala gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Viittala has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Viittala.
Gracie dodges an elbow strike from Viittala.
Viittala misses with a punch on the inside.
Viittala being controlled against the cage.
Gracie gets through Viittala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Viittala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viittala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viittala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viittala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Viittala.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Viittala lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Viittala.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Viittala lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viittala keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Viittala misses.
Viittala forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Viittala can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Viittala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viittala misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viittala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Viittala stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Viittala dominated that 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.
Viittala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Viittala lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Viittala. That one must have hurt.
Gracie takes a swing at Viittala's ribcage but misses.
Viittala doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Viittala counters with a nice leg kick.
Viittala uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Viittala counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Viittala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Viittala moves away and avoids it.
Viittala throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Viittala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Viittala lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Viittala.
Viittala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Viittala.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Viittala counters with a nice body shot.
Viittala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Gracie misses
and Viittala counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie throws out a powerful jab.
Viittala is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Rauno Viittala seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Viittala.
Viittala bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gracie's head backwards.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viittala.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Viittala counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Viittala throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Viittala on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viittala manages to avoid it.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Viittala.
Viittala closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Viittala blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
Viittala throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Viittala's head.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Viittala backwards.
Viittala working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to stall but Viittala improves his position.
Gracie avoiding damage as Viittala throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viittala backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Viittala is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Helio Gracie.
Viittala misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Viittala moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Viittala misses with a low kick.
Gracie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Viittala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Viittala throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viittala fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viittala throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Viittala counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Viittala misses with a body kick.
Viittala misses with a looping right.
Viittala misses with a head kick.
Good exchange - Gracie coming out on top.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Viittala misses with a low kick.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Viittala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Viittala throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Viittala throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Viittala.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Viittala is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
Viittala lands a slapping body shot.
Viittala seems to have recovered his senses.
Viittala misses with a body kick.
Viittala will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Viittala throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a jab when Viittala was well out of range.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Viittala moved out of range.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Viittala lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Viittala cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Gracie swings for the body but Viittala moves out of range.
Viittala shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Viittala tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Viittala.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Viittala counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Viittala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Gracie finds it's way through Viittala's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Viittala moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
Viittala throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Viittala throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie lands a jab to Viittala's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rauno Viittala will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Viittala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Viittala feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Viittala looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Viittala counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Viittala sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viittala misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Viittala.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Viittala slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Viittala lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Viittala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Viittala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Viittala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Viittala throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Viittala looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Viittala moves away and avoids it.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Viittala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
Viittala connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Viittala moves away and avoids it.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viittala moves away.
Viittala throws a leg kick that misses.
Gracie throws a body punch but Viittala moves out of range.
Viittala wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Viittala's knee momentarily.
Viittala lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Viittala walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Gracie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gracie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Viittala is just out of range.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Viittala counters with a leg kick.
Viittala throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Viittala checks it
and Viittala counters by clinching up.
Viittala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viittala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the head but Viittala blocks with his arms.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Viittala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Viittala slips the punch.
Viittala looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Viittala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Viittala throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Viittala misses with a body kick.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
enabling Viittala to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Viittala.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Viittala saw that one coming.
Viittala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Viittala.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Viittala just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie's brow.
Viittala avoiding damage.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Viittala.
Rauno Viittala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Viittala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Viittala lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Gracie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gracie pushes Viittala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viittala misses with a punch on the inside.
Viittala misses with some punches.
Gracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Viittala backwards.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Viittala has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Gracie.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viittala lands a left hand.
Gracie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Viittala's elbow.
Viittala lands a right hand.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Viittala.
Viittala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
A short left from Viittala.
Viittala tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Viittala stalling.
Viittala misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Viittala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viittala is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Viittala is keeping busy.
Viittala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Viittala.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Gracie to work.
Gracie looking to stall.
Gracie is struggling to control the position.
Rauno Viittala seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viittala digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Helio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viittala has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Viittala connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rauno Viittala.
Well Viittala has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauno Viittala!
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