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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tore Rebo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauta comes to the cage accompanied by Frederik - Harva Meistä On Rautaa. Rebo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Papa Roach - Burn. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tore Rebo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebo tries a low kick but Rauta avoids it.
Rauta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rebo.
Rebo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rauta moves away.
Rauta throws a low kick, looking for Rebo's leg but Rebo calmly moves out of range.
Rebo feints a jab promting Rauta to slip. Rebo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rauta slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Pertti Rauta has been cut.
Rauta lands a leg kick that knocks Rebo off balance momentarily.
Rauta wants to slow Rebo down by chopping away at his legs.
Rauta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rebo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rauta just misses with a punch to the body.
Rauta 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rauta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rebo to score with a decent uppercut.
Rebo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rauta lands with a nice body kick.
Rauta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rauta misses with a hook. Rebo ducked under it nicely.
Rauta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rebo throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rauta blocks a leg kick.
Rebo misses with a low kick.
A combination from Rebo does no damage.
Rebo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rauta finds it's way round the side to connect with Rebo's head.
Rauta walks into a jab.
Rebo lands a jab to Rauta's midsection.
Rebo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rebo misses with an uppercut. Rauta saw that one coming.
Rebo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rebo throws a sloppy head kick and Rauta moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rebo.
Rauta lands with a nice body kick.
Rebo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rebo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rauta.
Rebo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rauta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rebo tries to land a front kick but Rauta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rebo throws a looping overhand right but Rauta ducks down to avoid it.
Rebo misses with a lunging right hand
and Rauta counters with a nice body kick.
Rebo looks gassed!
Rauta swings for the body but Rebo moves out of range.
Rauta throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rebo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rauta was well out of range. Poor timing from Rebo.
Rauta wants to clinch.
Rauta feints and then cracks Rebo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rebo down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rauta.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rauta.
Rauta misses with a straight right.
Rauta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rauta wants to clinch.
Rebo lands a jab to Rauta's midsection.
Rauta gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rebo.
Rauta trying to land knees to the body.
Rauta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rebo tries to throw a body punch but Rauta avoids it by throwing Rebo back against the cage.
Rauta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rauta scores a nice knee to the body.
Rauta tries to land a knee to the head but Rebo blocks with his arms.
Rauta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Rauta.
Rauta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Rauta prevents a body shot from Rebo.
Rebo blocks an elbow strike.
Rebo can't find room to land a body shot as Rauta controls the action.
Rebo is trying to maintain a safe position but Rauta gets an underhook and turns Rebo into the cage.
Rebo throws an elbow but it misses.
Rauta tries to throw a body punch but Rebo avoids it by throwing Rauta back against the cage.
Rebo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rebo misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rauta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pertti Rauta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pertti Rauta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rebo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rauta is out of range.
Rebo moves out of range of the leg kick from Rauta.
Rauta loads up on a big right hand but Rebo slips the punch.
Rebo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rauta just misses with a punch to the body.
Rauta wants to clinch.
Rebo cracks Rauta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rauta scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rauta tries to clinch but Rebo moves out of range.
Rauta clobbers Rebo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rebo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rebo misses with a body shot.
Rauta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rebo manages to avoid it.
Rauta is looking to wear down Rebo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rebo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tore Rebo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rebo throws an off balance right hand
and Rauta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rauta checks a leg kick.
Rauta keeps Rebo at a distance using the push kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rauta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rebo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rebo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rauta.
Rauta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rebo manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Rebo.
Rebo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rauta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rebo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rauta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebo throws a nice looking combination but Rauta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rebo works the jab nicely.
Rauta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rauta bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rauta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rauta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rebo.
Rauta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rebo takes a step back to recover.
Rebo is breathing heavily.
Rauta avoids the body shot from Rebo.
Rebo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rauta.
Rebo misses with a right hand
and Rauta counters with a good low kick that Rebo was not able to check.
Rauta cracks the inside of Rebo's front leg.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rauta here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebo keeps the fight on the outside.
Rauta misses with a body kick.
Jab from Rebo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rauta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rebo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rauta swings for the body but Rebo moves out of range.
Rauta misses the shot to the body.
Rauta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rebo moves away.
Rauta clinches with his opponent.
Rebo managing to block the knees to the body from Rauta.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rauta.
It looks like Tore Rebo has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebo has Rauta pressed against the cage.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Rebo has Rauta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rauta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rauta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rebo is defending well for now.
Rebo has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta lands a body punch.
Rauta lands a nice elbow.
Rauta scores with a shot to the side of Rebo's head.
A short right from Rauta.
A shot in the inside from Rauta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta tries a knee to the head but Rebo blocks it.
Rauta presses Rebo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rauta scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Rauta dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Rauta.
Rauta throws a sloppy head kick and Rebo moves out of range easily.
Rauta slips under a jab from Rebo.
Rebo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rebo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rebo throws a hook but Rauta blocks it.
Rauta has closed the distance and engaged Rebo in a clinch.
Rauta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rauta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rebo prevents a body shot from Rauta.
Rebo managing to block the knees to the body from Rauta.
Rebo avoids the elbow strike from Rauta, against the cage.
Rebo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rebo.
Rauta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rebo breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rauta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rauta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rebo is out of range.
Rebo throws a shot from downtown. Rauta moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Rauta.
Rebo lands with a nice body kick.
Rebo misses with a wild body shot.
Rauta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rebo misses with the combination.
Rauta takes a swing at Rebo's ribcage but misses.
Rauta walks into a jab.
Rauta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rauta clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebo pressing his opponent against the cage.
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 misses with a knee to the head.
Rauta lands a nice elbow.
Rebo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rauta.
Rauta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rebo's face.
Rauta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rauta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rebo.
Rebo tries a body shot but Rauta blocks it.
Rauta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rauta struggles to land a body shot inside as Rebo controls his hands.
Rebo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rauta slowing the pace effectively.
Rauta trying to land knees to the body.
Tore Rebo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but Rebo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pertti Rauta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rauta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rebo.
Rebo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rebo managing to block the knees to the body from Rauta.
A shot in the inside from Rauta.
Rauta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rebo stalling against the cage.
Rauta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pertti Rauta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rebo misses with an elbow strike.
Rauta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rebo or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rebo.
Rebo wants to stall.
Rauta misses with an elbow strike.
Rebo tries to stall but Rauta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rebo misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Rebo.
Rebo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rauta takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pertti Rauta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rauta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pertti Rauta!
A victorious Pertti Rauta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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