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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kauko Partio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Partio comes to the cage accompanied by Nightwish - Crimson Tide. 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Partio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sun Ra!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ra's guard.
Partio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Partio scoring with some ground and pound.
Partio really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Partio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Partio trying to control but Ra is working from the bottom.
Partio pushes down on Ra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ra regains full guard. Nicely done.
Partio drops back looking for a leg! Ra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ra manages to kick Partio off! Partio jumps back into Ra's guard.
Ra pulls Partio in close to his closed guard and prevents Partio from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ra is adopting a defensive guard.
Partio is looking to work some ground and pound but Ra has wrist control.
Ra pulls Partio in close to prevent any damage.
Partio trying to control but Ra is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ra wants to slow Partio down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Partio lands a head kick!
Partio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Partio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ra feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Partio's calf.
Ra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ra cracks the inside of Partio's front leg.
Partio throws the kick towards the body but Ra avoids it.
Ra lands with a hook. Partio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
Ra lets loose with a powerful body kick. Partio will feel that in the morning.
Ra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Partio.
Partio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ra.
Ra cracks the inside of Partio's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra throws a body punch but Partio moves out of range.
Ra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ra misses with a head kick.
Partio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Partio avoids the body shot from Ra.
Partio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Partio misses with a body shot.
Ra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ra throws a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Partio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Partio just misses with a punch to the body.
Partio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Partio slips under a jab from Ra.
Ra throws a leg kick but Partio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Ra.
Ra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Partio's sensitive parts.
Ra connects with a right hand. Partio shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Partio throws out the jab.
Ra looks to throw the jab but Partio is out of range.
Partio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ra is looking to score with low kicks.
Partio has a takedown stuffed.
Ra walks into a left hand.
Sun Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra drops his hands momentarily and Partio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Partio checks a leg kick.
Partio lands with a cross.
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 Kauko Partio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Partio throws a leg kick which misses Ra's front leg but catches the back leg as Ra tries to avoid it.
Partio throws an off balance right hand
and Ra counters with a slapping leg kick.
Partio misses with a body shot.
Ra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck for Partio with that takedown attempt.
Partio scores with a hook to the body. Ra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ra tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ra fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Partio checks it well.
Partio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ra's head backwards.
Sun Ra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Partio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ra thumps Partio with a low kick.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Partio.
Ra takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Partio misses.
Ra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Partio.
Partio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Partio feints and then cracks Ra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ra down.
Ra closes the distance and clinches.
Partio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Partio.
Ra has a couple of punches blocked by Partio.
Partio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ra pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauko Partio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands with a right to the head.
Partio tries to throw a body punch but Ra avoids it by throwing Partio back against the cage.
Partio tries to work over Ra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Ra lands a damaging elbow.
Partio stalling the fight.
Partio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Partio backwards.
Ra misses with a knee strike.
Ra tries a knee to the head but Partio blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Ra scores with a nice short uppercut.
Partio blocks an uppercut.
Partio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Partio misses.
Partio shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice sprawl there from Ra as Partio shoots in.
Partio swats away the attempt to clinch by Ra.
Ra misses with a head kick.
A jab from Ra finds it's way through Partio's defenses.
Partio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ra slaps away a takedown attempt from Partio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Partio.
Ra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Partio.
Ra lands a leg kick that knocks Partio off balance momentarily.
Ra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ra lands an elbow inside.
Partio trying to control the position but instead, Ra has worked for underhooks and has pushed Partio into the cage.
Ra has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ra lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Partio's face.
It looks like Kauko Partio has been cut.
Ra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ra landing knees to the head.
Ra tries to throw a body punch but Partio avoids it by throwing Ra back against the cage.
Partio stalling.
Ra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ra lands a good knee to the midsection. Partio won't want to take too many of those.
Ra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ra keeps control of Partio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.
Ra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Partio's defenses.
Partio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ra tries a knee to the head but Partio blocks it.
Partio pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ra sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Ra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kauko Partio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ra misses with a low kick.
Ra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ra 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 Partio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Partio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Partio shoots in but Ra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ra.
Ra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ra moves away.
A head kick misses from Partio.
Ra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Partio misses with a straight right.
Partio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ra.
Partio blocks a head kick by Ra.
Ra attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio misses the shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ra. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ra walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Partio checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ra cracks the inside of Partio's front leg.
Ra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Partio goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ra.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ra tries a head kick but it misses.
Ra jabs at Partio's body.
Partio misses with a body kick.
Partio throws a big shot that misses.
Ra throws a chopping leg kick but Partio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Partio throws an overhand right that lands on Ra's shoulder, as Ra tries to avoid the shot.
Ra closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ra connects with a knee to the head.
Partio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ra lands an uppercut.
Ra scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ra lands a hook that snaps the head of Partio backwards.
Partio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Partio misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Ra.
Partio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ra prevents it.
Ra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Partio tries to break free but Ra pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ra.
A body shot lands from Partio.
Ra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Partio is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
Partio struggles to land a body shot inside as Ra controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.
A short uppercut from Ra.
Ra tries a body shot but Partio blocks it.
Partio tries a body shot but Ra blocks it.
Partio tries to pull guard but Ra holds him up against the cage and eventually Partio drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauko Partio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Partio struggles to land a body shot inside as Ra controls his hands.
Partio tries to stall but Ra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Partio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Partio misses with a body punch.
Partio manages to break the clinch.
Partio throws a body punch but Ra moves out of range.
Partio looks to land a body kick but Ra moved away.
Ra misses the shot to the body.
Ra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ra.
Ra lands a high kick!
That kick from Partio tenderised Ra's leg. Ra is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Partio misses.
Partio connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ra blocking some punches.
Partio jumps guard but Ra turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ra creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Partio's defenses.
Ra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ra.
Ra lands a good knee to the midsection. Partio won't want to take too many of those.
Ra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Ra really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kauko Partio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ra misses with a head kick.
Ra misses with an uppercut.
Partio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ra moves away.
Ra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ra loads up on a big right hand but Partio slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Partio - just one landing.
Jab by Ra.
Nice shot lands for Ra.
Ra throws a head kick that misses.
Partio misses with a right hand
and Ra counters by moving into the clinch.
Ra misses with a knee to the head.
Ra has a couple of punches blocked by Partio.
Ra lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Partio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Partio misses with a hook.
Ra tries to keep at a distance but Partio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Partio managing to block the knees to the body from Ra.
Ra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Partio is trying to trip Ra. He has hold of a leg but Ra is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Partio persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ra has Partio pulled in close to control his posture.
Partio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio postures up.
Partio postures up in Ra's guard and throws a big left but Ra blocks it.
Partio won't allow Ra to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Partio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio advances to half guard.
Partio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ra defending well though.
Ra trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Partio lands a nice short elbow.
Partio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Partio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ra keeps working.
Ra wants to improve his position but Partio is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Partio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ra is looking for a sweep. Partio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ra trying to control from the bottom.
Ra holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra is looking for a sweep. Partio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Partio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Partio is looking to take a break and control but Ra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Partio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Partio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ra's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Partio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Partio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ra defending well though.
Partio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ra's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Partio had his way with Sun Ra in that round.
The cut man is working on Kauko Partio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ra throws a leg kick
and Partio counters with a good low kick that Ra was not able to check.
Ra attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Partio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Partio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ra defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Partio slips a jab and a cross from Ra.
Partio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Partio.
Ra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Partio at a distance.
Partio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ra cracks Partio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Partio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Partio scores with the left hand. Ra knows he should have avoided that one.
Ra tries a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Ra darts in trying to clinch
and Partio counters with a thumping low kick.
Ra misses with a head kick.
Partio manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ra on his heels. He'll look to pass Ra's guard now, I'm sure.
Partio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ra has Partio pulled in close to control his posture.
Ra trying to keep a closed guard but Partio is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Partio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Partio wants to control from the top but Ra keeps moving.
Partio is looking to work some ground and pound but Ra has wrist control.
Partio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Partio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ra is trying to keep Partio in close.
Kauko Partio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Partio looking to sit in guard and control but Ra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Partio looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ra puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Partio wants to control but Ra is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ra seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ra misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Partio.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sun Ra.
I think Ra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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