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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eemil Tuhatkauno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Raivorinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matti Raivorinta is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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178 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eemil Tuhatkauno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Raivorinta!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuhatkauno scores with the left hand. Raivorinta knows he should have avoided that one.
Raivorinta misses with a wild combination.
Raivorinta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tuhatkauno is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raivorinta throwing shots but Tuhatkauno is blocking nicely.
Tuhatkauno is looking for a sweep. Raivorinta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tuhatkauno looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Raivorinta connects with a nice short shot to Tuhatkauno's temple.
Tuhatkauno striking from the bottom.
Tuhatkauno misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tuhatkauno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raivorinta.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raivorinta fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Raivorinta misses.
Raivorinta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tuhatkauno.
Raivorinta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Eemil Tuhatkauno has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuhatkauno moves out of range of the leg kick from Raivorinta.
Tuhatkauno fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tuhatkauno looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Raivorinta!
Tuhatkauno looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Raivorinta manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Raivorinta kicks off Tuhatkauno and gets to his feet.
Tuhatkauno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raivorinta but Raivorinta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tuhatkauno tries for a takedown but Raivorinta circles away easily
and Raivorinta counters with a left and a right that stings Tuhatkauno.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eemil Tuhatkauno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuhatkauno is breathing heavily.
Tuhatkauno looks for a takedown but Raivorinta sprawls well.
Raivorinta fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tuhatkauno sprawls well initially but Raivorinta persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raivorinta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tuhatkauno trying to control but Raivorinta postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tuhatkauno manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raivorinta is in close to Tuhatkauno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Raivorinta working some strikes from top position.
Tuhatkauno throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Raivorinta trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tuhatkauno's guard.
Raivorinta wants to control from the top but Tuhatkauno keeps moving.
Raivorinta stopping the sweep attempt from Tuhatkauno.
Raivorinta sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tuhatkauno's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhatkauno trying to control here.
Raivorinta stands up from half guard.
Tuhatkauno throws a nice looking combination but Raivorinta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tuhatkauno shoots in for a double leg but Raivorinta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raivorinta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tuhatkauno swivels and escapes.
Tuhatkauno has a takedown stuffed.
Tuhatkauno fails with a takedown attempt.
Raivorinta looks to land a combination but Tuhatkauno avoids it well.
A left and a right from Raivorinta both land. Nice combination.
Tuhatkauno decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Raivorinta throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raivorinta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Raivorinta.
Raivorinta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raivorinta kicks Tuhatkauno off and gets to his feet.
Tuhatkauno moves out of range of the body kick from Raivorinta.
Tuhatkauno shoots in but Raivorinta avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raivorinta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tuhatkauno counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tuhatkauno dodges the punch combination from Raivorinta.
Matti Raivorinta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuhatkauno misses with a double jab.
Raivorinta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuhatkauno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raivorinta throws a series of punches but Tuhatkauno moves out of range.
Tuhatkauno shoots and misses
and Raivorinta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuhatkauno tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raivorinta smiles and moves away.
Raivorinta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tuhatkauno, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Raivorinta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eemil Tuhatkauno's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tuhatkauno shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raivorinta counters with an outside leg kick.
Raivorinta throws a right hand that Tuhatkauno ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuhatkauno also avoids with ease.
Tuhatkauno misses with a takedown
and Raivorinta counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Raivorinta.
Tuhatkauno 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.
Tuhatkauno is looking to sweep but instead, Raivorinta has passed into half guard.
Raivorinta stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Raivorinta scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raivorinta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuhatkauno in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Raivorinta connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Raivorinta prevents Tuhatkauno from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raivorinta looking to finish Tuhatkauno with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tuhatkauno!
Raivorinta working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Raivorinta.
Raivorinta punishing his opponent with strikes.
Raivorinta avoids the attempt from Tuhatkauno to control.
The referee warns Tuhatkauno that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tuhatkauno working to try and regain half guard.
Tuhatkauno takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tuhatkauno is squirming around, avoiding Raivorinta's attempts to control the action.
Tuhatkauno is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Raivorinta landing strikes, looking to finish!
Raivorinta raining down shots from the mount!
Raivorinta cracks Tuhatkauno with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tuhatkauno is looking to improve his position but Raivorinta isn't that keen on the idea.
Raivorinta looking to control but Tuhatkauno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tuhatkauno is looking to improve his position but Raivorinta isn't that keen on the idea.
Raivorinta scoring with strikes but Tuhatkauno is staying in there.
Tuhatkauno really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Raivorinta is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhatkauno can't escape the position.
Raivorinta postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tuhatkauno looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raivorinta lands with some strikes.
Raivorinta scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tuhatkauno?
Raivorinta working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Raivorinta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tuhatkauno hang on?
Raivorinta landing strikes from the mount.
Tuhatkauno is looking to improve his position but Raivorinta isn't that keen on the idea.
Raivorinta working Tuhatkauno over with strikes here.
Raivorinta unloading with bombs!
Matti Raivorinta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tuhatkauno swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raivorinta has control of Tuhatkauno's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tuhatkauno regains control of the situation pretty easily.
A nice elbow there by Raivorinta.
Tuhatkauno wants to control but Raivorinta is having none of it.
Tuhatkauno can't escape the position.
Tuhatkauno slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raivorinta lands with a punch from half guard.
Tuhatkauno tries to roll over but Raivorinta keeps him under control.
Raivorinta winds up and cracks Tuhatkauno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Raivorinta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eemil Tuhatkauno's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tuhatkauno throws a jab but it's blocked by Raivorinta.
Raivorinta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Raivorinta tries to clinch up.
Raivorinta scores with a one two! Tuhatkauno had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tuhatkauno is rocked!
Raivorinta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oh Tuhatkauno is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raivorinta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tuhatkauno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raivorinta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tuhatkauno seems to have got his legs back now.
Raivorinta is working an open guard so Tuhatkauno takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tuhatkauno closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Raivorinta regains half guard.
Tuhatkauno seems to be working for a kimura but Raivorinta defends the submission attempt.
Raivorinta tries to get to full guard but Tuhatkauno has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raivorinta pushes Tuhatkauno off looking to stand but Tuhatkauno dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuhatkauno is looking to advance position but Raivorinta won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raivorinta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Raivorinta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tuhatkauno in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raivorinta trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tuhatkauno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raivorinta lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Raivorinta looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tuhatkauno!
Raivorinta landing shots from mount.
Tuhatkauno is desperately trying to improve his position but Raivorinta has a good base and remains in mount.
Raivorinta working Tuhatkauno over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raivorinta working Tuhatkauno over with strikes here.
Raivorinta working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Tuhatkauno that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tuhatkauno throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Raivorinta landing strikes from the mount.
Tuhatkauno is working to get back to half guard.
Raivorinta landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tuhatkauno is trying to escape the mount.
Raivorinta is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuhatkauno is trying desperately to improve position.
Raivorinta working Tuhatkauno over with strikes here.
Raivorinta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tuhatkauno's face.
Tuhatkauno can't escape the position.
Raivorinta lands with some strikes.
Tuhatkauno taking shots to the head.
Raivorinta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tuhatkauno can't escape the position.
Raivorinta working the ground and pound effectively.
Raivorinta scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tuhatkauno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Raivorinta.
Tuhatkauno is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Raivorinta tries to control but Tuhatkauno wriggling away.
Tuhatkauno takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tuhatkauno gets back to half guard.
Raivorinta prevents Tuhatkauno from improving his position.
Raivorinta is trying to control the action in half guard but Tuhatkauno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tuhatkauno has hold of Raivorinta's hands but Raivorinta slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Raivorinta is tying to control. Tuhatkauno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Raivorinta is nestled in close to Tuhatkauno, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tuhatkauno looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Raivorinta blocks the strikes from Tuhatkauno.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matti Raivorinta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raivorinta 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Raivorinta!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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