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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gwynfor Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Risto Rautio has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwynfor Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautio clinches up against the cage.
Rautio misses with a body punch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rautio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rautio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rautio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones tries a body shot but Rautio blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rautio.
Jones misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rautio.
Rautio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Rautio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rautio or not.
Rautio lands with a light punch inside.
Rautio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rautio manages to break the clinch.
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!
Rautio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones slips a straight right by Rautio.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Rautio manages to avoid it.
Rautio lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Rautio moved away.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rautio throws a leg kick that misses.
Rautio misses with a straight right.
Rautio scores with a jab to the head.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Rautio.
A short body shot lands from Rautio as the two fighters clinch.
Rautio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rautio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones prevents a body shot from Rautio.
Rautio is working Jones over against the cage.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Rautio.
A nice left hand lands by Rautio.
Rautio prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Rautio misses with a punch to the body.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Rautio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A hook to the body from Rautio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to work over Rautio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones tries a body shot but Rautio blocks it.
A short right from Rautio on the inside.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rautio tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Rautio back against the cage.
Rautio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands a body shot.
Rautio can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Rautio tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Rautio.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Rautio.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rautio digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Rautio misses with a body punch.
Rautio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rautio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rautio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Rautio is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rautio works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rautio.
Rautio lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Rautio as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Rautio.
Rautio lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Rautio cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Rautio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rautio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rautio lands a nice shot to the body.
Rautio is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rautio lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rautio manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rautio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Rautio.
Jones looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rautio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rautio with a nice cross.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Rautio throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Rautio throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Rautio.
Rautio moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Rautio misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rautio's calf.
A jab lands there for Rautio.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rautio lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rautio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rautio just manages to avoid it.
Jones moves away from the strike by Rautio.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rautio.
Rautio blocking some punches.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rautio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Rautio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rautio.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rautio works on Jones's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Rautio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Rautio.
Rautio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rautio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Rautio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rautio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Risto Rautio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rautio thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rautio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rautio looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Rautio misses with a hook.
Jones scores with a jab.
Jones misses with a hook
and Rautio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rautio misses with a body kick.
Rautio throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Rautio throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Rautio - just one landing.
Rautio instigates a clinch.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones blocks a body shot from Rautio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautio presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rautio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Rautio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rautio.
Rautio digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rautio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones slips a jab from Rautio.
Rautio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Rautio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Rautio darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Rautio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio breaks the clinch.
Rautio stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rautio tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rautio drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Jones's head, knocking him out cold! Rautio is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Risto Rautio!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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