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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Matias Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauli Raunio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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211 lbs
20 - 21 - 0 |
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207 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Matias Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rauli Raunio!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaestri misses with a straight left.
Demaestri tries to bum rush Raunio with a series of wild strikes but Raunio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raunio jabs Demaestri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raunio throws the kick towards the body but Demaestri avoids it.
Raunio throws an off balance right hand
and Demaestri counters with a nice uppercut.
Raunio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Demaestri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raunio, pushing him back against the cage.
Raunio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demaestri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demaestri blocks a body shot from Raunio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demaestri.
Raunio tries to work over Demaestri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demaestri fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raunio on the side of the head.
Raunio avoids the body shot from Demaestri.
Demaestri swinging wildly here.
Demaestri has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raunio thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raunio lands a really nice looking cross but Demaestri seems unphased.
Demaestri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Raunio eats them both and turns towards Demaestri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Raunio is having none of it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raunio.
Enzo Matias Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Raunio moves out of range.
A left and a right from Demaestri both land. Nice combination.
Demaestri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raunio throws out a loose jab but Demaestri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raunio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demaestri.
Raunio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Raunio scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demaestri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Demaestri stops a takedown attempt from Raunio.
Raunio is looking to take this one to the mat.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauli Raunio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Demaestri fails to land.
Demaestri can't break the clinch.
Demaestri looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Demaestri blocks an uppercut.
Demaestri is trying to maintain a safe position but Raunio gets an underhook and turns Demaestri into the cage.
Raunio has a couple of punches blocked by Demaestri.
We've been informed that Raunio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Demaestri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Raunio is having none of it.
Raunio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Demaestri.
Demaestri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Demaestri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raunio throws out a counter right but Demaestri avoids it with no problem.
Raunio tries to clinch up but Demaestri circles away and keeps his distance.
Raunio throws a big shot that misses.
Raunio shoots in looking for a takedown. Demaestri tries to sprawl out of it but Raunio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Demaestri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raunio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Demaestri's waist but Demaestri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raunio off to one side.
Demaestri tries to counter by clinching up but Raunio breaks away and moves out of range.
Enzo Matias Demaestri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demaestri scores with a hook.
Raunio dives in and scores a takedown into Demaestri's guard.
Demaestri is looking to stand up but Raunio isn't so interested in that idea.
Raunio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demaestri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raunio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raunio prevents Demaestri from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Demaestri manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Raunio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demaestri's elbow.
Demaestri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raunio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demaestri tries to break the clinch but Raunio is controlling the position.
Raunio can't find room to land a body shot as Demaestri controls the action.
Demaestri is trying to maintain a safe position but Raunio gets an underhook and turns Demaestri into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raunio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raunio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demaestri.
Raunio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raunio.
Demaestri is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Demaestri prevents the takedown attempt.
Raunio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Demaestri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Matias Demaestri dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Demaestri walks into a straight right hand from Raunio.
Raunio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raunio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demaestri throws an off balance right hand
and Raunio counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Demaestri misses.
Raunio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raunio scores with a jab to the head.
Demaestri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demaestri throws a jab when Raunio was well out of range.
Demaestri misses with an uppercut
and Raunio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raunio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raunio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raunio showed some decent athleticism there.
Demaestri kicks Raunio off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demaestri with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raunio can pounce on him.
Raunio misses with a takedown attempt - Demaestri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Raunio.
Raunio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raunio shoots in looking for a takedown. Demaestri tries to sprawl out of it but Raunio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Demaestri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Demaestri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raunio circles away quickly and effectively.
Raunio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Demaestri.
A little jabbing left from Raunio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Demaestri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demaestri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raunio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Enzo Matias Demaestri has been cut.
Demaestri misses with a double jab.
Raunio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demaestri.
Demaestri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raunio to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demaestri misses with a looping left.
Demaestri misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Raunio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raunio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raunio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raunio throws the left hand but Demaestri avoids the punch easily.
Raunio lands with a straight right. Demaestri didn't see that one coming.
Demaestri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Demaestri with a nice cross.
Nice cross by Raunio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raunio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Demaestri closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Raunio circles away.
It seemed like Raunio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Demaestri looks to score with a jab to the body but Raunio is just out of range.
Demaestri cracks a nice hook into Raunio's ribs.
Raunio cracks Demaestri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Demaestri misses with a straight right.
Raunio gets tackled into the cage by Demaestri. Demaestri maintains the clinch.
Demaestri blocks an uppercut.
Raunio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Demaestri can't break the clinch.
Demaestri throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Raunio.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demaestri stops a takedown attempt from Raunio.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauli Raunio.
Demaestri looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Demaestri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raunio throws a body punch but Demaestri moves out of range.
Raunio cracks Demaestri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raunio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raunio tries for a takedown but Demaestri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Demaestri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raunio. Demaestri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demaestri moves in looking to clinch but Raunio pushes him off.
Raunio tries to bum rush Demaestri with a series of wild strikes but Demaestri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demaestri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Demaestri tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Raunio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rauli Raunio will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Enzo Matias Demaestri's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Raunio misses with a leg kick.
Raunio attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Demaestri throws out a powerful jab.
Raunio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raunio.
Demaestri moves away from the strike by Raunio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raunio. Demaestri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demaestri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raunio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demaestri clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Raunio.
Raunio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raunio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raunio lands a body shot.
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!
Demaestri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demaestri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demaestri misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raunio moves away.
Raunio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Demaestri's hands.
Demaestri misses with an uppercut.
Raunio connects with a nice looking jab.
Raunio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demaestri.
Raunio scores with a jab to the head.
Demaestri is rocked!
Raunio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Demaestri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raunio clinches with his opponent.
Demaestri seems to have got his legs back now.
Raunio misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Demaestri misses with a punch on the inside.
Raunio pushes Demaestri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raunio wants a takedown but no success here.
Demaestri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Demaestri misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raunio wants a takedown but no success here.
Demaestri working aggressively here.
Raunio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demaestri is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauli Raunio.
Raunio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Demaestri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raunios head.
Demaestri takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Demaestri.
Demaestri dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raunio wants to stall.
Raunio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Demaestri's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raunio.
Demaestri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raunios head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri is trying to break the clinch but Raunio is controlling him.
Raunio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Raunio blocking some punches.
Raunio stalling in the clinch.
Raunio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Demaestri is keeping busy.
Demaestri working aggressively here.
Demaestri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Demaestri breaks from the clinch.
Demaestri missing with a left hand there. Raunio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Demaestri misses with a straight right.
Demaestri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demaestri throws a right hand that misses
and Raunio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Raunio misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raunio tries to work over Demaestri's front leg with a kick but Demaestri checks it.
Raunio swats away the attempt to clinch by Demaestri.
Demaestri swats away the attempt to clinch by Raunio.
Raunio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Demaestri digs a good body shot into Raunio's ribs.
Raunio throws a shot from downtown. Demaestri moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demaestri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raunio manages to avoid it.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Raunio circles away.
Raunio tried to score with a low kick but Demaestri checks it.
Demaestri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raunio momentarily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raunio.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rauli Raunio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raunio 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rauli Raunio!
Rauli Raunio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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