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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garbutt (ranked 457 p4p, 70 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 442 p4p, 68 weight class). Garbutt's entrance music is Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law. A fine choice. Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music. Kevin Garbutt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Risto Rautio's chin.
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27 - 15 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Garbutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Rautio.
Rautio tries to bum rush Garbutt with a series of wild strikes but Garbutt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garbutt lands with a good body shot.
Garbutt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rautio lands with a cross.
It looks like Kevin Garbutt has been cut.
Garbutt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rautio.
Rautio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garbutt misses with a left hand
and Rautio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garbutt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garbutt motions for Rautio to come forward. Garbutt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Garbutt misses
and Rautio counters with a body kick.
Rautio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garbutt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garbutt staying out of range there.
Rautio scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garbutt tries a low kick but Rautio avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Rautio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rautio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio slips a straight right by Garbutt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garbutt, as that shot connected.
Garbutt scoring well with a low kick there.
Garbutt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rautio connects with a crisp jab.
Garbutt scores with a leg kick.
Garbutt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rautio counters with a straight right hand.
Rautio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Decent striking displayed by Garbutt there.
Garbutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rautio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice jab there from Garbutt.
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 tries to land a front kick but Garbutt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garbutt cracks Rautio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garbutt misses with a double jab
and Rautio counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rautio follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Garbutt takes a swing at Rautio's ribcage but misses.
Garbutt throws a low kick but Rautio moves out of range easily.
Garbutt throws a nice looking combination but Rautio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rautio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garbutt.
Rautio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garbutt connects with a jab.
Garbutt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rautio slips under a jab from Garbutt.
A nice side step and Rautio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Garbutt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautio.
Garbutt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Rautio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rautio tries to bench press Garbutt off him but Garbutt keeps the position.
Rautio defending against the ground and pound.
Garbutt 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.
Rautio tries to buck Garbutt off but Garbutt is having none of it.
Garbutt wants to control but Rautio is keeping him busy.
Rautio regains half guard, as Garbutt was trying to land strikes.
Rautio keeping hold of Garbutt's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Garbutt throwing shots but Rautio is blocking nicely.
Rautio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Garbutt.
Garbutt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rautio is pressing down on Garbutt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garbutt distracts Rautio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garbutt wants to pass the guard but Rautio is keeping the position.
Garbutt postures up in Rautio's guard and throws a big left but Rautio blocks it.
Garbutt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garbutt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Garbutt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Garbutt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rautio loads up on a big right hand but Garbutt slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Garbutt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kevin Garbutt is winning the standup battle so far.
Rautio misses with a low kick.
Rautio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garbutt.
Garbutt shoots in but Rautio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rautio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kevin Garbutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garbutt.
Garbutt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garbutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garbutt misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garbutt.
It looks like Garbutt has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Garbutt scores with a three punch combo!
An inside leg kick from Garbutt misses.
Rautio takes a swing at Garbutt's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garbutt throws a body shot but no joy.
Rautio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garbutt shoots in for a takedown but Rautio shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Rautio misses.
Garbutt with a hook.
Garbutt shoots and misses
and Rautio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Garbutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garbutt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rautio swivels and escapes.
Rautio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garbutt misses with an uppercut.
Rautio lands a jab to Garbutt's midsection.
Garbutt scores with a head kick. Rautio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Garbutt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautio connects with a right hand. Garbutt shakes it off.
Rautio scores with a body shot.
Rautio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garbutt manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garbutt dives in for a single leg takedown but Rautio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rautio throws a hook to the side of Garbutt's head but Garbutt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Garbutt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garbutt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rautio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garbutt manages to avoid it.
Garbutt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rautio avoids it really well and circles away.
Rautio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Garbutt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garbutt misses with a looping left.
A big right from Garbutt misses.
Garbutt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garbutt defending well as Rautio loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio scores with a shot to the body.
Garbutt looks to land a right hand but Rautio moved out of range.
Rautio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rautio lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rautio moves out of range of the leg kick from Garbutt.
Risto Rautio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garbutt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rautio counters with a nice uppercut.
Rautio looks to throw the jab but Garbutt is out of range.
Rautio looks to throw the jab but Garbutt is out of range.
Garbutt slips a jab from Rautio.
Garbutt throws a jab but it's blocked by Rautio.
Rautio throws a wild body kick that Garbutt sees coming a mile off.
Rautio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rautio throws a right hand that misses
and Garbutt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rautio staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rautio. That snapped Garbutt's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautio blocks a head kick by Garbutt.
Garbutt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Garbutt.
Garbutt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garbutt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crunch! Rautio slams his shin into Garbutt's torso.
Rautio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garbutt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rautio slips under a jab.
Rautio throws a body shot but no joy.
Rautio lands with a nice body punch.
Rautio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garbutts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garbutt moves out of range as Rautio throws a body kick.
Rautio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's 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.
The cut man is working on Kevin Garbutt's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Garbutt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rautio counters with a body kick that stops Garbutt in his tracks momentarily.
Garbutt moves out of range as Rautio throws a body kick.
Rautio throws the left hand but Garbutt avoids the punch easily.
Garbutt throws an off balance right hand
and Rautio counters with a nice uppercut.
Garbutt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rautio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garbutt's calf.
Garbutt fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Rautio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rautio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rautio instigates a clinch.
Rautio tries to work over Garbutt'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.
Garbutt misses with a punch to the body.
Garbutt has a couple of punches blocked by Rautio.
Rautio dodges an elbow strike from Garbutt.
Rautio lands with a light punch inside.
Garbutt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rautio avoiding damage as Garbutt throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garbutt misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt lands a body punch.
Garbutt misses with a punch to the body.
Rautio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garbutt throws a low kick but Rautio avoids it.
A nice side step and Rautio releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rautio looks to land a body kick but Garbutt moved away.
Garbutt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some bone on bone action there as Rautio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rautio thinks about the counter body kick.
Garbutt tries a low kick but Rautio avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Rautio's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Garbutt shoots in for a takedown but Rautio shows good takedown defense.
Rautio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garbutt.
Garbutt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rautio counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Rautio misses.
Rautio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garbutt was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautio.
Garbutt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rautio manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt misses with a hook.
Garbutt lands a glancing blow to the side of Rautio's head.
Garbutt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rautio throws a wild body kick that Garbutt sees coming a mile off.
Garbutt misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Rautio misses.
Garbutt throws a hook but Rautio avoids it easily.
Garbutt scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garbutt throws a combination that misses
and Rautio counters with a left to the body.
Rautio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Garbutt misses.
Garbutt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rautio scores with a punch to the head.
A low kick from Garbutt is predictable there
and Rautio counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt shoots in but Rautio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice body punch from Rautio.
Garbutt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garbutt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rautio lands a big right hand that sends Garbutt crashing to the mat! Rautio stays standing though and waves Garbutt back to his feet!
Garbutt is rocked!
Garbutt glances at the clock... BAM! Rautio nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Garbutt crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Garbutt is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Risto Rautio!
Risto Rautio gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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