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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 1276 p4p, 3247 weight class) and Jesse James (ranked 166 p4p, 407 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse James!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta misses with a looping left.
Rauta misses with a straight left.
Rauta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rauta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Rauta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rauta scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rauta throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Rauta misses with a looping left.
James tries to clinch there but Rauta circles away.
Rauta missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James is looking to clinch but Rauta is avoiding it.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
James slips a jab from Rauta.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James moves in looking to clinch but Rauta pushes him off.
James closes the distance and clinches.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Rauta blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta blocking some punches.
James misses with the head strike.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Rauta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rauta.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
James lands a right hand.
A short right from James.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James blocking some punches.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
James throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a light punch inside.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James blocking some punches.
James working aggressively here.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
A short right from Rauta on the inside.
James working aggressively here.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Rauta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James working aggressively here.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
James throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by James.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands a left hand.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta working aggressively here.
James working aggressively here.
James lands a nice uppercut.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James misses with some punches.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James blocks an uppercut.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta lands with a right to the head.
Rauta blocking some punches.
James misses with some punches.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta working aggressively here.
James blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nyrkki Rauta will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rauta keeps the fight on the outside.
James tries to clinch up.
Rauta misses with a straight right.
James wants to clinch.
Rauta misses with an uppercut.
James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rauta finds it's way round the side to connect with James's head.
James tries to clinch up.
James blocks a jab.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Rauta misses with a straight left.
James ducks under a wild hook from Rauta.
James moves in looking to clinch but Rauta pushes him off.
James tries to clinch but Rauta moves out of range.
Rauta looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rauta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rauta scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rauta.
James is looking to clinch.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Rauta circles away.
Rauta misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Rauta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
James wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
James tries to clinch but Rauta is having none of it.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Rauta connects with a crisp jab.
James is rocked!
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rauta.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauta finish him?
Rauta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rauta looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Rauta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
James tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rauta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rauta keeps the fight on the outside.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Rauta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rauta keeps the fight on the outside.
Rauta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rauta throws out the jab.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Rauta misses.
James tries to clinch up.
Rauta swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Rauta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James moves away from the strike by Rauta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
Rauta misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rauta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rauta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rauta swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Rauta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rauta looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Rauta circles away.
Rauta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James throws out a counter right but Rauta avoids it with no problem.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rauta thows a left - swing and a miss!
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James lands a shoulder strike.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta working aggressively here.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
James misses with the head strike.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James lands with a short shot to the head.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from James.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
James working aggressively here.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Jesse James seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
James lands with a left to the head.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
James lands with a light punch inside.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta misses with some punches.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nyrkki Rauta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
James tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rauta.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Rauta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James tries to clinch but Rauta is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
James closes the distance and pushes Rauta back into the cage.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rauta lands a nice uppercut.
Rauta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by James.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
James misses with some punches.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James blocking some punches.
Rauta blocking some punches.
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!
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Rauta.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
James blocking some punches.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rauta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta working aggressively here.
James lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Rauta.
Rauta misses with some punches.
James lands with a left to the head.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta blocking some punches.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
James blocks an uppercut.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rauta blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta lands a left hand.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by James.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Rauta blocking some punches.
James misses with some punches.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rauta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James blocks an uppercut.
A short right from James.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James blocking some punches.
James working aggressively here.
Rauta working aggressively here.
James blocks an uppercut.
Rauta blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rauta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta scores with a shoulder strike.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
James misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta blocking some punches.
James misses with some punches.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nyrkki Rauta did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Rauta circles away.
James is looking to clinch.
Nyrkki Rauta is winning the standup battle so far.
Rauta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauta swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Rauta cracks James with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! James looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rauta finish him?
James moves in looking to clinch but Rauta pushes him off.
Rauta drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks James right on the button. James goes down! Rauta follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rauta gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyrkki Rauta!
Nyrkki Rauta retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Nyrkki Rauta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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