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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jeremy belteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jeremy belteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarkko Rautavaara!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
belteau fails with a takedown attempt.
Rautavaara connects with a high kick.
Rautavaara misses with a hook. belteau ducked under it nicely.
Rautavaara misses with a double jab.
Rautavaara throws a right hand that belteau ducks under and follows up with a left that belteau also avoids with ease.
Rautavaara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but belteau checks it well.
belteau looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rautavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but belteau was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautavaara.
A slow jab from Rautavaara misses its intended target.
Rautavaara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and belteau counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rautavaara won't be happy with that.
Rautavaara can't do much from the bottom here.
belteau working the ground and pound but Rautavaara is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
belteau is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rautavaara is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
belteau throws a strike aimed at the side of Rautavaara's head but Rautavaara avoids it well.
belteau 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.
belteau sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rautavaara is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
belteau misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rautavaara manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rautavaara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rautavaara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rautavaara is pressing down on belteau's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
belteau postures up in Rautavaara's guard and throws a big left but Rautavaara blocks it.
Rautavaara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
belteau wants to control from the top but Rautavaara keeps moving.
Rautavaara lands an upkick as belteau stands over him.
belteau being controlled here momentarily.
belteau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
belteau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rautavaara wants to sweep here but belteau controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rautavaara swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and belteau counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rautavaara looks gassed!
belteau is trying to control. Rautavaara wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rautavaara is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
belteau trying to control the action but Rautavaara is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
belteau is working for a submission of some sort.
belteau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rautavaara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rautavaara looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rautavaara striking from the bottom here.
Rautavaara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rautavaara pushes belteau off and gets back to his feet.
Rautavaara throws a head kick that misses.
Rautavaara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
belteau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara misses with a head kick.
Rautavaara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by belteau.
belteau decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jeremy belteau dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rautavaara scoring well with a low kick there.
jeremy belteau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
belteau tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rautavaara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten belteau somewhat.
Rautavaara is looking to clinch but belteau is avoiding it.
Jarkko Rautavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautavaara fails to land with a series of punches.
belteau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rautavaara as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Rautavaara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautavaara throws an overhand right that lands on belteau's shoulder, as belteau tries to avoid the shot.
belteau misses with a wild body shot.
Rautavaara misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rautavaara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rautavaara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
belteau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rautavaara.
belteau doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rautavaara counters with a shoot takedown. belteau fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jeremy belteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
belteau is looking for a triangle but Rautavaara pushes his legs off easily.
Rautavaara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rautavaara drops back looking for a leg! belteau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and belteau manages to kick Rautavaara off! Rautavaara jumps back into belteau's guard.
belteau is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rautavaara is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
belteau can't keep his opponent in guard - Rautavaara advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Well, if Rautavaara is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rautavaara is trying to control. belteau wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rautavaara lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rautavaara trying to mount his opponent but belteau defends it.
belteau is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rautavaara pulls his head out easily.
Rautavaara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
belteau looking for a kimura from the bottom but Rautavaara passes into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
belteau is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You can see the frustration on belteau's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
belteau is trying to improve his position.
Rautavaara working the head and body with strikes.
Rautavaara decides to stand back up. Rautavaara steps back and let's belteau get back to his feet.
Rautavaara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with belteau, pushing him back against the cage.
Rautavaara unloads a knee to the mid-section. belteau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
belteau is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rautavaara is just too persistent for him and manages to trip belteau to the mat. belteau regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jarkko Rautavaara has got the better of the ground game so far.
belteau is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rautavaara is aware though and is defending well.
Rautavaara drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rautavaara jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Rautavaara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! belteau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rautavaara tries to close the distance and clinch but belteau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
belteau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
belteau misses with a takedown attempt - Rautavaara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
belteau shoots in for a takedown but Rautavaara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
belteau blocks the body kick.
Rautavaara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rautavaara tries a head kick but it misses.
Rautavaara thows a leg kick but belteau checks it
and belteau counters with a good low kick that Rautavaara was not able to check.
Rautavaara moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Come on Rautavaara - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rautavaara has managed to clinch.
Rautavaara is pushing belteau up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
belteau tries to pull guard but Rautavaara holds him up against the cage and eventually belteau drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jeremy belteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rautavaara lands an elbow that stopped belteau in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara breaks the clinch.
belteau doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Rautavaara counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
belteau is trying to keep Rautavaara in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
belteau isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rautavaara stacks belteau on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rautavaara!
A lull in the action here as Rautavaara stalls from top position.
belteau tries to bench press Rautavaara off him but Rautavaara keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rautavaara is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but belteau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rautavaara scoring with punches from side control.
belteau tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rautavaara grinds an elbow into belteau's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rautavaara scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at belteau to see if he's OK.
Rautavaara tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rautavaara is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but belteau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rautavaara working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rautavaara lands some shots froms side control.
belteau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarkko Rautavaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rautavaara 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Jarkko Rautavaara!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Jarkko Rautavaara!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Jarkko Rautavaara!
Jarkko Rautavaara wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
RATING
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