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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 885 p4p, 913 weight class) and Somporn Metharom (ranked 124 p4p, 127 weight class). Rauta comes to the cage accompanied by Right On- Showcore. Metharom has chosen Porcelain - Moby as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Somporn Metharom!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta throws a big shot that misses.
Metharom swings for the body but Rauta moves out of range.
Rauta misses with a looping left.
Metharom throws the left hand but Rauta avoids the punch easily.
Metharom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rauta.
Rauta staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Rauta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rauta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rauta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rauta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rauta throws a big shot that misses.
Metharom throws a jab when Rauta was well out of range.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metharom.
Rauta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta misses with a right hand
and Metharom counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Metharom misses the target.
Rauta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Rauta - just one landing.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauta misses with a right hand
and Metharom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Nyrkki Rauta has been cut.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Rauta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom misses with a hook.
Rauta swings widly with a right hand
enabling Metharom to counter with a crisp jab.
Metharom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, jab by Rauta - just one landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Rauta. That snapped Metharom's head back.
Rauta cracks Metharom with an open hand slap.
Rauta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Metharom.
Metharom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rauta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rauta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Metharom to counter with a crisp jab.
Rauta looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
Metharom slips a jab from Rauta.
Metharom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rauta.
Rauta slips a jab from Metharom.
Metharom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Metharom scores with the left hand. Rauta knows he should have avoided that one.
Metharom throws a lazy right hand but Rauta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Metharom slips a jab and a cross from Rauta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with a series of wild punches.
Rauta lands with an overhand left.
Rauta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Metharom.
Metharom blocks a leg kick.
Metharom has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rauta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rauta throws a jab but it's blocked by Metharom.
Metharom throws out a counter right but Rauta avoids it with no problem.
Rauta moves out of range as Metharom strikes.
Rauta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rauta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Metharom.
Metharom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rauta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Metharom circles away quickly and effectively.
Rauta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Rauta misses.
Rauta missing with a left hand there. Metharom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Metharom swings for the body but Rauta moves out of range.
Metharom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rauta looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Metharom lands a jab-cross combination.
Rauta scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metharom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metharom doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rauta looks to land a body kick but Metharom moved away.
Metharom throws a lazy right hand but Rauta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rauta takes a jab right on the kisser.
Metharom slips under a jab.
Rauta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Metharom to score with a decent uppercut.
Rauta misses with a left hand
and Metharom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Metharom throws a head kick that misses.
Metharom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rauta on the side of the head.
Metharom blocks a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rauta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Metharom staying out of range there.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Metharom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rauta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rauta throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Metharom counter with a right hand.
Rauta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Metharom catches Rauta right on the button with a cross.
Metharom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom drops his hands momentarily and Rauta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from Metharom.
Metharom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rauta.
Metharom moves away from the strike by Rauta.
Rauta misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Metharom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Metharom throws a jab but it's blocked by Rauta.
Rauta slips a jab from Metharom.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
Rauta misses with a straight left.
Metharom moves out of range as Rauta strikes.
Rauta scores with the left hand. Metharom knows he should have avoided that one.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metharom.
Metharom looks to score with a jab to the body but Rauta is just out of range.
A combination from Rauta does no damage.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauta loads up on a big right hand but Metharom slips the punch.
Rauta looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
Metharom swings for the body but Rauta moves out of range.
Metharom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rauta.
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 cut man is working on Nyrkki Rauta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rauta moves out of range of the strikes.
Metharom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Metharom misses with a body shot.
Metharom scores with a hook.
Metharom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rauta.
Metharom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rauta.
Rauta throwing a counter right hand but Metharom manages to avoid it.
Metharom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rauta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rauta throws a jab but it's blocked by Metharom.
Metharom throws a looping overhand right but Rauta ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Rauta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Metharom doesn't seem phased though.
Rauta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Metharom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rauta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Metharom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rauta throws a looping overhand right but Metharom ducks down to avoid it.
Rauta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Metharom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rauta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Metharom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rauta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Metharom.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Metharom ducks under a wild hook from Rauta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metharom throws a jab but it's blocked by Rauta.
Metharom misses the jab.
Metharom looks to throw the jab but Rauta is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rauta misses the target.
Rauta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rauta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Metharom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rauta.
Nice defenses there by Rauta.
Metharom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metharom moves out of range of the strikes.
Rauta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rauta misses with a left hand
enabling Metharom to counter with a crisp jab.
Rauta throws a head kick but Metharom moves out of range.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Metharom throws a hook to the side of Rauta's head but Rauta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Metharom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rauta throws out the jab.
Rauta misses with a looping left.
Metharom lands with a hook. Rauta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rauta misses with a looping left.
Metharom misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rauta throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rauta misses the target.
Metharom steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Metharom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rauta throws out the jab.
Metharom slips a straight right by Rauta.
Metharom moves out of range as Rauta throws a body kick.
Rauta throws a jab but it's blocked by Metharom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Metharom blocks the body kick.
Metharom just misses with a punch to the body.
Metharom staying out of range there.
Rauta throws an overhand right that lands on Metharom's shoulder, as Metharom tries to avoid the shot.
Rauta misses the jab.
Rauta moves away from the strike by Metharom.
Metharom scores with a hook.
Rauta throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rauta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rauta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rauta throws a poor cross that misses
and Metharom counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Metharom misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with an uppercut.
Rauta throws the left hand but Metharom avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
Rauta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Metharom counters with a stiff right hand.
Metharom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rauta finds it's way round the side to connect with Metharom's head.
Rauta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Metharom lands a glancing blow to the side of Rauta's head.
Metharom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Metharom lands the left hand.
Somporn Metharom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
Metharom looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rauta misses with a looping right.
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Metharom.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metharom.
Metharom missing with a left hand there. Rauta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Metharom throws a sloppy head kick and Rauta moves out of range easily.
Metharom's corner calls for a 1-2. Metharom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rauta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Metharom misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta throws the left hand but Metharom avoids the punch easily.
Rauta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Metharom swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rauta throws an overhand right that lands on Metharom's shoulder, as Metharom tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Metharom releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Metharom slips under a jab.
Nyrkki Rauta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauta misses with a straight left.
Rauta looks to land a right hand but Metharom moved out of range.
Metharom throws out a counter right but Rauta avoids it with no problem.
Rauta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Metharom counters with a straight right hand.
Metharom bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rauta's head.
Rauta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Metharom.
Metharom misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
Rauta throws an overhand right that lands on Metharom's shoulder, as Metharom tries to avoid the shot.
Rauta misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Metharom as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta throws an overhand right that lands on Metharom's shoulder, as Metharom tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Metharom does it's job there.
Rauta misses with an uppercut. Metharom saw that one coming.
Rauta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Somporn Metharom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nyrkki Rauta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Metharom scores with a nice right hand.
Rauta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rauta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauta throws the left hand but Metharom avoids the punch easily.
Rauta throws an overhand right that lands on Metharom's shoulder, as Metharom tries to avoid the shot.
Metharom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rauta slips a jab from Metharom.
Metharom throws an overhand right that lands on Rauta's shoulder, as Rauta tries to avoid the shot.
Metharom blocks the body kick.
Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Metharom.
Metharom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Metharom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rauta throws a jab when Metharom was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metharom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rauta.
A little jabbing left from Metharom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rauta throws a jab but it's blocked by Metharom.
Metharom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rauta was well out of range. Poor timing from Metharom.
Rauta swings widly with a right hand
and Metharom counters with a nice body shot.
Rauta lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta throws out a loose jab but Metharom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Metharom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rauta counters with a two punch combo.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Metharom.
Rauta misses with a hook
and Metharom counters with a stiff right hand.
Rauta looks to land a right hand but Metharom moved out of range.
A punch combination from Rauta misses.
Rauta throws an overhand right that lands on Metharom's shoulder, as Metharom tries to avoid the shot.
Rauta misses with a straight left.
Rauta 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.
Metharom cracks Rauta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Metharom throws a good cross that connects.
Metharom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rauta's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Metharom.
Rauta is rocked!
Rauta blocks a head kick by Metharom.
Oh Rauta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Metharom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rauta seems to have got his legs back now.
Metharom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Metharom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Metharom slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Metharom misses.
Rauta misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
Metharom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rauta.
Metharom swings for the body but Rauta moves out of range.
Rauta throws a jab but it's blocked by Metharom.
Rauta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Metharom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rauta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Metharom moves out of range as Rauta strikes.
The crowd cheers as Metharom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rauta doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Metharom.
A big right from Metharom misses.
Rauta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Metharom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Metharom scores with a nice strike.
Metharom lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with a straight left.
Metharom lands a really nice looking cross but Rauta seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by Metharom.
A slow jab from Metharom misses its intended target.
Rauta misses with a looping left.
Metharom slips under a jab from Rauta.
Metharom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rauta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Metharom cracks Rauta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rauta connects with a right hand. Metharom shakes it off.
Metharom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Metharom looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rauta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Metharom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rauta thinking.
Metharom misses with a hook. Rauta ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Metharom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Metharom moves out of range of the strikes.
Rauta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rauta misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metharom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Metharom scores with a punch to the head.
Metharom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rauta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Metharom.
Rauta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Rauta misses.
Rauta throws a hook but Metharom avoids it easily.
Rauta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Metharom thuds his right hand into Rauta's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Metharom.
Rauta misses with a hook
and Metharom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Metharom takes a swing at Rauta's ribcage but misses.
Rauta misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta takes one on the button.
Metharom slips a straight right by Rauta.
Metharom looks to land a left hand but Rauta moved out of range nicely.
Rauta looks to throw the jab but Metharom is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Somporn Metharom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Metharom 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Somporn Metharom!
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