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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Marek (ranked 472 p4p, 267 weight class) and Kulma Rauta (ranked 75 p4p, 40 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24 - 4 - 1 |
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13 - 3 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 24 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Marek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kulma Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Marek.
Marek works Rauta's body with a nice hook.
Marek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rauta. That did some damage!
Rauta looks to score with a jab to the body but Marek is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Rauta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Marek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Rauta blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rauta misses the target.
Rauta misses with a hook.
Marek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marek pushes Rauta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marek's elbow.
Marek can't find room to land a body shot as Rauta controls the action.
Rauta prevents a body shot from Marek.
Marek misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Rauta.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta lands a nice uppercut.
Rauta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marek struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauta controls his hands.
Marek struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauta controls his hands.
Rauta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rauta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marek backwards.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Marek.
A hook to the body from Marek.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marek can't find room to land a body shot as Rauta controls the action.
Marek has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Rauta lands with a left to the head.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marek lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rauta tries a body shot but Marek blocks it.
Marek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rauta's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauta misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rauta.
Rauta blocks an uppercut.
Marek tries to work over Rauta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marek digs a right hand underneath Rauta's ribcage. Rauta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marek blocks an uppercut.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Marek's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rauta manages to break the clinch.
Marek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rauta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marek connects with a solid leg kick.
Marek wants to clinch but Rauta slips to the side
and Marek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marek doesn't manage to clinch there - Rauta circles away.
Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marek.
Marek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rauta has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta moves out of range as Marek strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rauta misses the target.
Marek misses with an uppercut
and Rauta counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Marek.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rauta.
Rauta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marek finds it's way round the side to connect with Rauta's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Marek blocks the leg kick.
Marek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rauta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rauta clobbers Marek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That kick from Rauta tenderised Marek's leg. Marek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marek is looking to clinch but Rauta is avoiding it.
Rauta doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gregor Marek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marek.
Marek moves into range and clinches up with Rauta.
Marek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marek swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rauta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marek struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauta controls his hands.
Rauta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rauta's elbow.
Rauta misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Nice body punch from Rauta - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Rauta.
Marek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marek struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauta controls his hands.
Rauta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marek's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Marek.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta scores with a hook to the body.
Marek tries to throw a body punch but Rauta avoids it by throwing Marek back against the cage.
Good body shot from Marek.
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 Gregor Marek will probably get the nod.
That's time! Marek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rauta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marek.
Rauta loads up on a big right hand but Marek slips the punch.
Marek just misses with a punch to the body.
Rauta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rauta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marek is able to avoid easily.
Rauta missing with a left hand there. Marek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rauta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marek throws a right hand that Rauta ducks under and follows up with a left that Rauta also avoids with ease.
Rauta replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Marek blocks it well.
Marek lands a jab to the head.
Marek scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marek tries to clinch there but Rauta circles away.
Rauta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Rauta backs away, Marek returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A low kick from Rauta is predictable there
and Marek counters with a stiff right hand.
Marek misses with a wild body shot.
Rauta looks to land a right hand but Marek moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta checks a low kick from Marek.
Marek 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.
Rauta lands a leg kick that knocks Marek off balance momentarily.
Rauta looks to land a right hand but Marek moved out of range.
Marek cracks Rauta with a good jab.
Marek misses with a two punch combination.
Rauta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rauta throws an overhand right that lands on Marek's shoulder, as Marek tries to avoid the shot.
Marek tried to score with a low kick but Rauta checks it.
Rauta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rauta throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Marek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rauta misses with a low kick as Marek jumps back.
As Rauta backs away, Marek returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marek throws out a loose jab but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rauta.
A jab from Marek misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marek misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Rauta on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rauta looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marek looks to land a left hand but Rauta moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rauta.
Good leg kick by Marek.
Marek looks to clinch
and Rauta counters with a right hand to the body.
Marek tries to close the distance and clinch but Rauta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marek feints and then cracks Rauta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rauta down.
Rauta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marek slips under a jab.
Marek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rauta.
Rauta misses with a lunging right hand
and Marek counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta throws a hook but Marek avoids it easily.
Marek slips a jab from Rauta.
Gregor Marek is winning the standup battle so far.
Rauta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marek jabs at Rauta's body.
Rauta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rauta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rauta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marek connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rauta scrambles back to his feet.
Marek throws a lazy right hand but Rauta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marek throws a lazy right hand but Rauta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rauta feints a counter leg kick.
Rauta tries a low kick but Marek avoids it.
Rauta throws an overhand right that lands on Marek's shoulder, as Marek tries to avoid the shot.
Rauta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rauta misses with a hook.
Rauta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marek has time to react.
Rauta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marek throws out the jab.
Marek clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rauta's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marek.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marek struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauta controls his hands.
Marek throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marek lands with a right to the head.
Rauta prevents a body shot from Marek.
Marek lands a body punch.
Marek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rauta prevents a body shot from Marek.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands an uppercut.
Marek blocks a body shot from Rauta.
Marek prevents a body shot from Rauta.
Rauta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Marek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Rauta prevents a body shot from Marek.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gregor Marek dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marek lands a body shot.
Marek looks to throw the jab but Rauta is out of range.
Marek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marek scores with a nice strike.
Marek is looking to chop away at Rauta's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rauta ducks under a wild hook from Marek.
Good work by Rauta as he checks the leg kick.
Rauta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Marek jabs Rauta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marek misses with a looping left.
Rauta feints a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Marek, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Rauta misses.
Marek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rauta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marek connects with a crisp jab.
Marek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rauta moves away.
Marek takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marek.
Marek has closed the distance and engaged Rauta in a clinch.
Marek presses Rauta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marek pushes Rauta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Marek pushes Rauta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marek has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
Marek misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Rauta.
Rauta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rauta tries to throw a body punch but Marek avoids it by throwing Rauta back against the cage.
Rauta misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Marek struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauta controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rauta 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!
Marek misses with a punch to the body.
Rauta lands a body shot.
Rauta lands with a light punch inside.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta prevents a body shot from Marek.
Marek blocks a body shot from Rauta.
Marek can't find room to land a body shot as Rauta controls the action.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marek cracks Rauta with a nice body shot.
A short right from Marek on the inside.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marek working aggressively here.
Marek digs a right hand into Rauta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rauta's gas tank.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Marek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Rauta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gregor Marek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marek goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rauta gets through Marek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kulma Rauta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rauta.
Gregor Marek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marek digs a right hand underneath Rauta's ribcage. Rauta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marek's elbow.
Marek takes a shot to the head.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Marek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta is leaning against Marek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Rauta as the two fighters clinch.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Marek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta is looking to break free of the clinch but Marek has double underhooks.
Marek blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rauta tries a body shot but Marek blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gregor Marek.
Well Marek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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