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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reino Ruttu (ranked 246 p4p, 455 weight class) and Manny Johnson (ranked 29 p4p, 59 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A lazy body kick from Johnson
and Ruttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruttu throws a wild body kick that Johnson sees coming a mile off.
Ruttu sets himself, and Johnson steps forward looking for the clinch! Ruttu avoids it this time.
Johnson slips a straight right by Ruttu.
Johnson 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.
Ruttu avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Ruttu looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Ruttu sprawls well.
Ruttu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
Ruttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ruttu misses with a combination
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ruttu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruttu blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Ruttu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson stalling in the clinch.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Ruttu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruttu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruttu lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Ruttu.
Ruttu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ruttu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruttu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson tries to stall but Ruttu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ruttu is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Ruttu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Ruttu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Ruttu pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Ruttu as the two fighters clinch.
Ruttu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works on Ruttu's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruttu misses with 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!
Ruttu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruttu trying to control the position but instead, Johnson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruttu into the cage.
Ruttu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruttu pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruttu lands a right hand.
Ruttu can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruttu's brow.
Ruttu looking to stall.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ruttu defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Ruttu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruttu.
Ruttu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reino Ruttu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Johnson.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Ruttu circles away easily
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruttu jabs at Johnson's body.
Ruttu connects with a single shot there.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Ruttu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ruttu jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson looks winded!
Ruttu blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Ruttu lands a nice looking body kick.
Reino Ruttu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Ruttu misses with a kick to the body.
Ruttu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Ruttu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruttu cracks Johnson with a good jab.
Ruttu lunges at Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Johnson's hand.
Ruttu lands a lovely overhand right.
Johnson misses with a double jab
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruttu counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Ruttu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruttu is just out of range.
Reino Ruttu is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick
and Ruttu counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruttu just misses with a punch to the body.
Ruttu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Ruttu shows good takedown defense.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruttu. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruttu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruttu.
Ruttu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson pushes Ruttu up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruttu misses with some punches.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Ruttu is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Ruttu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Ruttu.
Ruttu throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Ruttu.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Ruttu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Ruttu blocks it.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Ruttu misses with some punches.
Ruttu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruttu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ruttu misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruttu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Ruttu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruttu is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Ruttu struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Ruttu misses with a body punch.
Reino Ruttu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruttu.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruttu's elbow.
Ruttu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruttu works the jab nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruttu catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruttu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Manny Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruttu is out of range and Johnson settles back down.
Ruttu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manny Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruttu with a jab.
Ruttu scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruttu.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruttu counters with a nice uppercut.
Reino Ruttu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Johnson.
Johnson 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.
Ruttu throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Ruttu sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruttu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruttu wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson throws a leg kick
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Ruttu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Ruttu counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Ruttu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Ruttu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Ruttu.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruttu finish him?
Ruttu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Ruttu fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johnson just manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reino Ruttu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson 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.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruttu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson takes a swing at Ruttu's ribcage but misses.
It appears Ruttu was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ruttu misses with a looping left.
Johnson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ruttu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruttu, as that shot connected.
Ruttu lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruttu's sensitive parts.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruttu.
Ruttu throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Ruttu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruttu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruttu as he avoids it easily.
Ruttu throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Ruttu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Ruttu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Ruttu connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruttu connects with a jab.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Ruttu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Ruttu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ruttu lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Johnson is rocked!
Ruttu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Johnson sprawling to the canvas! Johnson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ruttu finish him?!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruttu finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruttu digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Ruttu comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Johnson falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Johnson was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reino Ruttu!
Our winner, Reino Ruttu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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