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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pertti Rauta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bad Man's chin.
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pertti Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bad Man!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta rushes Man and presses him up against the cage.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Rauta.
Rauta pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Rauta has the dominant position.
Rauta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Bad Man has been cut.
Rauta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man is trying to break free.
Man tries to break free but Rauta pushes him back against the cage.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Rauta won't allow it.
Rauta prevents Man from breaking the clinch.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man throws a series of punches but Rauta avoids them all with ease.
Bad Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauta dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man throws a right and a left that Rauta avoids nicely.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rauta fails to land the takedown.
Rauta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rauta tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Rauta tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Rauta tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Rauta tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man throws a right hand that Rauta ducks under and follows up with a left that Rauta also avoids with ease.
Rauta pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Rauta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Rauta won't allow it.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Man can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man tries to circle away but Rauta has him pinned against the cage.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Rauta is controlling him.
Rauta wants a takedown but no success here.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rauta has him pressed against the cage.
Rauta lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Rauta lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Rauta.
Man manages to break the clinch.
Rauta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rauta slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rauta is looking to clinch but Man is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta wants to clinch.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Rauta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Man leaves Rauta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Rauta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man checks a leg kick.
Rauta has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Rauta scores with a shot to the side of Man's head.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Man tries to circle away but Rauta has him pinned against the cage.
Rauta lands a damaging elbow.
Rauta lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
Rauta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Man looks gassed!
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!
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Rauta scores with a hook to the body.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rauta lands an elbow inside.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Rauta lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Bad Man's cut even more.
Rauta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rauta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rauta.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Rauta has the dominant position.
Rauta lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Rauta lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta is struggling to control the position.
Rauta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rauta lands a nice knee to the body.
Rauta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Rauta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Rauta has him pressed against the cage.
Rauta lands a nice knee to the body.
Man has had enough of the clinch but Rauta keeps him there for the moment.
Rauta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man is trying to break free.
Rauta lands a nice shot to the body.
Rauta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rauta has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rauta.
Rauta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rauta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rauta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Rauta.
Rauta tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Rauta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rauta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man breaks the clinch.
Rauta tries to clinch up.
Man lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rauta circles away quickly and effectively.
Rauta is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bad Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rauta clinches up against the cage.
Rauta tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Rauta tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man tries to break free but Rauta pushes him back against the cage.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rauta tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Rauta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rauta throws an elbow but misses.
Man breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man looks to land a combination but Rauta avoids it well.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rauta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rauta wants to clinch.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man throws a series of punches but Rauta moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Rauta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bad Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rauta wants to clinch.
Man rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rauta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rauta tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Man.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rauta misses with a series of wild punches.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Man lands with a nice combination. Rauta backs away looking to recover.
Rauta slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Man scores with a one two! Rauta had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pertti Rauta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rauta.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rauta here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rauta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rauta off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rauta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Rauta wants to clinch up but Man keeps it at a distance.
Man moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man throws a right and a left that Rauta avoids nicely.
Man throws a combination that misses
and Rauta counters with a shoot takedown. Man fights it but they end up in guard.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rauta won't allow Man to sweep him here.
Man keeping moving, preventing Rauta from controlling successfully.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rauta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man working a defensive guard here.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rauta 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.
Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rauta postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rauta counters by clinching up.
Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rauta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rauta lands a knee to the head.
Rauta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rauta stalling.
Man blocks a body shot from Rauta.
Man tries to circle away but Rauta has him pinned against the cage.
Rauta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man stalks Rauta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rauta's face. Rauta staggers backwards, shaken.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rauta wants to clinch.
Rauta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rauta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man throws a right hand that Rauta ducks under and follows up with a left that Rauta also avoids with ease.
Rauta wants to clinch.
Man throws a right hand that Rauta ducks under and follows up with a left that Rauta also avoids with ease.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man throws a series of punches but Rauta moves out of range.
Man tries to bum rush Rauta with a series of wild strikes but Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rauta moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Rauta slips a jab and a cross from Man.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rauta dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rauta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rauta tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Man throws a right and a left that Rauta avoids nicely.
Rauta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the cage.
Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rauta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Rauta keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man is trying to break free.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Rauta has the dominant position.
Pertti Rauta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rauta keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Man wants to break free but Rauta has control.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man is trying to break free.
Rauta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Rauta lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Rauta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rauta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rauta.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta lands a nice knee to the body.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Rauta won't allow it.
Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rauta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rauta connects with a knee to the head.
Rauta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rauta throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Rauta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bad Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Man misses with the combination.
Rauta tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rauta.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauta.
Man looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rauta gets the takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rauta fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rauta taking a break here but Man is having none of it and regains half guard.
Man is not content to let Rauta control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Man looking to control.
Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rauta is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man working a defensive guard here.
Man manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Man controlling from the full mount.
Rauta wants to hold on but Man pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rauta sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rauta is refusing to be controlled, as Man sits in half guard.
Rauta is trying to control but can't.
Rauta is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.
Rauta is trying to maintain the position but Man is very close to passing his half guard.
Man is taking a breather. Rauta says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Man seems content to control.
Let's hope that Man has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rauta keeps working.
Pertti Rauta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bad Man just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauta.
Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rauta wants to clinch.
Man throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rauta moves into the clinch.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rauta has him pressed against the cage.
Man can't break the clinch.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Rauta has him pressed against the cage.
Man is trying to break free.
Man tries to circle away but Rauta has him pinned against the cage.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Rauta is controlling him.
Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Rauta has double underhooks.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Rauta has him pressed against the cage.
Man tries to break free but Rauta pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rauta lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Rauta has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Man is trying to break free.
Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Rauta won't allow it.
Bad Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man is trying to force a seperation but Rauta has the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pertti Rauta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rauta, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pertti Rauta!
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RATING
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