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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuck Fou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rautavaara comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss - I Love It Loud. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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156 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarkko Rautavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuck Fou!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rautavaara.
Rautavaara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fou stalks Rautavaara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rautavaara's face. Rautavaara staggers backwards, shaken.
Fou throws a right and a left that Rautavaara avoids nicely.
Fou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fou defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rautavaara.
Fou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fou misses with a wild combination.
Rautavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fou moves away.
Rautavaara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fou.
Some wild striking there from Fou.
Rautavaara fails with a takedown attempt.
Fou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rautavaara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fou tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rautavaara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Yuck Fou has been cut.
Rautavaara scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fou.
Rautavaara holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rautavaara.
Rautavaara successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fou trying to control the position from guard on top but Rautavaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rautavaara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rautavaara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fou can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rautavaara lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fou!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara looking to finish with strikes here!
Fou is squirming around, avoiding Rautavaara's attempts to control the action.
Fou is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rautavaara jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fou is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fou and Rautavaara has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fou is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara misses with the ground and pound.
Fou can't do much from the bottom here.
Fou is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rautavaara is staying active.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rautavaara is looking to take a break and control but Fou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rautavaara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fou knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rautavaara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fou lands with a nice combination. Rautavaara backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jarkko Rautavaara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuck Fou's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Fou misses.
Rautavaara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fou.
Rautavaara lands a jab-cross combination.
Fou misses with a combination
and Rautavaara counters by clinching up.
Fou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Fou as the two fighters clinch.
Fou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Rautavaara.
A left hand lands to the body for Fou.
Fou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rautavaara prevents a body shot from Fou.
Fou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rautavaara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fou tries to circle away but Rautavaara has him pinned against the cage.
Rautavaara stalling against the cage.
Fou misses with a body punch.
Fou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rautavaara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fou.
Fou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rautavaara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rautavaara taking a breather.
Rautavaara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fou up against the cage.
Rautavaara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fou or not.
Rautavaara taking a breather.
Rautavaara can't find room to land a body shot as Fou controls the action.
Rautavaara is trying to stall.
Rautavaara keeps control of Fou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rautavaara decides to pull guard.
Rautavaara is trying to keep Fou in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rautavaara looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fou is one step ahead there.
Fou trying to control the position from guard on top but Rautavaara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rautavaara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fou looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rautavaara looking to control but Fou passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara trying to control here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fou smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Fou misses.
Jarkko Rautavaara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rautavaara counters with a right hand to the body.
Fou misses with a double jab
and Rautavaara counters with a takedown into side control.
Rautavaara wants to control but Fou is keeping him busy.
Rautavaara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rautavaara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara throws a strike aimed at the side of Fou's head but Fou avoids it well.
Rautavaara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fou knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rautavaara sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fou is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fou struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Rautavaara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuck Fou's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rautavaara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rautavaara counters with a big head kick but Fou shrugs it off.
Fou throws a combination that misses
and Rautavaara counters with a takedown into side control.
Rautavaara misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fou can't do much from the bottom here.
Rautavaara tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fou is pushing Rautavaara's head away, looking to escape. Rautavaara manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fou is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rautavaara has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rautavaara looking to control but Fou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rautavaara throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fou tries to hold on but Rautavaara pushes him away.
Rautavaara looking to ground and pound but Fou is blocking nicely.
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.
Fou wants to hold on but Rautavaara pushes him away.
Fou might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rautavaara kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rautavaara working the ground and pound effectively.
Fou tries to hold on but Rautavaara pushes him away.
Fou is squirming around, avoiding Rautavaara's attempts to control the action.
Rautavaara goes for an armbar but Fou turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara is trying to keep Fou in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rautavaara is pulling down on Fou's head. It's preventing any offense from Fou, at least for the moment.
Fou postures up.
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.
Rautavaara looking for a sweep. Not yet Rautavaara, not yet.
Rautavaara managing to control the position.
Rautavaara trying to keep a closed guard but Fou is proving a slippery customer.
Yuck Fou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fou's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fou won't allow Rautavaara to sweep him here.
Jarkko Rautavaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fou drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rautavaara dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarkko Rautavaara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rautavaara, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarkko Rautavaara!
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energy
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hype
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