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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rautavaara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Stranglers - No More Heroes. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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169 cm
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158 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas More!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jarkko Rautavaara!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
More avoids the body shot from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara fails with the takedown.
Rautavaara clinches up against the cage.
Rautavaara lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rautavaara.
Rautavaara leaning his opponent against the cage.
More working hard to break the clinch.
Rautavaara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. More is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rautavaara.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rautavaara obliges.
Rautavaara landing knees to the body.
More wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rautavaara has him pressed against the cage.
Rautavaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. More is defending well for now.
Rautavaara lands an elbow inside that More shrugs off.
Rautavaara lands an elbow just above More 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rautavaara.
Rautavaara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite More's efforts to push away.
Rautavaara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of More backwards.
More wants to get back to striking at distance but Rautavaara won't allow it.
Rautavaara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara lands a nice knee to the body.
Rautavaara has More pressed against the cage, preventing More from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rautavaara pushes More back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rautavaara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rautavaara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite More's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara is leaning against More and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rautavaara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rautavaara prevents More from breaking the clinch.
Rautavaara cracks More with a nice body shot.
Rautavaara has More pressed against the cage, preventing More from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rautavaara scores a nice knee to the body.
Rautavaara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rautavaara is leaning against More and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rautavaara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thomas More has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarkko Rautavaara.
Rautavaara looks gassed!
A short body shot lands from Rautavaara as the two fighters clinch.
Rautavaara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rautavaara.
More has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rautavaara working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Rautavaara.
Good body shot from Rautavaara.
More wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rautavaara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
More has had enough of the clinch but Rautavaara keeps him there for the moment.
More wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
More is trying to break free.
Rautavaara lands a body punch.
More can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rautavaara as the two fighters clinch.
More wants to get back to striking at distance but Rautavaara won't allow it.
A short right from Rautavaara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara lands an elbow just above More 's eye.
Rautavaara pushes More back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rautavaara ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rautavaara no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rautavaara looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but More puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rautavaara is controlling More's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rautavaara manages to get to full guard.
Rautavaara has a closed guard, preventing More from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rautavaara pulls More in to control the position.
More postures up.
More avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
More preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rautavaara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
More wants to stand and escape but instead Rautavaara has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
More avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rautavaara throwing strikes from guard but More blocks nicely.
Rautavaara wants to control from the top but More keeps moving.
Rautavaara sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarkko Rautavaara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rautavaara with a jab.
Rautavaara scores with a three punch combo!
Thomas More is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rautavaara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as More throws out the jab.
More keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
More throws a big shot that misses.
More thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rautavaara scores with a jab to the body.
Rautavaara walks straight into a right hand from More - that's dropped him! More jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rautavaara from any more punishment! Rautavaara complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas More!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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