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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Saukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauta comes into the arena with Frederik - Harva Meistä On Rautaa blaring out of the sound system. Per Saukko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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192 cm
29
264 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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192 cm
27
272 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Rauta! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Saukko! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Saukko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saukko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rauta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saukko manages to avoid it. Rauta is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Saukko scores with a sloppy right hand. Rauta should have avoided that one. Saukko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rauta back to the cage. Saukko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Pertti Rauta has been cut. Rauta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A big right from Rauta misses. Rauta tried to score with a low kick but Saukko checks it. Saukko gets in close and instigates a clinch. Rauta misses with an elbow over the top. A short body shot lands from Rauta as the two fighters clinch.
Rauta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Per Saukko has been cut. Saukko looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round. Rauta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Rauta is pushing Saukko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Rauta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saukko backwards. Rauta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. A head punch on the inside from Saukko fails to land. Rauta stops a takedown attempt from Saukko.
Rauta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Rauta stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Saukko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saukko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Saukko has Rauta pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rauta lands a body punch in the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rauta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saukko's face.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rauta. Rauta taking a breather. Saukko wants a takedown but no success here.
Pertti Rauta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Saukko. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. A right hook to the body lands for Rauta.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rauta obliges. Rauta misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rauta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saukko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Rauta landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Rauta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rauta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. A short left from Rauta. Nice elbow from Rauta. Rauta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saukko avoids it. Rauta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rauta lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Saukko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Rauta.
Saukko dodges an elbow strike from Rauta.
Knees to the body from Rauta.
Rauta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rauta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rauta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saukko's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Saukko throws a head punch that misses. Stalling in the clinch from Rauta.
Rauta landing knees to the body.
Rauta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Stalling in the clinch from Rauta.
Rauta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rauta lands a nice knee to the body. Rauta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Rauta looking to throw knees to the head but Saukko is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Rauta has Saukko pushed against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rauta tries to land knees in the clinch but Saukko avoids the damage to the body. Rauta tries a knee to the head but Saukko blocks it.
Rauta lands an elbow that stopped Saukko in his tracks for a moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Rauta dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Rauta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rauta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Rauta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Saukko keeps the fight on the outside. Rauta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Saukko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Saukko walks into a left hand. Rauta is looking to land body kicks. Per Saukko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A nice leg kick lands there from Rauta. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rauta dips to his left and cracks Saukko with an uppercut! Rauta is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Saukko is breathing heavily. A punch lands to the side of Saukko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Per Saukko's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rauta scores with a sloppy right hand. Saukko should have avoided that one. Nice uppercut there from Rauta. Rauta instigates a clinch. Rauta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Saukko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Rauta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rauta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saukko's brow. Rauta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saukko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rauta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rauta. Pertti Rauta has scored more points in the clinch so far. Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Rauta.
Saukko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rauta lands with a right to the head. Rauta misses with a knee strike.
Rauta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rauta lands a damaging elbow. Rauta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rauta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rauta just leaning against Saukko, taking a breather. Knees to the body from Rauta.
Stalling in the clinch from Rauta.
A short body shot lands from Rauta as the two fighters clinch.
Rauta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saukko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Rauta misses with a body punch.
Rauta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saukko can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rauta lands with a right to the head. Rauta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saukko.
Saukko takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Per Saukko's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Saukko blocks the elbow strike.
Saukko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saukko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Rauta working some nice short punches in the clinch. Rauta lands an elbow that stopped Saukko in his tracks for a moment. Saukko taking a breather. Rauta lands a nice uppercut. Rauta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saukko misses with some punches.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head. Saukko takes an elbow to the temple. A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rauta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Rauta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saukko is rocked!
Per Saukko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. This has been an exciting period of action! Rauta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Saukko is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauta finish him? Rauta creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Saukko! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Rauta.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Rauta!
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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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