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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Apila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauta has chosen Frederik - Harva Meistä On Rautaa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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210 cm
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281 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
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192 cm
30
264 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Apila! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Rauta! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Apila takes a body punch but keeps moving. Apila takes a swing at Rauta's ribcage but misses. Rauta misses with a straight right. A telegraphed right hand from Rauta misses the target. Apila throws a leg kick but Rauta sees it coming and checks it nicely. Rauta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apila.
Apila throws a hook but Rauta blocks it. Apila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Rauta connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Nice shot lands for Apila. Rauta moves away from the strike by Apila. Apila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Apila fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rauta is out of range. Apila keeps the fight on the outside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rauta throws a leg kick which misses Apila's front leg but catches the back leg as Apila tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Apila throws a low kick, looking for Rauta's leg but Rauta calmly moves out of range. Apila instigates a clinch. Rauta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apila avoids it. Apila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rauta.
Rauta misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Apila.
Apila goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Apila misses with a short punch on the inside. The referee is keeping an eye on Rauta - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rauta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Pertti Apila has been cut. Rauta misses with a punch to the body.
Apila is trying to force a seperation but Rauta has the dominant position. A nice glancing elbow lands by Rauta. Apila avoids a wild elbow strike from Rauta. Rauta lands a shoulder strike. Apila avoiding damage as Rauta throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rauta looking to stall.
Apila lands a nice knee to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rauta trying to control the position but instead, Apila has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rauta into the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, Rauta throws an elbow but misses. Rauta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Apila is leaning against Rauta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Rauta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pertti Apila's cut is getting worse. Apila avoiding damage as Rauta throws knees to the body.
Apila makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Apila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Rauta takes a shot to the head. Apila tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rauta blocks a body shot from Apila. A short body shot lands from Rauta as the two fighters clinch.
Rauta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Apila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rauta looks gassed! Rauta trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Apila.
Rauta prevents a body shot from Apila. A knee to the head by Apila.
It looks like Pertti Rauta has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Apila crunches a lovely knee into Rauta's ribcage. Apila digs a right hand into Rauta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rauta's gas tank. Apila lands a body punch in the clinch. Apila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rauta's elbow. Apila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rauta blocks a body shot from Apila. Apila breaks from the clinch.
Apila misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Apila is looking to slow Rauta down with leg kicks. Apila swings away with a leg kick that misses. Apila does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Rauta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rauta checks a leg kick nicely. Apila scores with a body shot.
Rauta throws a nice inside leg kick. Apila defending well as Rauta loads up on a big left hand. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rauta checks a low kick from Apila. Rauta misses with a looping right. Rauta blocks a low kick nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pertti Apila dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Apila looks to land a left hand but Rauta moved out of range nicely. A clash of legs there as Apila blocks the low kick. An inside leg kick from Rauta misses. Rauta darts in and clinches Apila up against the cage. Apila takes an elbow to the temple. Apila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rauta.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Rauta lands with a short head shot on the inside. A body shot lands from Rauta.
Rauta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Apila has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Rauta misses with some punches.
Rauta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Rauta crunches a lovely knee into Apila's ribcage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Apila on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Apila can't find room to land a body shot as Rauta controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Apila lands a nice knee to the body. Apila takes an elbow to the temple. Rauta lands with a right to the head. Pertti Apila has scored more points in the clinch so far. Rauta trying to stall but Apila improves his position.
Apila missing with knees to the body.
Rauta looking to throw knees to the head but Apila is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Rauta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The referee calls for Rauta to work.
Apila tries to land knees in the clinch but Rauta avoids the damage to the body. The referee is keeping an eye on Apila - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Apila misses with a body punch.
Rauta scores with a knee to the head.
Pertti Apila's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rauta landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rauta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apilas head. Apila being controlled against the cage. Rauta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rauta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apila avoids it. Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rauta wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Apila missing with knees to the body.
Apila is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Apila lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Rauta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apilas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rauta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rauta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Rauta managing to block the knees to the body from Apila.
Apila tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rauta's elbow. Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rauta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Rauta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Apila backwards.
Jeez, Pertti Apila's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Apila can't find room to land a body shot as Rauta controls the action.
Apila blocks an elbow strike from Rauta.
Apila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rauta.
Rauta lands a hook to the side of the head. Rauta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rauta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rauta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Apila lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Rauta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rauta lands with a light punch inside. Rauta lands a good knee to the midsection. Apila won't want to take too many of those. Apila takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pertti Apila's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pertti Rauta! Pertti Rauta gave a mention to {GTI} - HGH Nutrients in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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