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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vajas Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Rautuvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vajas Tomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Rautuvaara!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomas scores with a head kick.
It looks like Toni Rautuvaara has been cut.
Rautuvaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rautuvaara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rautuvaara moves out of range of the leg kick from Tomas.
Tomas cracks Rautuvaara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Rautuvaara.
It looks like Vajas Tomas has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rautuvaara's sensitive parts.
Tomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tomas sends Rautuvaara crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tomas is motioning to the referee to let Rautuvaara up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rautuvaara is rocked!
Tomas throws a hook to the side of Rautuvaara's head but Rautuvaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rautuvaara is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomas finish him?
Rautuvaara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomas's head backwards.
Rautuvaara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rautuvaara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Rautuvaara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tomas ducks under a wild hook from Rautuvaara.
Rautuvaara seems to have recovered his senses.
Rautuvaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas rushes Rautuvaara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tomas lands an elbow that stopped Rautuvaara in his tracks for a moment.
Tomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rautuvaara is trying to stall.
Rautuvaara blocks an elbow strike from Tomas.
Tomas just leaning against Rautuvaara, taking a breather.
Rautuvaara jumps guard but Tomas stands there with Rautuvaara around his waist. Rautuvaara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rautuvaara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rautuvaara wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomas has him pressed against the cage.
Tomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rautuvaara up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tomas can't find room to land a body shot as Rautuvaara controls the action.
Rautuvaara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vajas Tomas.
Rautuvaara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rautuvaara misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautuvaara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomas.
Rautuvaara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Rautuvaara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rautuvaara misses with the combination.
Rautuvaara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Rautuvaara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tomas at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Tomas misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomas landing knees to the body.
Tomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Rautuvaara.
Rautuvaara missing with knees to the body.
Rautuvaara jumps guard but Tomas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vajas Tomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Rautuvaara.
Rautuvaara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rautuvaara cracks Tomas with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomas takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rautuvaara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rautuvaara swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomas.
Rautuvaara throws a series of strikes that have Tomas backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vajas Tomas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters circling - Rautuvaara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tomas tests Rautuvaara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomas misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Rautuvaara.
Rautuvaara fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomas gets a clinch.
Tomas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomas lands an elbow just above Rautuvaara 's eye.
Rautuvaara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tomas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rautuvaara trying to control the position but instead, Tomas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rautuvaara into the cage.
Tomas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tomas gets underhooks to prevent Rautuvaara's takedown attempt.
Tomas lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tomas scores with a nice short uppercut.
That has opened up Toni Rautuvaara's cut even more.
The referee calls for Tomas to work.
Tomas seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rautuvaara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tomas crunches a lovely knee into Rautuvaara's ribcage.
Tomas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rautuvaara is breathing heavily.
Tomas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rautuvaara letting Tomas take a breather here.
Tomas lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rautuvaara takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tomas landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautuvaara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Come on Tomas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tomas lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Toni Rautuvaara's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tomas controlling the action here for a moment.
Rautuvaara is trying to break free.
Tomas slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vajas Tomas.
Tomas clinches up against the cage.
Rautuvaara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tomas walks away with a smile on his face. Rautuvaara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vajas Tomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Rautuvaara.
Rautuvaara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rautuvaara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomas moves in looking to clinch but Rautuvaara pushes him off.
Rautuvaara checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tomas.
Rautuvaara moves out of range of the strikes.
Rautuvaara swings for the body but Tomas moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomas rushes Rautuvaara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tomas landing knees to the body.
Tomas stalls.
Tomas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vajas Tomas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tomas avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautuvaara is working for takedown but Tomas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rautuvaara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomas lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Tomas.
Tomas scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vajas Tomas dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tomas tries to land a knee to the head but Rautuvaara blocks with his arms.
Tomas connects with a knee to the head.
Tomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rautuvaara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tomas connects with a knee to the head.
Rautuvaara jumps guard but Tomas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tomas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rautuvaara tries to break free but Tomas pushes him back against the cage.
Rautuvaara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Tomas to work.
Rautuvaara wants to break free but Tomas has control.
Tomas lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautuvaara has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tomas works on Rautuvaara's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Rautuvaara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rautuvaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tomas effectively controlling the action here.
Rautuvaara tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tomas smiles and moves away.
Vajas Tomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Rautuvaara.
Tomas darts in and clinches Rautuvaara up against the cage.
Tomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rautuvaara can do to turn this around?
Tomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rautuvaara up against the cage.
Tomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Toni Rautuvaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rautuvaara is defending well for now.
Rautuvaara letting Tomas take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Tomas.
A bit of stalling here from Tomas.
Rautuvaara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tomas digs a right hand into Rautuvaara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rautuvaara's gas tank.
Tomas connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Tomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Rautuvaara won't want to take too many of those.
Tomas managing to block the knees to the body from Rautuvaara.
Rautuvaara has Tomas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tomas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomas slows down the pace here.
Tomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Rautuvaara managing to block the knees to the body from Tomas.
Tomas is pressed up against the cage. Rautuvaara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tomas down to the mat. Tomas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tomas has Rautuvaara up against the cage in a clinch.
Tomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tomas crunches a lovely knee into Rautuvaara's ribcage.
Tomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tomas avoiding damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rautuvaara.
Tomas stalls.
Rautuvaara tries to pull guard but Tomas holds him up against the cage and eventually Rautuvaara drops back down to his feet.
Tomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rautuvaara up against the cage.
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!
Tomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rautuvaaras head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vajas Tomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tomas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vajas Tomas!
A very excited looking Vajas Tomas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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