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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Repomies.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Repomies lands a head kick. Matthews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Repomies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Matthews moves out of range easily.
Matthews swings for the body but Repomies moves out of range.
Matthews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Repomies.
Matthews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Repomies throws a shot to the body.
Matthews takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matthews misses with a body shot.
Matthews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matthews takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Repomies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Repomies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matthews.
Repomies lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews slips a jab from Repomies.
A bone on bone clash there as Matthews blocks the leg kick.
Repomies ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
Repomies throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matthews's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Repomies, right into the meat.
That kick from Repomies tenderised Matthews's leg. Matthews is trying to keep his angry face on.
Repomies tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Repomies just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthews is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Repomies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.
Repomies scores with a head kick. Matthews tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews takes one on the button.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Repomies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Repomies is looking to score with low kicks.
Repomies misses with a few strikes there.
Repomies tries a low kick but Matthews avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Repomies doesn't manage to clinch there - Matthews circles away.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Repomies connects with a jab.
Repomies throws a front kick aimed at Matthews's knee but Matthews avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Repomies.
Repomies throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthews avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Matthews blocks the leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Repomies.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Repomies.
Repomies misses with a low kick as Matthews jumps back.
Repomies pushes Matthews away with a front kick.
Repomies scores with a leg kick.
Matthews takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Repomies with a hook.
Repomies throws a leg kick
and Matthews counters with a nice body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Repomies.
A shot to the liver by Repomies. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matthews is out of range.
Repomies stuns Matthews with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
Repomies throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Matthews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Repomies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matthews. That did some damage!
Repomies looks for the body kick but Matthews saw that one coming.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repomies motions for Matthews to come forward. Repomies throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies tries to work over Matthews's front leg with a kick but Matthews checks it.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Repomies looks for the body kick but Matthews saw that one coming.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Matthews sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matthews checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Repomies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Repomies motions for Matthews to come forward. Repomies throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michael Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Repomies lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Matthews might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Repomies scores with a push kick.
Rauno Repomies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matthews throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
Repomies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matthews. That did some damage!
Repomies throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matthews avoids the head kick by Repomies.
Matthews avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Repomies lands but Matthews takes it in his stride.
Repomies walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matthews checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as Matthews blocks the leg kick.
Repomies tried to score with a low kick but Matthews checks it.
Matthews lands a right hook to the body.
Repomies lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matthews slips a straight right by Repomies.
Repomies tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies lands with a nice combination. Matthews backs away looking to recover.
Repomies thumps Matthews with a low kick.
Repomies tries to score with a low kick but Matthews moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Repomies is predictable there
and Matthews counters with a nice uppercut.
Repomies moves away from the strike by Matthews.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws a low kick but Matthews moves out of range easily.
Repomies throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
Repomies throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthews.
A bone on bone clash there as Matthews blocks the leg kick.
Repomies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Matthews throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Repomies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Repomies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A combination from Repomies does no damage.
Matthews blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Repomies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matthews's sensitive parts.
Repomies is looking to chop away at Matthews's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matthews checks a leg kick.
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Repomies slips the punch.
Repomies throws a head kick that half lands.
Repomies fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matthews checks it well.
Repomies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthews gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick from Repomies misses.
Matthews scores with a shot to the body.
Repomies throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Repomies.
Matthews throws an overhand right that lands on Repomies's shoulder, as Repomies tries to avoid the shot.
Repomies is looking to slow Matthews down with leg kicks.
Repomies lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Repomies.
Matthews throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Repomies throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from Repomies.
Repomies throws a leg kick that misses.
Repomies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
Repomies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repomies moves to clinch but Matthews breaks away
and Matthews counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Matthews keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Repomies.
Repomies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matthews.
Repomies throws a front kick aimed at Matthews's knee but Matthews avoids it well.
Matthews throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut there from Repomies.
Repomies lands with a kick to the temple. Matthews shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Repomies throws a front kick that sends Matthews stumbling back into the cage.
Repomies lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Repomies looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Repomies misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Repomies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matthews gets tackled into the cage by Repomies. Repomies maintains the clinch.
Repomies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Repomies throws a front kick aimed at Matthews's knee but Matthews avoids it well.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Repomies, right into the meat.
Repomies tries to score with a low kick but Matthews moves his leg out of the way.
Repomies throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.
Repomies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Repomies. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Repomies as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies pushes Matthews away with a front kick.
Repomies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Repomies cracks Matthews with a good jab.
Repomies misses with a low kick.
Repomies pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matthews is out of range and Repomies settles back down.
Repomies throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
Repomies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Repomies catches Matthews right on the button with a cross.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Matthews sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews checks a low kick from Repomies.
Matthews throws a right and a left that Repomies avoids nicely.
Repomies tried to score with a low kick but Matthews checks it.
Repomies has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Repomies as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Repomies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Repomies lands a head kick. Matthews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matthews moves out of range as Repomies throws a body kick.
Repomies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Repomies fakes the leg kick and cracks Matthews in the body.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Repomies.
Matthews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
Matthews scores with a hook.
Repomies throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Repomies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Repomies 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies slips under a jab from Matthews.
Michael Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repomies pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matthews is out of range and Repomies settles back down.
Rauno Repomies is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Repomies is looking to slow Matthews down with leg kicks.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Repomies moved out of range.
Repomies misses with a low kick.
Repomies misses with an attempted mid kick.
Repomies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Repomies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Repomies shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matthews avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Repomies tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repomies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Repomies throws a head kick but Matthews moves out of range.
A combination from Matthews does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rauno Repomies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Repomies has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauno Repomies!
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energy
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hype
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