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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaska Raatikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raatikainen has chosen Children of Bodom - Are you dead yet as his entrance music. Jaska Raatikainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jaska Raatikainen!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raatikainen.
It looks like Tyrone Webb has been cut.
Raatikainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Webb takes one to the chin there.
Raatikainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raatikainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyrone Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb takes the fight into the clinch.
Raatikainen scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Raatikainen misses with a punch to the body.
Raatikainen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raatikainen landing knees to the head.
Webb is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Webb tries to land knees in the clinch but Raatikainen avoids the damage to the body.
Raatikainen avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.
Raatikainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Webb tries to land knees in the clinch but Raatikainen avoids the damage to the body.
Raatikainen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Webb up against the cage.
Raatikainen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webb missing with knees to the body.
Raatikainen avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but Raatikainen blocks with his arms.
Raatikainen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Raatikainen blocks it.
Raatikainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Raatikainen is blocking nicely.
Webb tries to land knees in the clinch but Raatikainen avoids the damage to the body.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raatikainen lands with a right to the head.
Raatikainen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raatikainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raatikainen lands a knee to the body.
Raatikainen has Webb pushed against the cage.
Webb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Raatikainen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen connects with a knee to the head.
Raatikainen working some nice short punches 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!
Raatikainen effectively controlling the action here.
Webb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raatikainen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Raatikainen stalling.
Raatikainen lands a shoulder strike.
Raatikainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Raatikainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raatikainen avoiding damage as Webb throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raatikainen.
Raatikainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raatikainen avoids it.
Raatikainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raatikainen is working Webb over against the cage.
Raatikainen crunches a lovely knee into Webb's ribcage.
Webb is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raatikainen pushes Webb back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raatikainen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raatikainen lands a shoulder strike.
Raatikainen blocks an elbow strike from Webb.
Webb looking to throw knees to the head but Raatikainen is blocking nicely.
Webb throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raatikainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Raatikainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Webb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
A short uppercut from Raatikainen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen digs a right hand underneath Webb's ribcage. Webb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raatikainen landing knees to the head.
Raatikainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raatikainen misses with a knee strike.
Webb trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raatikainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Webb backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raatikainen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raatikainen continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A short right from Raatikainen on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Raatikainen.
Raatikainen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good body shot from Raatikainen.
Webb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Webb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raatikainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Raatikainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Webb's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raatikainen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Webb looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaska Raatikainen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raatikainen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raatikainen works on Webb's body with a couple of short punches.
Raatikainen is leaning against Webb and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raatikainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raatikainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Webbs head.
Webb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raatikainen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Webb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Webb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raatikainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
Raatikainen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Raatikainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Webb throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raatikainen landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raatikainen cracks Webb with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen landing knees to the body.
Raatikainen landing knees to the head.
A right hand to the body from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Webb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee is keeping an eye on Raatikainen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Webb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raatikainen controlling the action here for a moment.
Webb seems to have got his legs back now.
Raatikainen lands a right hand.
Raatikainen managing to block the knees to the body from Webb.
Webb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raatikainen avoids it.
Webb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raatikainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen scores with a hook to the body.
Raatikainen lands a knee to the body.
Webb takes a shot to the head.
Raatikainen lands a nice elbow.
Raatikainen lands with a left to the head.
Raatikainen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Webb.
Raatikainen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Webb missing with knees to the body.
Raatikainen scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raatikainen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raatikainen lands a body shot.
Raatikainen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Webb takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raatikainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raatikainen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen lands a body punch.
Raatikainen lands a damaging elbow.
Raatikainen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raatikainen lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Raatikainen.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Raatikainen lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Raatikainen obliges.
Raatikainen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Webb in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raatikainen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raatikainen misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Webb tries a knee to the head but Raatikainen blocks it.
Raatikainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raatikainen cracks Webb with a nice body shot.
Webb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raatikainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raatikainen.
A right hand to the body from Raatikainen.
Raatikainen with a knee to the head.
Raatikainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raatikainen crunches a lovely knee into Webb's ribcage.
Webb misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raatikainen stalls.
Raatikainen connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaska Raatikainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Webb's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Raatikainen lands with a right that hurts Webb. Webb looks to clinch but Raatikainen throws a short knee that drops Webb. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jaska Raatikainen!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaska Raatikainen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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