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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moarh Amhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Rautio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mikko Rautio was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moarh Amhead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikko Rautio!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mikko Rautio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amhead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rautio moves away.
Rautio avoids the body shot from Amhead.
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amhead slips under a jab.
Amhead tries to close the distance and clinch but Rautio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amhead slips under a jab from Rautio.
Amhead darts in trying to clinch
enabling Rautio to counter with a crisp jab.
Amhead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rautio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Amhead moves out of range as Rautio strikes.
Rautio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amhead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amhead misses with an uppercut. Rautio saw that one coming.
No joy there for Rautio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Amhead misses.
Rautio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Rautio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rautio lands a nice shot that snaps Amhead's head back.
Rautio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Amhead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rautio.
Amhead takes a swing at Rautio's ribcage but misses.
Rautio throws a hook to the side of Amhead's head but Amhead sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rautio cracks a nice hook into Amhead's ribs.
Rautio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Moarh Amhead has been cut.
Rautio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amhead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amhead throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
Rautio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rautio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amhead was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautio.
Nice body punch from Rautio.
Rautio swats away the attempt to clinch by Amhead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amhead misses with an uppercut
and Rautio counters with a straight right hand.
Rautio misses with a lunging right hand
and Amhead counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Amhead.
Amhead struggles to land a body shot inside as Rautio controls his hands.
Rautio lands with a light punch inside.
Amhead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rautio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amhead throws a punch but it's blocked by Rautio.
Amhead wants to stall.
Amhead misses with a punch on the inside.
Amhead working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Amhead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amhead misses with a punch to the body.
Rautio lands a hook that snaps the head of Amhead backwards.
Rautio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amhead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amhead blocks an uppercut.
Amhead has Rautio pressed against the cage, preventing Rautio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amhead.
Amhead is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rautio is keeping busy.
Amhead working aggressively here.
Amhead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rautio swings wildly with an uppercut but Amhead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rautio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rautio blocks an uppercut.
Amhead stalling against the cage.
Rautio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amhead has him pressed against the cage.
Rautio lands a body punch.
Rautio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amhead.
Rautio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amhead misses with a punch to the body.
Rautio lands an uppercut.
Rautio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Amheads head.
Rautio is looking to control Amhead's arms but Amhead gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rautio has his back to the cage.
Rautio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rautio blocks an uppercut.
Rautio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Rautio.
Amhead misses with a body punch.
Amhead lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amhead.
Amhead misses with the head strike.
Amhead tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Amhead lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rautio.
Rautio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rautio working aggressively here.
Amhead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Amhead working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rautio misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Rautio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moarh Amhead's cut.
That's time! Amhead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Amhead takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good shot there by Amhead.
Rautio avoids the body shot from Amhead.
Rautio is looking for the big counter here.
Rautio lands a really nice looking cross but Amhead seems unphased.
Rautio thuds a left hand into Amhead's body.
Rautio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Amhead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rautio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amhead moves away.
Amhead moves to clinch but Rautio breaks away
and Rautio counters with a stiff right hand.
Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Amhead is just out of range.
Amhead takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rautio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amhead tries to clinch there but Rautio circles away.
Rautio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rautio misses with a hook. Amhead ducked under it nicely.
Amhead swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Amhead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Rautio.
Rautio throws a shot to the body.
Amhead comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rautio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amhead.
Amhead rushes Rautio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rautio tries to break free but Amhead pushes him back against the cage.
Rautio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rautio is trying to push Amhead away but Amhead has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Amhead wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Amhead fails to land.
Rautio pushes Amhead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amhead works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rautio is breathing heavily.
Rautio can't find room to land a body shot as Amhead controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amhead throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Amhead scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rautio tries to break the clinch but Amhead is controlling the position.
Amhead misses with a punch on the inside.
Amhead misses with a punch on the inside.
Amhead misses with the head strike.
Amhead misses with a punch to the body.
Amhead scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Amhead.
Amhead digs a right hand into Rautio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rautio's gas tank.
Amhead misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Amhead.
Amhead swings wildly with an uppercut but Rautio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amhead lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rautio blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rautio fails to land.
Amhead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Amhead.
Amhead working aggressively here.
Rautio blocking some punches.
Rautio can't break the clinch.
Amhead lands a body punch.
Amhead lands a left hand.
Amhead lands an uppercut.
Amhead cracks Rautio with a nice body shot.
Amhead controlling the action here for a moment.
Amhead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rautio misses with some punches.
Amhead throws a head punch that misses.
Amhead working aggressively here.
Amhead throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Amhead can't find room to land a body shot as Rautio controls the action.
Rautio blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amhead lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Amhead.
Amhead is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Amhead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rautio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Amhead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Amhead.
Rautio is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Amhead creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rautio is still on wobbly legs! Can Amhead finish him?
Amhead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amhead working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amhead.
A head punch on the inside from Amhead fails to land.
Amhead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amhead lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Amhead pushes Rautio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rautio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amhead tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amhead avoiding damage.
Amhead tries to work over Rautio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moarh Amhead dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moarh Amhead's cut.
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.
Rautio walks straight into a right hand from Amhead - that's dropped him! Amhead jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rautio from any more punishment! Rautio complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Moarh Amhead!
Moarh Amhead is the new light heavyweight champion!
Moarh Amhead seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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