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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Risto Raivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raivo comes into the arena with Pocket full of shells blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Risto Raivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Raivo has closed the distance and engaged Jaa in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raivo blocking some punches.
Raivo landing knees to the body.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Raivo avoids the damage to the body.
Raivo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raivo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raivo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Raivo avoids the damage to the body.
Raivo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Tony Jaa has been cut.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
It looks like Risto Raivo has been cut.
Raivo misses with a knee strike.
Raivo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raivo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa is trying to maintain a safe position but Raivo gets an underhook and turns Jaa into the cage.
Raivo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Raivo with a knee to the head.
Raivo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jaa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Raivo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jaa looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raivo stops Jaa from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raivo drops an elbow to the side of Jaa's head.
Raivo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jaa defending well though.
Raivo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Raivo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raivo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raivo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Raivo.
Raivo lands a knee to the head.
Raivo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jaa up against the cage.
Raivo landing knees to the head.
Jaa can't break the clinch.
Raivo scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa takes an elbow to the temple.
Raivo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Raivo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaa clinches but Raivo breaks the clinch
and Raivo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raivo closes the distance and clinches.
Jaa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Raivo avoids the damage to the body.
Jaa trying to stall but Raivo improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raivo tries to land a knee to the head but Jaa blocks with his arms.
Raivo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raivo rushes Jaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raivo lands an elbow that stopped Jaa in his tracks for a moment.
Raivo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa trying to control the position but instead, Raivo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaa into the cage.
Raivo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raivo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Raivo shrugs off.
Raivo tries a knee to the head but Jaa blocks it.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Raivo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jaa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raivo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raivo.
Jaa can't find room to land a body shot as Raivo controls the action.
Raivo keeps control of Jaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jaa can't find room to land a body shot as Raivo controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raivo misses with a knee strike.
Raivo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Raivo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A bit of stalling here from Jaa.
Raivo lands a knee to the head.
Raivo misses with a knee to the head.
Jaa is pressed up against the cage. Raivo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jaa down to the mat. Jaa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jaa throws a nice looking combination but Raivo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raivo has Jaa up against the cage in a clinch.
Raivo avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Come on Jaa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raivo misses with a knee to the head.
Jaa tries to break the clinch but Raivo is controlling the position.
Raivo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jaa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Risto Raivo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raivo trying to stall but Jaa improves his position.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Raivo 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.
Raivo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa blocks a head kick by Raivo.
Jaa tries to work over Raivo's front leg with a kick but Raivo checks it.
Raivo moves into the clinch successfully.
Raivo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raivo lands a nice knee to the body.
Raivo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Raivo avoids the damage to the body.
Raivo misses with some punches.
Jaa is looking to control Raivo's arms but Raivo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaa has his back to the cage.
Jaa managing to block the knees to the body from Raivo.
Raivo manages to break the clinch.
Raivo instigates a clinch.
Raivo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Raivo managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raivo manages to break the clinch.
Jaa darts in trying to clinch
and Raivo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa wants to get back to striking at distance but Raivo won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raivo.
Raivo looking to throw knees to the head but Jaa is blocking nicely.
Raivo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raivo darts in and clinches Jaa up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jaa.
Raivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raivo swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Risto Raivo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raivo moves into the clinch.
Raivo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa lands an elbow inside.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike.
Jaa breaks the clinch.
Raivo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raivo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Raivo lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jaa lands a body punch.
Raivo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Raivo circles away.
Jaa tries to keep at a distance but Raivo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Raivo tries to land a knee to the head but Jaa blocks with his arms.
Raivo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Raivo blocks an elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Raivo avoids the damage to the body.
Raivo trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaa closes the distance but Raivo moves to the side
and Raivo counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to break the clinch but Raivo has him pressed against the cage.
Raivo breaks from the clinch.
Raivo doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaa circles away.
Jaa wants to clinch
and Raivo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jaa has his hands on Raivo's head, controlling the position.
Jaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raivo.
Raivo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raivo stands up and waves to Jaa to follow him.
Raivo tries to clinch but Jaa moves out of range.
Raivo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaa.
Raivo is looking to clinch but Jaa is avoiding it.
Jaa darts in and clinches Raivo up against the cage.
Jaa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Raivo lands with a right to the head.
Raivo manages to break the clinch.
Jaa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raivo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raivo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Raivo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Raivo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Jaa avoids the head kick by Raivo.
Jaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raivo is looking to clinch.
Raivo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raivo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jaa avoiding damage as Raivo throws knees to the body.
Jaa trying to stall but Raivo improves his position.
Raivo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raivo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jaa breaks from the clinch.
Raivo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raivo moves in looking to clinch but Jaa pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raivo is looking to clinch but Jaa is avoiding it.
Jaa is looking to slow Raivo down with leg kicks.
Jaa tries to clinch but Raivo moves away
and Raivo counters by clinching up.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Raivo blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jaa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Raivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raivo rushes Jaa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jaa trying to stall but Raivo improves his position.
Jaa has had enough of the clinch but Raivo keeps him there for the moment.
Raivo has clasped his hands together around Jaa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jaa bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Raivo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Raivo circles away.
Jaa tries to clinch but Raivo is having none of it.
Raivo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raivo showed some decent athleticism there.
Jaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raivo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raivo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jaa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Raivo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jaa wants to control but Raivo is keeping busy.
Raivo stops Jaa from getting back to his feet.
Raivo is tying to control. Jaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raivo postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jaa to stand up.
Raivo wants to clinch.
Raivo forces Jaa back against the cage and clinches.
Jaa wants to get back to striking at distance but Raivo won't allow it.
Raivo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jaa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raivo tries for a takedown but Jaa manages to get underhooks.
Jaa breaks the clinch.
Jaa works over Raivo's head and body with a nice combination.
Raivo closes the distance and clinches.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Raivo lands a knee to the head.
Raivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaa looks to clinch
and Raivo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Raivo.
Raivo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to stand and escape but Raivo is having none of it.
Tony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raivo throws and elbow that misses. Jaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Raivo's guard. Nice move by Jaa!
Raivo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Raivo tries to get out of the position.
Raivo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Raivo is working an open guard so Jaa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Risto Raivo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raivo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Risto Raivo!
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