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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Rautio (ranked 278 p4p, 37 weight class) and Gunnar Wylde (ranked 228 p4p, 30 weight class). Rautio's entrance music is mickey avalon. A fine choice. Wylde has chosen Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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196 cm
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215 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylde throws a right hand that misses
and Rautio counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Wylde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rautio.
Rautio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rautio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rautio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rautio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wylde to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the body from Wylde misses
and Rautio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wylde misses with a straight left.
Rautio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wylde cracks Rautio with a good jab.
Rautio throws a chopping leg kick but Wylde manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wylde is looking for the big counter here.
Wylde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rautio.
Wylde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rautio.
Wylde lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rautio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rautio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rautio defending well as Wylde loads up on a big left hand.
Wylde has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wylde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rautio cracks Wylde with an open hand slap.
Rautio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wylde.
Wylde throws a lazy uppercut
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wylde throws out a loose jab but Rautio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rautio lands a nice looking body kick.
Rautio misses the shot to the body.
Rautio lands with a straight right. Wylde didn't see that one coming.
Rautio misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautio. Wylde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wylde replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rautio blocks it well.
Wylde lands with an uppercut that bounces Rautio off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Wylde misses.
Rautio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wylde blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde jabs Rautio right on the nose. Rautio blinks but takes it well.
Wylde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rautio.
A lazy left from Wylde finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rautio looks to throw the jab but Wylde is out of range.
Rautio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wylde throws a looping overhand right but Rautio ducks down to avoid it.
Wylde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rautio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wylde throws out the jab.
Wylde dips to his left and cracks Rautio with an uppercut!
Wylde checks a leg kick nicely.
Wylde lands with a straight right. Rautio didn't see that one coming.
Wylde throws an overhand right that lands on Rautio's shoulder, as Rautio tries to avoid the shot.
Rautio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Wylde misses.
Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Wylde is just out of range.
Wylde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wylde throws a leg kick
and Rautio counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Wylde there.
Wylde is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rautio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rautio connects with a leg kick. Wylde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rautio digs a good hook to Wylde's body.
Rautio ducks right into an uppercut from Wylde.
Nice defenses there by Rautio.
Rautio lands a slapping body shot.
Wylde doesn't manage to clinch there - Rautio circles away.
Rautio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wylde misses with the combination.
Rautio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wylde on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That has opened up Gunnar Wylde's cut even more.
Rautio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wylde, pushing him back against the cage.
Rautio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wyldes head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rautio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wylde backwards.
Rautio misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Rautio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wylde.
Rautio lands with a light punch inside.
Rautio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wylde blocking some punches.
Wylde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Rautio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rautio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylde blocks a body shot from Rautio.
Rautio lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rautio.
Rautio working aggressively here.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rautio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rautio breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wylde scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rautio staying out of range there.
Rautio is looking to counter punch.
Wylde cracks Rautio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wylde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rautio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gunnar Wylde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wylde cracks Rautio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Wylde lands.
Wylde has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wylde blocks a jab.
Wylde misses with a hook.
Wylde's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rautio under the eye.
Wylde lands with an uppercut that bounces Rautio off the cage and back into range.
Rautio takes one to the chin there.
Rautio scores with a shot to the body.
Wylde looks to throw the jab but Rautio is out of range.
A cross from Wylde lands.
A left and a right from Wylde both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde misses with an uppercut. Rautio saw that one coming.
Rautio appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rautio moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Rautio misses the target.
Wylde misses with a hook.
Wylde throws a series of punches but Rautio moves out of range.
Rautio throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Wylde was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautio.
Wylde looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range.
Rautio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rautio throws the left hand but Wylde avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Wylde. That snapped Rautio's head back.
Rautio slips a straight right by Wylde.
Wylde jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rautio lands with a hook. Wylde tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rautio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A clash of legs there as Rautio blocks the low kick.
Rautio throws a front kick that sends Wylde stumbling back into the cage.
Rautio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rautio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wylde.
Wylde connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wylde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wylde misses with a hook to the body
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Gunnar Wylde's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rautio slips a jab and a cross from Wylde.
Wylde misses with an uppercut. Rautio saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Rautio.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rautio has Wylde up against the cage in a clinch.
Rautio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wylde prevents a body shot from Rautio.
Rautio swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rautio tries a body shot but Wylde blocks it.
Wylde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rautio manages to break the clinch.
Wylde just misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wylde misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a body shot.
Rautio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wylde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wylde looks to land a left hand but Rautio moved out of range nicely.
Wylde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wylde misses with a right hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Rautio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wylde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rautio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Wylde. Beautiful body shot.
Rautio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wylde throws a jab when Rautio was well out of range.
Rautio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rautio tries to clinch up.
Rautio moves forwards but Wylde connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wylde throws a big shot that misses.
Wylde looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wylde misses the target.
Rautio scores with a jab. Wylde acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gunnar Wylde's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wylde throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rautio counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde thows a leg kick but Rautio checks it
and Rautio counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Wylde is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Risto Rautio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Risto Rautio waved his t-shirt featuring Reaper Combatwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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