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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reiska Rakennusmies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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169 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Rakennusmies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Watts!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rakennusmies wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.
Watts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rakennusmies circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Watts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watts.
Watts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. Rakennusmies moves away and avoids it.
Rakennusmies really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rakennusmies lands a jab-cross combination.
Watts moves away from the strike by Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies tests Watts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rakennusmies counters with a stiff right hand.
Watts connects with a nice looking jab.
Watts slips under a jab from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies digs a good body shot into Watts's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakennusmies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rakennusmies defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Watts throws a sloppy body shot
and Rakennusmies counters with a stiff right hand.
Watts lands with a cross.
Watts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rakennusmies.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Rakennusmies.
Watts slips a jab and a cross from Rakennusmies.
Watts throws a sloppy head kick and Rakennusmies moves out of range easily.
Rakennusmies rushes Watts and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Watts tries to circle away but Rakennusmies has him pinned against the cage.
Rakennusmies lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand.
Rakennusmies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rakennusmies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rakennusmies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
Rakennusmies throws a head punch that misses.
Rakennusmies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rakennusmies tries to work over Watts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rakennusmies lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rakennusmies lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Watts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rakennusmies is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand.
Watts blocks a body shot from Rakennusmies.
Watts misses with an elbow over the top.
Watts is trying to break the clinch but Rakennusmies is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts prevents a body shot from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies lands with a right to the head.
Rakennusmies misses with a punch to the body.
Rakennusmies throws a head punch that misses.
Rakennusmies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watts is looking to break free of the clinch but Rakennusmies has double underhooks.
Rakennusmies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rakennusmies pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rakennusmies takes one on the button.
Rakennusmies misses with a wild body shot.
Rakennusmies slips a straight right by Watts.
Watts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rakennusmies bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Watts's head.
Rakennusmies scores with a jab to the head.
Sakari Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts throws the kick towards the body but Rakennusmies avoids it.
Rakennusmies staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rakennusmies misses.
Rakennusmies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watts was well out of range. Poor timing from Rakennusmies.
Watts throws a series of punches but Rakennusmies moves out of range.
Watts misses with a looping right.
Watts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watts might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakennusmies ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Rakennusmies fails with a takedown attempt.
Reiska Rakennusmies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rakennusmies lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rakennusmies.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rakennusmies scores with a hook.
Rakennusmies is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rakennusmies throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rakennusmies moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reiska Rakennusmies dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rakennusmies misses with a straight right.
Rakennusmies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watts throws out the jab.
Watts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rakennusmies misses with a hook.
Rakennusmies shoots in for a takedown but Watts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rakennusmies works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A head kick misses from Watts.
Watts misses with a straight right.
Rakennusmies fails with the takedown.
Rakennusmies swings widly with a right hand
and Watts counters with a straight right hand.
Watts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rakennusmies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rakennusmies cracks Watts with an open hand slap.
Watts throws out a leg kick but Rakennusmies moves out of range and Watts only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rakennusmies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reiska Rakennusmies is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakennusmies instigates a clinch.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
Rakennusmies scores with a nice strike.
Rakennusmies blocks a head kick by Watts.
Rakennusmies blocks a jab.
Rakennusmies takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Watts throws a lazy uppercut
and Rakennusmies counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Watts as Rakennusmies shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reiska Rakennusmies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rakennusmies on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watts. Rakennusmies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watts misses with a leg kick.
Watts throws a poor cross that misses
and Rakennusmies counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watts is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watts cracks Rakennusmies with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rakennusmies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts throws a jab when Rakennusmies was well out of range.
Watts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rakennusmies uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rakennusmies throws a hook but Watts avoids it easily.
Rakennusmies misses with a wild body shot.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Rakennusmies.
A punch combination from Watts misses.
Rakennusmies connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watts momentarily.
Rakennusmies misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rakennusmies scores with a hook to the body. Watts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watts scores with a nice body kick.
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watts.
Rakennusmies has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rakennusmies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Watts catches Rakennusmies right on the button with a cross.
Watts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rakennusmies changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watts tries to avoid it but Rakennusmies manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watts to the ground. Watts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watts on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Watts throws a lazy right hand but Rakennusmies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts tries to bum rush Rakennusmies with a series of wild strikes but Rakennusmies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watts slips under a jab.
Watts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rakennusmies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watts.
Rakennusmies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watts throws the left hand but Rakennusmies avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Watts wants it to stay on the feet.
Rakennusmies connects with a body shot.
Watts throws a hook but Rakennusmies blocks it.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rakennusmies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts is looking to score with low kicks.
Rakennusmies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reiska Rakennusmies will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rakennusmies darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Watts on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rakennusmies ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rakennusmies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Rakennusmies with that takedown attempt.
Rakennusmies feints and as Watts raises his hands in defense, Rakennusmies changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Rakennusmies from controlling successfully.
Rakennusmies preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watts wants to get back to his feet but Rakennusmies is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watts can't keep his opponent in guard - Rakennusmies advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakennusmies is working for a kimura but Watts is defending it quite comfortably.
Watts is looking to escape.
Rakennusmies is looking for a kimura here.
Rakennusmies tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watts knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Watts defends it well.
Rakennusmies stops Watts from getting back to his feet.
Watts is staying active underneath Rakennusmies, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rakennusmies content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rakennusmies trying to mount his opponent but Watts defends it.
Watts trying to control but Rakennusmies postures up.
Rakennusmies is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Watts is just riding it out for now. Rakennusmies eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies seems to be working for a kimura but Watts defends the submission attempt.
Watts pushes Rakennusmies off looking to stand but Rakennusmies dives back in and keeps control.
Rakennusmies looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Watts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rakennusmies is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakennusmies prevents Watts from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakennusmies is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watts has managed to free his arm - good work.
Watts is looking to control Rakennusmies's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Watts avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rakennusmies controlling the action here.
Sakari Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watts has one foot on Rakennusmies's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reiska Rakennusmies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rakennusmies has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Rakennusmies!
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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
RATING
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