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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Rautio (ranked 460 p4p, 70 weight class) and Tero Susi (ranked 184 p4p, 28 weight class). Rautio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is mickey avalon. Risto Rautio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Susi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rautio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Susi moves away.
Susi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rautio misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Susi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Susi connects with a crisp jab.
Rautio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rautio moves out of range as Susi strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Susi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Susi moves out of range as Rautio strikes.
Susi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Susi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rautio manages to avoid it.
Rautio tried to counter with a leg kick but Susi avoided it.
Rautio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Susi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Susi throws a body punch but Rautio moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Susi misses.
Rautio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rautio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Susi.
Susi scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rautio throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
A big right from Rautio misses.
Susi throws out a counter right but Rautio avoids it with no problem.
Rautio misses with an uppercut.
Susi sizes up Rautio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rautio connects with a body shot that sends Susi's belly button to the back.
Susi scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Susi misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Rautio misses
and Susi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Susi thuds his right hand into Rautio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rautio moves out of range of the strikes.
Rautio avoids the body shot from Susi.
Rautio thinks about countering with a body kick.
Susi misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Susi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi ducks right into an uppercut from Rautio.
Rautio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rautio misses with a right hand
and Susi counters with a leg kick.
Susi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Susi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rautio.
Rautio rushes Susi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rautio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Susi controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Susi - that landed with a thud.
Susi throws a punch but it's blocked by Rautio.
Rautio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Susi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rautio just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Susi controls his hands.
Rautio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rautio throws out a loose jab but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Susi misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Rautio misses.
Tero Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Susi.
Susi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
Susi misses with a hook to the body
and Rautio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Susi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Susi throws a jab but it's blocked by Rautio.
Susi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Susi throws a hook but Rautio blocks it.
Rautio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rautio scores with a hook to the body. Susi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rautio throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Susi misses.
Rautio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Susi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rautio can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi misses with a double jab
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rautio keeps Susi at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Susi lands a nice shot to the body.
Risto Rautio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Susi swats away the attempt to clinch by Rautio.
Susi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Susi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Susi lands with a nice body punch.
Rautio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Susi just misses with a punch to the body.
Rautio misses with a hook. Susi ducked under it nicely.
Rautio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Susi slips a straight right by Rautio.
Susi tries a quick counter leg kick but Rautio is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Risto Rautio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot lands for Rautio.
Rautio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rautio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Susi misses with a lunging right hand
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rautio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rautio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rautio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rautio moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Risto Rautio is winning the standup battle so far.
Susi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Susi misses with a hook
and Rautio counters with a right hand to the body.
Rautio looks to land a body kick but Susi moved away.
Susi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rautio's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Susi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rautio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Susi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Susi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rautio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rautio keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
Susi looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rautio keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
Susi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rautio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Susi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
Rautio connects with a body shot.
Rautio lands with a nice body kick.
Rautio swings for the body but Susi moves out of range.
Rautio lands with a cross.
Rautio looks to land a left hand but Susi moved out of range nicely.
Susi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rautio connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Susi throws a jab when Rautio was well out of range.
Susi misses with a straight left.
Susi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rautio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Susi throws a hook but Rautio avoids it easily.
Susi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Susi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rautio's head backwards.
Rautio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Susi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rautio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rautio works the jab nicely.
Rautio throws a wild body kick that Susi sees coming a mile off.
Susi drops his hands momentarily and Rautio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susi throws a lazy uppercut
and Rautio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rautio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Susi misses its intended target.
It looked like Rautio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rautio thows a body kick. Susi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Susi.
Rautio instigates a clinch.
Susi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Susi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rautio prevents it.
Susi is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Rautio.
Rautio has Susi pressed against the ropes, preventing Susi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rautio lands with a left to the head.
Rautio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Susi misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Risto Rautio dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Rautio coming out on top.
Rautio keeps Susi at a distance using the push kick.
Rautio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Susi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A solid body kick from Rautio.
Rautio lands a head shot.
Rautio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Susi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Susi throws an overhand right that lands on Rautio's shoulder, as Rautio tries to avoid the shot.
Susi misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio thumps Susi with a low kick.
Rautio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Susi can do to turn this around?
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Susi swings for the body but Rautio moves out of range.
Rautio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rautio.
Rautio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Susi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rautio moves away.
Rautio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Susi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rautio can pounce on him.
Susi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rautio misses with a right hand
and Susi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rautio misses with a hook.
Rautio looks to throw the jab but Susi is out of range.
Rautio dodges the punch combination from Susi.
A punch lands to the side of Rautio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio avoids the head kick by Susi.
Rautio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Susi misses with an uppercut
and Rautio counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Susi misses with an uppercut
and Rautio finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Susi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Susi blocks the body kick.
Susi misses with a two punch combination.
Rautio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body kick from Rautio.
Susi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Susi gets tackled into the ropes by Rautio. Rautio maintains the clinch.
Rautio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rautio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rautio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rautio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Susi's sensitive parts.
Rautio swings for the body but Susi moves out of range.
Tero Susi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Susi.
Rautio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rautio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Susi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Susi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rautio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rautio misses with a body shot
and Susi counters with a low kick, right behind Rautio 's knee.
Susi moves out of range of the body kick from Rautio.
Rautio throws out a loose jab but Susi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rautio throws a push kick but Susi slaps the foot to one side.
Susi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rautio, as that shot connected.
Susi scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Susi as he connects with a hook.
Susi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Susi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rautio.
Rautio jabs at Susi's body.
Susi moves out of range as Rautio throws a body kick.
Susi throws a poor cross that misses
and Rautio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rautio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rautio cracks a nice hook into Susi's ribs.
Rautio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Susi lands a nice shot to the body.
Rautio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Risto Rautio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rautio, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Risto Rautio!
Risto Rautio very nearly forgot to thank Reaper Combatwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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