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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 125 p4p, 528 weight class) and Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 15 p4p, 77 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rauta's choice of entrance music: Right On- Showcore. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nyrkki Rauta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta takes a swing at McCarthy's ribcage but misses.
McCarthy avoids the head kick by Rauta.
Rauta takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCarthy connects with a body shot that sends Rauta's belly button to the back.
McCarthy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rauta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That kick from Rauta tenderised McCarthy's leg. McCarthy is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCarthy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rauta thuds a left hand into McCarthy's body.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarthy jabs Rauta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rauta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCarthy.
Rauta throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick from Rauta, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rauta misses with an uppercut. McCarthy saw that one coming.
McCarthy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCarthy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McCarthy lands in his opponent's guard.
McCarthy throws a strike but Rauta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McCarthy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rauta is trying to get back to full guard.
McCarthy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rauta defending well though.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Rauta is working from the bottom.
Rauta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCarthy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McCarthy working over Rauta with some ground and pound. Rauta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rauta wants to improve his position but McCarthy is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from McCarthy there.
McCarthy wants to control but Rauta is keeping him busy.
McCarthy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rauta is trying to control but can't.
McCarthy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rauta has hold of McCarthy's hands but McCarthy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McCarthy thows a huge punch but Rauta dodges it nicely.
McCarthy wants to pass to mount but Rauta is defending the position.
Rauta is trying to maintain the position but McCarthy is very close to passing his half guard.
McCarthy slips a nice elbow through Rauta's hands, connecting with Rauta's forehead.
McCarthy working Rauta over with strikes.
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!
McCarthy drops an elbow to the side of Rauta's head.
McCarthy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands with a punch from half guard.
McCarthy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Rauta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rauta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
McCarthy scoring with punches to the head and body.
McCarthy wants to pass the guard but Rauta is keeping the position.
McCarthy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McCarthy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McCarthy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McCarthy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McCarthy throwing strikes but missing.
Rauta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCarthy's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta wants to stand but McCarthy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McCarthy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McCarthy slips a nice elbow through Rauta's hands, connecting with Rauta's forehead.
Rauta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy slips a nice elbow through Rauta's hands, connecting with Rauta's forehead.
McCarthy controlling the pace.
McCarthy working Rauta over with strikes.
Rauta trying to hold on to McCarthy's head to control him but McCarthy postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCarthy passes to side control.
McCarthy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
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.
Decent striking displayed by Rauta there.
McCarthy scores with a body shot.
McCarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rauta manages to avoid it.
Rauta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - McCarthy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCarthy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rauta can do to turn this around?
Rauta misses with a wild body shot.
McCarthy cracks Rauta with a good jab.
Nyrkki Rauta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut
and Rauta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cormac McCarthy is winning the standup battle so far.
McCarthy throws out a powerful jab.
McCarthy is looking to wear down Rauta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McCarthy lands a nice hook to Rauta's body. Rauta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rauta misses with a hook. McCarthy ducked under it nicely.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Rauta.
McCarthy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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!
Rauta tries a head kick but it misses.
McCarthy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McCarthy throws an overhand right that lands on Rauta's shoulder, as Rauta tries to avoid the shot.
McCarthy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
McCarthy attempts a counter takedown but Rauta avoids it well and moves away.
Rauta stuns McCarthy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCarthy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rauta misses with a leg kick.
McCarthy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rauta sprawls and moves away.
Rauta jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rauta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McCarthy shoots in but no luck this time.
Rauta throws a chopping leg kick but McCarthy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rauta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarthy.
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rauta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rauta.
McCarthy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCarthy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rauta. Rauta obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCarthy. Rauta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rauta misses with a wild body shot.
Rauta looks to land a right hand but McCarthy moved out of range.
McCarthy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Nyrkki Rauta has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Rauta is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McCarthy counters with a left to the body.
Rauta scores with the left hand. McCarthy knows he should have avoided that one.
McCarthy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rauta quickly recovers to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McCarthy connects with a nice short shot to Rauta's temple.
Rauta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCarthy.
McCarthy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rauta is trying to get back to full guard.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard but Rauta defending well.
McCarthy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCarthy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCarthy.
Nice strikes from McCarthy there.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rauta is trying to maintain the position but McCarthy is very close to passing his half guard.
McCarthy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rauta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCarthy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rauta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McCarthy controlling the action here.
Rauta is holding on to half guard well.
Rauta is looking to control McCarthy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rauta avoid being mounted?
McCarthy trying to control the action but Rauta is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from McCarthy there.
McCarthy working over Rauta with some ground and pound. Rauta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rauta trying to control from the bottom.
Rauta is not content to let McCarthy control the position.
McCarthy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McCarthy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rauta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rauta gets back to full guard.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Rauta keeps moving.
McCarthy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nyrkki Rauta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rauta lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCarthy tries to move into range but Rauta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rauta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McCarthy.
Rauta takes a swing at McCarthy's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from McCarthy misses its target.
Rauta throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Rauta.
McCarthy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rauta was covering up waiting for the punch and McCarthy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McCarthy stands up over Rauta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCarthy wants to pass the guard but Rauta is keeping the position.
Rauta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rauta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rauta looking for a sweep. Not yet Rauta, not yet.
McCarthy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rauta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Rauta keeps moving.
McCarthy connects with a couple of short punches.
McCarthy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rauta looking to hit a scissor sweep but McCarthy is one step ahead there.
Rauta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCarthy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rauta working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy cracks Rauta with a solid left hand.
McCarthy advances position into side control!
McCarthy throws an elbow but Rauta slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cormac McCarthy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCarthy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rauta's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rauta manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McCarthy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McCarthy has his hands on Rauta's head, controlling the position.
McCarthy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rauta manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta keeping full guard, as McCarthy tries to pass.
McCarthy postures up in Rauta's guard and throws a big left but Rauta blocks it.
McCarthy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rauta has momentary wrist control but McCarthy slips an elbow through the middle.
McCarthy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rauta looking for a sweep. Not yet Rauta, not yet.
McCarthy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McCarthy looking to pass the guard.
Rauta keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McCarthy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McCarthy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McCarthy postures up in Rauta's guard and throws a big left but Rauta blocks it.
McCarthy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nyrkki Rauta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCarthy wants to pass the guard but Rauta is keeping the position.
Rauta is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cormac McCarthy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCarthy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCarthy, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
After winning the bout, Cormac McCarthy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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