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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeland Lillard (ranked 317 p4p, 46 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 612 p4p, 86 weight class). Rautio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. mickey avalon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeland Lillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lillard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lillard wants to land a leg kick but Rautio is out of range.
Rautio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lillard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rautio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lillard momentarily.
Lillard connects with a single shot there.
Lillard throws a leg kick but Rautio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rautio throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
Rautio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lillard takes a step back to recover.
Rautio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lillard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rautio.
As Rautio looks to move away, Lillard throws a big counter combo but Rautio just gets out of the way.
Rautio lunges at Lillard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lillard's hand.
Lillard moves out of range as Rautio strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lillard misses with a leg kick
and Lillard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rautio throws a shot from downtown. Lillard moves away and avoids it.
Lillard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lillard fails to land with a series of punches.
Rautio slips a jab and a cross from Lillard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard thows a body kick. Rautio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Lillard misses.
Lillard thows a body kick. Rautio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rautio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rautio misses with a straight right.
Lillard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rautio.
Lillard loads up on a big right hand but Rautio slips the punch.
Rautio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lillard's calf.
Rautio loads up on a big right hand but Lillard slips the punch.
Lillard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lillard throws a low kick, looking for Rautio's leg but Rautio calmly moves out of range.
Lillard lands a jab to the head.
Lillard misses with a wild body shot.
Rautio lands a nice hook to Lillard's body. Lillard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lillard throws a lazy head kick
enabling Rautio to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Lillard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio moves out of range of the body kick from Lillard.
Lillard misses with an uppercut. Rautio saw that one coming.
Lillard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rautio moves away.
Donk. Rautio catches Lillard right on the button with a cross.
A left lands for Rautio.
Lillard connects with a right hand. Rautio shakes it off.
Rautio misses with a looping right.
Lillard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rautio stuns Lillard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lillard slips under a jab from Rautio.
Rautio swings for the body but Lillard moves out of range.
Rautio moves away from the strike by Lillard.
Lillard is looking to land body kicks.
Lillard misses with an uppercut.
Rautio misses with a hook.
Lillard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lillard tries to land a leg kick but Rautio saw it coming and moves away.
Rautio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lillard misses.
Rautio ducks under a wild hook from Lillard.
Rautio throws a big shot that misses.
Rautio throws a leg kick which misses Lillard's front leg but catches the back leg as Lillard tries to avoid it.
A jab from Lillard does it's job there.
A jab from Rautio does it's job there.
Rautio throws a right hand that misses
and Lillard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lillard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rautio is looking to land body kicks.
Rautio takes one to the side of the head.
Rautio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lillard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rautio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Lillard.
Rautio misses with a straight right.
Lillard feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rautio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lillard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lillard connects with a high kick.
A shot to the body from Rautio misses
and Lillard counters with a three punch combo that has Rautio backing up. Rautio nods at Lillard to acknowledge the strikes.
Lillard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rautio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lillard.
Rautio connects with a single shot there.
Lillard connects with a body shot.
Lillard feints and then cracks Rautio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rautio down.
Lillard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lillard throws a body shot but no joy.
Rautio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rautio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rautio scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lillard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice jab there from Rautio.
Rautio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lillards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big left from Lillard misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Risto Rautio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rautio misses with a kick to the body
and Lillard counters with a stiff right hand.
Rautio digs a good body shot into Lillard's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Rautio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lillard doesn't seem phased though.
Rautio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lillard ducks under a wild hook from Rautio.
Rautio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lillard moves away.
Nice defenses there by Rautio.
Rautio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rautio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lillard manages to avoid it.
Lillard is looking for a counter combo.
Lillard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lillard dips to his left and cracks Rautio with an uppercut!
Rautio blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rautio! But no joy.
Risto Rautio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillard. Rautio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rautio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lillard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lillard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rautio throws a fast counter high kick but Lillard manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rautio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crunch! Rautio slams his shin into Lillard's torso.
Lillard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy body kick from Rautio
and Lillard counters with a straight right hand.
Lillard on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rautio misses with a hook
and Lillard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rautio lands a nice shot to the body.
Lillard defending well as Rautio loads up on a big left hand.
Lillard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rautio looks to throw the jab but Lillard is out of range.
Lillard delivers a nice body kick.
Rautio lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Nice defenses there by Rautio.
Rautio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio pushes Lillard away with a front kick.
Rautio avoids a kick to the body.
Lillard backing away here, and Rautio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lillard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rautio checks a leg kick nicely.
Rautio connects with a looping right hand.
Rautio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rautio thows a body kick. Lillard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rautio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lillard's head.
Lillard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lillard slips a jab from Rautio.
Lillard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rautio throws out the jab.
Lillard is looking to score with low kicks.
Rautio throws a jab but it's blocked by Lillard.
Lillard takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rautio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lillard.
Rautio replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lillard blocks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rautio catches Lillard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Lillard has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rautio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lillard counters with a nice uppercut.
Rautio throws an off balance right hand
and Lillard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rautio blocks the body kick.
Rautio scores with a jab to the body.
Rautio cracks the inside of Lillard's front leg.
Rautio misses with an uppercut.
Lillard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lillard.
Rautio throws the left hand but Lillard avoids the punch easily.
Rautio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lillard was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautio.
Lillard moves out of range of the body kick.
Lillard quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lillard throws a body kick that misses.
Lillard avoids the body shot from Rautio.
Rautio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lillard to score with a decent uppercut.
Lillard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautio. Lillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rautio tries to land a front kick but Lillard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rautio misses the body punch
enabling Lillard to counter with a crisp jab.
Rautio avoids the body shot from Lillard.
Nice body punch from Rautio.
A lazy body kick from Rautio
and Lillard counters with a nice body kick.
Lillard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lillard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lillard slips under a jab from Rautio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lillard looks to land a right hand but Rautio moved out of range.
Rautio blocks a jab.
Rautio follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Rautio swings for the body but Lillard moves out of range.
Rautio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 Leeland Lillard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rautio throws a wild body kick that Lillard sees coming a mile off.
Rautio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lillard clobbers Rautio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lillard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rautio's corner calls for a 1-2. Rautio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big right from Rautio misses.
Rautio checks a low kick from Lillard.
A head kick from Lillard lands but Rautio takes it in his stride.
Lillard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rautio.
Lillard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rautio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lillard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lillard tries to land a leg kick but Rautio saw it coming and moves away.
Lillard tries a low kick but Rautio avoids it.
Lillard looks to throw a body kick
and Rautio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rautio.
Lillard slips under a jab from Rautio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lillard. Rautio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rautio throws a hook but Lillard blocks it.
Lillard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rautio misses with a lunging right hand
and Lillard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rautio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rautio cracks Lillard with an open hand slap.
Lillard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lillard avoids a kick to the body.
Rautio tries to clinch there but Lillard circles away.
Lillard looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range.
Rautio slips under a jab from Lillard.
Lillard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rautio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lillard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard throws a low kick but Rautio moves out of range easily.
Rautio doesn't manage to clinch there - Lillard circles away.
Rautio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lillard.
Lillard is looking to land body kicks.
Rautio tests Lillard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rautio throws a shot from downtown. Lillard moves away and avoids it.
Rautio digs a good body shot into Lillard's ribs.
Lillard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rautio misses with a body kick.
Lillard moves out of range as Rautio strikes.
Lillard looks to land a right hand but Rautio moved out of range.
Rautio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lillard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lillard scores with a jab to the head.
Rautio connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Rautio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lillard is looking to counter punch.
Rautio moves out of range of the body kick.
Rautio moves out of range of the body kick from Lillard.
Lillard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rautio counters with a straight right hand.
Rautio connects with the punch.
Rautio throws a jab when Lillard was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rautio.
Rautio lands with a right that hurts Lillard. Lillard looks to clinch but Rautio throws a short knee that drops Lillard. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Risto Rautio!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Risto Rautio made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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