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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Rakuuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paha Faarao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakuuna's entrance music is Bad Company - Bad Company. A fine choice. Faarao has chosen Probot- Red War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rakuuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paha Faarao!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faarao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rakuuna.
Faarao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rakuuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Faarao.
Rakuuna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rakuuna jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rakuuna throws out a loose jab but Faarao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faarao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rakuuna doesn't manage to clinch there - Faarao circles away.
Faarao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rakuuna.
Faarao blocks a jab.
Rakuuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faarao.
Rakuuna moves away from the strike by Faarao.
Faarao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Faarao misses with a body shot.
Faarao lands a head shot.
Rakuuna tried to score with a low kick but Faarao checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rakuuna.
Rakuuna lands with a good body shot.
Faarao lands a nice hook to Rakuuna's body. Rakuuna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rakuuna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faarao.
Faarao throws a jab when Rakuuna was well out of range.
Faarao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rakuuna rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakuuna misses the jab.
Rakuuna slips a jab from Faarao.
Rakuuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faarao.
Faarao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rakuuna throws a push kick but Faarao slaps the foot to one side.
Faarao swings for the body but Rakuuna moves out of range.
Rakuuna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rakuuna on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Faarao throws a body punch but Rakuuna moves out of range.
Faarao misses the jab.
Faarao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rakuuna.
Rakuuna misses with a straight left.
Faarao missing with a left hand there. Rakuuna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Faarao misses the target.
Faarao misses with a hook. Rakuuna ducked under it nicely.
Faarao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faarao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rakuuna has time to react.
The crowd cheers as Faarao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rakuuna doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Faarao misses with a looping right.
Faarao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Faarao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rakuuna.
Faarao misses with a few strikes there.
Rakuuna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faarao cracks Rakuuna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Faarao just misses with a punch to the body.
Faarao misses the shot to the body.
Faarao lands a jab to the head.
Rakuuna moves away from the strike by Faarao.
Rakuuna checks a leg kick.
Faarao digs a good body shot into Rakuuna's ribs.
Rakuuna misses with a body shot.
Faarao throws a shot to the body.
Rakuuna really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rakuuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Faarao is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Faarao misses the target.
Faarao misses with a body shot.
Faarao throws the left hand but Rakuuna avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faarao digs a good hook to Rakuuna's body.
Rakuuna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rakuuna misses with a shot to the body
and Faarao counters with a straight right hand.
Rakuuna lands a jab.
Faarao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rakuuna tries a low kick but Faarao avoids it.
Rakuuna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faarao counters with a left to the body.
Faarao lands with an uppercut that bounces Rakuuna off the cage and back into rage.
Rakuuna throws a jab when Faarao was well out of range.
Rakuuna tries to clinch there but Faarao circles away.
Faarao throws an overhand right that lands on Rakuuna's shoulder, as Rakuuna tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Faarao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rakuuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Faarao is just out of range.
Rakuuna misses with a straight right.
Rakuuna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rakuuna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Faarao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rakuuna moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rakuuna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faarao misses with a wild body shot.
Faarao misses with a hook.
Faarao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Faarao lands with a good body shot.
Rakuuna throws a leg kick
and Faarao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faarao keeps the fight on the outside.
Faarao misses with a hook to the body
and Rakuuna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rakuuna lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Faarao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Faarao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Faarao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Faarao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rakuuna clinches with his opponent.
Faarao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rakuuna has Faarao pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Faarao.
Rakuuna scores with a hook to the body.
Rakuuna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faarao.
Faarao blocks an uppercut.
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 Taisto Rakuuna will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Faarao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Faarao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rakuuna.
Rakuuna avoids the body shot from Faarao.
Faarao avoids the body shot from Rakuuna.
Rakuuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faarao manages to avoid it.
Faarao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faarao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rakuuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Faarao.
Rakuuna staying out of range there.
Faarao ducks under a wild hook from Rakuuna.
Faarao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Faarao misses with an uppercut. Rakuuna saw that one coming.
Rakuuna takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakuuna takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rakuuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faarao.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rakuuna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faarao lands a lovely overhand right.
Faarao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakuuna finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Faarao loads up on a big right hand but Rakuuna slips the punch.
Rakuuna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rakuuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faarao misses the shot to the body.
Faarao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rakuuna lands with a good body shot.
Faarao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Faarao counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rakuuna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the body from Rakuuna misses
and Faarao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rakuuna throws a big shot that misses.
Rakuuna takes the fight into the clinch.
Rakuuna tries to stall but Faarao uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Faarao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right handed body shot lands from Rakuuna.
Faarao misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rakuuna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faarao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rakuuna misses with the head strike.
Rakuuna misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rakuuna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Faarao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rakuuna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rakuuna pushes Faarao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faarao lands a hook that snaps the head of Rakuuna backwards.
Rakuuna stalling in the clinch but Faarao improves position.
Faarao misses with a punch on the inside.
Faarao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faarao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faarao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakuuna throws a punch but it's blocked by Faarao.
Faarao misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faarao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rakuuna.
Faarao lands a shoulder strike.
Faarao has a couple of punches blocked by Rakuuna.
Rakuuna misses with some punches.
Faarao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rakuuna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rakuuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Rakuuna.
Faarao wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Faarao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna working aggressively here.
Rakuuna lands a right hand.
Faarao is looking to control Rakuuna's arms but Rakuuna gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faarao has his back to the cage.
Faarao has a couple of punches blocked by Rakuuna.
A hook to the body from Faarao.
Rakuuna slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Faarao fails to land.
Faarao tries to work over Rakuuna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faarao has a couple of punches blocked by Rakuuna.
A head punch on the inside from Faarao fails to land.
Rakuuna manages to break the clinch.
Rakuuna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faarao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rakuuna throws a low kick but Faarao moves out of range easily.
Faarao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rakuuna doesn't seem bothered though.
Faarao throws a body punch but Rakuuna moves out of range.
Rakuuna tries to clinch up
enabling Faarao to counter with a crisp jab.
Faarao staying out of range there.
Faarao misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna lands an overhand right.
Rakuuna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Faarao throws a lazy right hand but Rakuuna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rakuuna lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rakuuna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Faarao lands with a shot to the body.
Faarao throws out a loose jab but Rakuuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rakuuna is looking to clinch but Faarao is avoiding it.
Faarao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rakuuna cracks Faarao with a good jab.
Faarao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakuuna throws out the jab.
Rakuuna drops his hands momentarily and Faarao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Faarao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Faarao looks to land a left hand but Rakuuna moved out of range nicely.
Faarao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rakuuna counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rakuuna.
Rakuuna blocking some punches.
Faarao working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Rakuuna dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Faarao throws a lazy right hand but Rakuuna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rakuuna takes one to the chin there.
Rakuuna ducks under a wild hook from Faarao.
Faarao misses with a straight right.
Rakuuna finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Faarao checks a leg kick nicely.
Rakuuna is looking to score with low kicks.
Rakuuna throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rakuuna swings for the body but Faarao moves out of range.
Rakuuna scores with a hook to the body. Faarao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Faarao dips to his left and cracks Rakuuna with an uppercut!
Rakuuna scores with a jab to the head.
Rakuuna looks to land a body kick but Faarao moved away.
Faarao avoids the body shot from Rakuuna.
A big right from Faarao misses.
Rakuuna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rakuuna throws a head kick that misses.
Rakuuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakuuna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rakuuna throws a leg kick but Faarao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rakuuna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taisto Rakuuna is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakuuna wants to clinch.
Faarao thuds his right hand into Rakuuna's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Faarao misses with a wild body shot.
Rakuuna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faarao manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Faarao.
Faarao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rakuuna throws out a leg kick but Faarao moves out of range and Rakuuna only half commits.
Rakuuna misses with a wild body shot.
Rakuuna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faarao keeps the fight on the outside.
Rakuuna lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rakuuna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Faarao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rakuuna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faarao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rakuuna misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Faarao.
Faarao misses with a body punch
and Rakuuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Faarao drops his hands momentarily and Rakuuna takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Faarao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rakuuna.
Rakuuna lands a body shot.
Faarao blocks a jab.
Faarao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rakuuna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rakuuna connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Faarao.
Rakuuna throws a hook to the side of Faarao's head but Faarao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Faarao.
Rakuuna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Faarao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rakuuna scores with a jab to the head.
Rakuuna with a nice cross.
A jab from Faarao does it's job there.
Faarao lands a right hook to the body.
Faarao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rakuuna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rakuuna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Faarao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faarao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rakuuna checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rakuuna wants to clinch
and Faarao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faarao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Faarao throws a lazy right hand but Rakuuna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna stuns Faarao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rakuuna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rakuuna feints and then cracks Faarao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Faarao down.
Faarao throws a body punch but Rakuuna moves out of range.
Rakuuna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rakuuna misses the jab.
Rakuuna throws a good cross that connects.
Rakuuna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Faarao with a nice cross.
Rakuuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rakuuna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faarao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faarao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faarao misses with a hook. Rakuuna ducked under it nicely.
Faarao throws a jab when Rakuuna was well out of range.
Rakuuna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rakuuna clinches with his opponent.
Paha Faarao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taisto Rakuuna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Faarao on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taisto Rakuuna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rakuuna 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taisto Rakuuna!
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hype
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