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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahapussi has chosen Caged in A Rage as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahapussi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lau, pushing him back against the cage.
Rahapussi tries to pull guard but Lau won't allow it.
Lau missing with knees to the body.
Rahapussi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahapussi manages to break the clinch.
Rahapussi is looking to chop away at Lau's legs.
Rahapussi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick but Lau moved away.
Rahapussi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rahapussi connects with a body shot.
Lau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lau clinches.
Rahapussi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lau checks a low kick from Rahapussi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rahapussi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lau scores with a kick to the body.
Lau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahapussi looks to land a body kick but Lau moved away.
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahapussi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau clinches up against the cage.
Lau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lau lands an elbow just above Rahapussi 's eye.
Rahapussi is looking to break free of the clinch but Lau has double underhooks.
Lau connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rahapussi's face.
Lau landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lau tries to land a knee to the head but Rahapussi blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lau wants to stall.
Lau tries to land knees in the clinch but Rahapussi avoids the damage to the body.
Rahapussi breaks the clinch.
Lau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahapussi is looking to score with low kicks.
Rahapussi misses with a low kick as Lau jumps back.
Both fighters circling a little - Rahapussi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Rahapussi blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnny Lau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahapussi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lau lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rahapussi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lau pushes Rahapussi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rahapussi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rahapussi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lau keeps Rahapussi at a distance using the push kick.
Lau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rahapussi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rahapussi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rahapussi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lau throws a leg kick
and Rahapussi counters with a nice leg kick.
Lau misses with a leg kick
and Rahapussi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lau moves in looking to clinch but Rahapussi pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lau checks the leg kick.
Rahapussi connects with an inside leg kick.
Lau fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lau.
Rahapussi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lau's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by Rahapussi.
Rahapussi closes the distance and clinches.
Rahapussi tries to circle away but Lau has him pinned against the cage.
Lau throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lau lands an elbow inside that Rahapussi shrugs off.
Lau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rahapussi is defending well for now.
Rahapussi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rahapussi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rahapussi's defenses.
Lau creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rahapussi's defenses.
Rahapussi lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rahapussi blocks it with crossed arms.
Lau lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lau content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rahapussi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rahapussi tries to break free but Lau pushes him back against the cage.
Rahapussi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lau backwards.
Lau has Rahapussi pressed against the cage, preventing Rahapussi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rahapussi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lau just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lau just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rahapussi's brow.
Rahapussi scores with a shot to the side of Lau's head.
Rahapussi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahapussi circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lau looks to clinch
and Rahapussi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rahapussi pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rahapussi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Rahapussi is tightening it up a little... Lau has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lau reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lau taps out! Nice BJJ there by Rahapussi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Taisto Rahapussi!
A very excited looking Taisto Rahapussi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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