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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Backscratcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahapussi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Caged in A Rage kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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15 - 12 - 0 |
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190 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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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
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Backscratcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahapussi misses the jab.
Rahapussi lands with a nice body kick.
Rahapussi misses with a hook. Backscratcher ducked under it nicely.
Rahapussi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Backscratcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rahapussi.
Backscratcher drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rahapussi scores with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Backscratcher's head coaches at Kick In The Nutz Gym (14 Elite Coaches, Low Cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rahapussi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Backscratcher moves away.
Rahapussi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rahapussi checks a leg kick.
Rahapussi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Backscratcher takes a step back to recover.
Rahapussi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taisto Rahapussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahapussi.
Rahapussi misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Backscratcher misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi misses with an uppercut. Backscratcher saw that one coming.
Rahapussi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taisto Rahapussi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Backscratcher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Backscratcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Rahapussi lands with an uppercut that bounces Backscratcher off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rahapussi. Backscratcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahapussi connects with an inside leg kick.
Rahapussi throws a wild body kick that Backscratcher sees coming a mile off.
Rahapussi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Backscratcher avoids the body shot from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Backscratcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backscratcher fails with a takedown attempt.
Rahapussi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Backscratcher as he checks the leg kick.
Rahapussi throws a hook to the side of Backscratcher's head but Backscratcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rahapussi tries to work over Backscratcher's front leg with a kick but Backscratcher checks it.
Backscratcher slips a jab from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rahapussi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Backscratcher checks a leg kick.
Rahapussi stuffs the takedown attempt from Backscratcher. Backscratcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Rahapussi throws a shot from downtown. Backscratcher moves away and avoids it.
Backscratcher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rahapussi sprawls well. Rahapussi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Backscratcher gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Backscratcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rahapussi as Backscratcher shoots in.
Rahapussi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Rahapussi as Backscratcher shoots in.
Rahapussi lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Rahapussi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Backscratcher doesn't seem phased though.
Rahapussi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Backscratcher.
No joy there for Rahapussi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Backscratcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rahapussi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Backscratcher misses with a double jab.
Rahapussi lands a body shot.
Rahapussi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Backscratcher avoids the body shot from Rahapussi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi scores with a spinning back kick!
Rahapussi lands a jab to Backscratcher's midsection.
Backscratcher takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahapussi throws a hook but Backscratcher avoids it easily.
Rahapussi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Backscratcher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rahapussi scoring well with a low kick there.
Backscratcher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rahapussi defends it nicely.
Backscratcher is breathing heavily.
Rahapussi works Backscratcher's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rahapussi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Backscratcher's head.
Rahapussi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Rahapussi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rahapussi misses with a straight right.
Rahapussi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Backscratcher has time to react.
Rahapussi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rahapussi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rahapussi lands with a slapping head kick.
Backscratcher with a poor takedown
and Rahapussi counters with a three punch combo that has Backscratcher backing up. Backscratcher nods at Rahapussi to acknowledge the strikes.
Rahapussi throws a looping overhand right but Backscratcher ducks down to avoid it.
Rahapussi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Taisto Rahapussi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rahapussi misses the shot to the body.
Backscratcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rahapussi gets caught napping as Backscratcher dives in and scores a takedown. Rahapussi manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Backscratcher is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rahapussi has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Backscratcher is looking to defend but Rahapussi has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Backscratcher! Rahapussi pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Backscratcher taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Taisto Rahapussi!
After winning the bout, Taisto Rahapussi 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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mgr
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RATING
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