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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Tappenahomma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Perälä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappenahomma's entrance music is Tatanka. A fine choice. 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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180 cm
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181 lbs
27 - 7 - 2 |
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182 cm
30
175 lbs
29 - 10 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
27 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Chief Tappenahomma! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taisto Perälä! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Perälä on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perälä misses with a wild body shot. A slapping leg kick lands for Perälä.
Perälä throws a quick inside leg kick. Tappenahomma rushes Perälä and presses him up against the cage. Tappenahomma misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Tappenahomma's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Perälä tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tappenahomma just stands there and leans against the cage. Tappenahomma presses Perälä against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Tappenahomma blocks a body shot from Perälä. Perälä tries a body shot but Tappenahomma blocks it.
Perälä lands with a short head shot on the inside. Perälä misses with a hook from the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Perälä misses with a hook from the clinch. Tappenahomma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tappenahomma lands a right hand. Tappenahomma gets underhooks to prevent Perälä's takedown attempt.
Perälä lands with a short shot to the head. 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! Perälä wants to get back to striking at distance but Tappenahomma won't allow it.
Perälä is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Perälä tries to pull guard but Tappenahomma won't allow it.
Chief Tappenahomma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Perälä. Perälä misses with a body punch.
A short left from Tappenahomma. Tappenahomma lands a shoulder strike. Perälä lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short left from Tappenahomma. Perälä gets through Tappenahomma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Perälä takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Taisto Perälä has been cut. Perälä takes an elbow to the temple. Tappenahomma blocking some punches.
Perälä struggles to land a body shot inside as Tappenahomma controls his hands.
Perälä avoids the elbow strike from Tappenahomma, against the cage.
Perälä misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perälä misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perälä takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Taisto Perälä's cut even more. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Perälä is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tappenahomma is keeping busy. Perälä throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tappenahomma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perälä has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tappenahomma seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Perälä can turn it around. Tappenahomma pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Perälä tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tappenahomma just stands there and leans against the cage. Perälä tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Tappenahomma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tappenahomma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perälä working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Perälä tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tappenahomma struggles to land a body shot inside as Perälä controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tappenahomma. Perälä tries to work over Tappenahomma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Tappenahomma lands a right hand.
The cut above Taisto Perälä's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Tappenahomma tries to work over Perälä's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Tappenahomma looking to throw knees to the head but Perälä is blocking nicely.
Tappenahomma throws an elbow that misses.
Perälä working aggressively here.
Perälä blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perälä takes an elbow to the temple. Tappenahomma lands an uppercut.
Taisto Perälä's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tappenahomma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Tappenahomma lands a good knee to the midsection. Perälä won't want to take too many of those. Tappenahomma lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Taisto Perälä's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chief Tappenahomma! Chief Tappenahomma decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. Taisto Perälä was interviewed post fight and said 'Great to try fight, when you are rottening more than 39 yo Renato.'.
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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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