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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bregan Union (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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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178 cm
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182 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bregan Union!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Union throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Union tries to clinch up but Rahapussi circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahapussi misses with a low kick.
Rahapussi is looking to slow Union down with leg kicks.
Union misses with a head kick.
Union clobbers Rahapussi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bregan Union seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahapussi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rahapussi throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've been told by Union's head coaches at Qube MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Union lands a body shot.
Union moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Union 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.
Union throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahapussi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Union. Rahapussi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Rahapussi misses
and Union counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Union slips a jab from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi checks a low kick from Union.
Rahapussi scoring well with a low kick there.
Rahapussi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Union - just one landing.
Nice jab there from Rahapussi.
Union slips a straight right by Rahapussi.
A bone on bone clash there as Union blocks the leg kick.
Rahapussi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Union avoids the body shot from Rahapussi.
Union lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rahapussi thows a body kick. Union tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rahapussi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Union throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahapussi is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Union misses.
Union backing away here, and Rahapussi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rahapussi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Union.
Union rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rahapussi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rahapussi - that will leave a mark!
A big left from Union misses.
Union misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Union finds it's way through Rahapussi's defenses.
A slow jab from Union misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Union checks a leg kick.
Union ducks under a wild hook from Rahapussi.
Union misses with a leg kick
and Rahapussi counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Rahapussi.
Union throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Rahapussi slams his shin into Union's torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rahapussi.
Rahapussi misses the shot to the body.
Union misses with a wild body shot.
Union swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahapussi walks into a jab.
Union misses with a few strikes there.
Rahapussi looks to score with a jab to the body but Union is just out of range.
Rahapussi ducks under a wild hook from Union.
Union throws a right and a left that Rahapussi avoids nicely.
Rahapussi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Union.
Rahapussi feints and then cracks Union's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Union down.
Union swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahapussi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Union is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Union misses the body punch
letting Rahapussi counter with a right hand.
Union takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Union scores with a jab 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!
Union lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rahapussi defending well as Union loads up on a big left hand.
Rahapussi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Union connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rahapussi scrambles back to his feet.
Union throws a body punch but Rahapussi moves out of range.
Union scores with a jab to the jaw.
Union avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Union. Rahapussi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Union misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rahapussi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Union.
Rahapussi looks to land a body kick but Union moved away.
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 Bregan Union will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Union takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Union displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rahapussi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rahapussi scoring well with a low kick there.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick but Union sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Union was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rahapussi misses with a body shot
and Union counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Union looks to land a right hand but Rahapussi moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Rahapussi misses.
Union connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rahapussi momentarily.
Rahapussi is rocked!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rahapussi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Union has got the better of the exchanges.
Rahapussi throws a low kick, looking for Union's leg but Union calmly moves out of range.
Union throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Union takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Union does no damage.
Union misses with a body shot.
Rahapussi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Union ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Union swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Union takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rahapussi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Union takes a step back to recover.
Union tries a head kick but it misses.
Union displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rahapussi throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Union misses.
Rahapussi works the jab nicely.
Rahapussi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Union swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rahapussi counters with a leg kick.
Union tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahapussi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Union on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahapussi. Rahapussi obviously looking to wear him down.
Rahapussi throws a front kick that sends Union stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Union looks to score with a jab to the body but Rahapussi is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rahapussi.
Union misses with a body shot
and Rahapussi counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahapussi connects with a leg kick. Union looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Union takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Rahapussi. Beautiful body shot.
Union swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Union takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Union looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rahapussi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Union was well out of range. Poor timing from Rahapussi.
Union connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rahapussi. Rahapussi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rahapussi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Union finds it's way round the side to connect with Rahapussi's head.
Union misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Union takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Rahapussi.
Union is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rahapussi.
Rahapussi slips under a jab from Union.
Union stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rahapussi.
Union takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Union 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.
Union throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahapussi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Union lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rahapussi circles away quickly and effectively.
Union takes a swing at Rahapussi's ribcage but misses.
Rahapussi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rahapussi digs a good hook to Union's body.
Taisto Rahapussi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Union takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Union looks for the body kick but Rahapussi saw that one coming.
Rahapussi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Union's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Union lands the left hand.
Rahapussi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Union.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rahapussi! But no joy.
Union will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Union wants to clinch.
Union throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rahapussi counters with a good low kick that Union was not able to check.
Rahapussi misses with a lunging right hand
and Union counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rahapussi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Union manages to avoid it.
Rahapussi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rahapussi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Rahapussi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rahapussi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Rahapussi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rahapussi throws a low kick but Union moves out of range easily.
Rahapussi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Union is looking to chop away at Rahapussi's legs.
Rahapussi avoids a kick to the body.
Rahapussi misses with an uppercut.
Union throws a body shot but no joy.
Rahapussi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Union throws a right and a left that Rahapussi avoids nicely.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Union counters with a nice uppercut.
Rahapussi cracks Union with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahapussi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Union.
Union dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Union checks a low kick from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rahapussi scores with a jab. Union acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Union doesn't manage to clinch there - Rahapussi circles away.
Union misses with a two punch combination.
Rahapussi flicks out a counter leg kick but Union steps away.
Union misses with a low kick.
Rahapussi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rahapussi misses with an uppercut. Union saw that one coming.
Rahapussi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Union throws a hook to the side of Rahapussi's head but Rahapussi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Union rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Rahapussi to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahapussi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Union throws out the jab.
Union fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rahapussi on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Union lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Rahapussi misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Union uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahapussi.
Union moves out of range of the body kick from Rahapussi.
Union misses with an uppercut.
Rahapussi misses with a body kick.
Union ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rahapussi moves away.
Rahapussi throws the left hand but Union avoids the punch easily.
Rahapussi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Union scores with a nice head shot.
Union scores with the left hand. Rahapussi knows he should have avoided that one.
Rahapussi throws a hook but Union avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi defending well as Union loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Rahapussi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rahapussi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Union is out of range and Rahapussi settles back down.
Union misses with a double jab
enabling Rahapussi to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahapussi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Union throws a combination that misses
and Rahapussi counters with an outside leg kick.
Union blocks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Union.
Union uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rahapussi has time to react.
A combination from Union does no damage.
Rahapussi throws a chopping leg kick but Union manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Union misses with a straight left.
Rahapussi thinks about the counter body kick.
Union throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rahapussi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Union shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rahapussi eats them both and turns towards Union to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Union throws a leg kick
and Rahapussi counters with a straight right hand.
Rahapussi scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Union misses.
Union backing away here, and Rahapussi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rahapussi scores with a leg kick.
Rahapussi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Union's sensitive parts.
A nice combination there by Rahapussi.
Rahapussi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Union.
Good work by Union as he checks the leg kick.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick which misses Union's front leg but catches the back leg as Union tries to avoid it.
Rahapussi throws out a powerful jab.
Union slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taisto Rahapussi.
Well Rahapussi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... 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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hype
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