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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juha Tappio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kari Tapio - Juna kulkee vaan. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Tappio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Mylly!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappio throws a right and a left that Mylly avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tappio.
Tappio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mylly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tappio as he jumps to the side.
Mylly drives through with a takedown into Tappio's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tappio wants to hit a switch here but Mylly passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tappio there!
Mylly throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tappio holds on for dear life, controlling Mylly's posture momentarily.
Mylly working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tappio wants to control but Mylly is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylly throws some wild stikes that Tappio manages to avoid easily.
A nice elbow there by Mylly.
Mylly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mylly throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tappio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mylly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tappio is looking to get to half guard.
Mylly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mylly lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tappio tries to reverse the position but Mylly maintains control.
Tappio tries to hold on but Mylly postures up.
Mylly working Tappio over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mylly lands a nice shot to the head.
Mylly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mylly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mylly landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mylly is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tappio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tappio is rocked!
Mylly is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tappio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Tappio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappio avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mylly.
Tappio seems to have got his legs back now.
Tappio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tappio is squirming around, avoiding Mylly's attempts to control the action.
Tappio wants to hold on but Mylly pushes him away.
Mylly landing shots from mount.
Mylly is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tappio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tappio is trying to escape the mount.
Mylly with shots to the head and body - Tappio looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mylly controlling the position easily from mount.
Tappio is desperately trying to improve his position but Mylly has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappio tries to lock up and control but Mylly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mylly trying to control but Tappio is having none of it.
Mylly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tappio hang on?
Tappio can't escape the position.
Mylly is landing with some decent strikes but Tappio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tappio tries to hold on but Mylly pushes him away.
Tappio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Mylly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mylly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tappio clinches up against the cage.
Mylly tries to score a body lock takedown but Tappio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mylly prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mylly.
A short left from Mylly.
Tappio is pressed up against the cage. Mylly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tappio down to the mat. Tappio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tappio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mylly.
Tappio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mylly pinned against the cage. Mylly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tappio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tappio throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tappio looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tappio swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mylly is now in Tappio's guard. A big mistake from Tappio there, giving up the dominant position!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylly trying to control the position from guard on top but Tappio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mylly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tappio trying to keep a closed guard but Mylly is proving a slippery customer.
Matt Mylly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mylly working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tappio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappio with good strikes from the mount here!
Tappio prevents Mylly from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tappio lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tappio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mylly is looking to escape.
Mylly wants to control but Tappio is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappio breaks from Mylly's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mylly is squirming around, avoiding Tappio's attempts to control the action.
Mylly can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Mylly that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tappio throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tappio landing punches.
Tappio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mylly is looking to escape.
Mylly is desperately trying to improve his position but Tappio has a good base and remains in mount.
Tappio avoids the attempt from Mylly to control.
Tappio is working for a guillotine from mount but Mylly frees his head quite easily.
Tappio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappio tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tappio trying to control but Mylly is having none of it.
Mylly flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tappio trying to control but Mylly is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappio dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mylly wants to hold on but Tappio pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Tappio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mylly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Tappio does no damage.
Tappio stuns Mylly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mylly walks into a jab.
Mylly lands with a good body shot.
Mylly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tappio.
Tappio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mylly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tappio misses with a body shot.
Tappio fails to land with a series of punches.
Tappio throws a series of punches but Mylly moves out of range.
Mylly misses with a wild body shot.
Mylly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tappio doesn't seem bothered though.
Mylly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mylly throws a lazy right hand but Tappio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylly misses with a wild combination.
Mylly slips a jab and a cross from Tappio.
Mylly staying out of range there.
Tappio shoots in but no luck this time.
Mylly connects with a single shot there.
Mylly tries for a takedown but Tappio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tappio throws a series of punches but Mylly moves out of range.
Tappio tries to bum rush Mylly with a series of wild strikes but Mylly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mylly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tappio moves out of range as Mylly strikes.
Mylly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Juha Tappio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Mylly.
Mylly blocks a jab.
Mylly loads up on a big right hand but Tappio slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mylly fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mylly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mylly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tappio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tappio misses with a body shot.
Matt Mylly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mylly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tappios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tappio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tappio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Mylly misses with an uppercut. Tappio saw that one coming.
Tappio stuffs the takedown.
Mylly throws a big shot that misses.
Tappio clinches up against the cage.
Tappio pulls guard.
Mylly wants to control from the top but Tappio keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mylly won't allow Tappio to sweep him here.
Tappio has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mylly should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Tappio has tightened it up now! Mylly should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Juha Tappio!
Our winner, Juha Tappio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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