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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Tappio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kari Tapio - Juna kulkee vaan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Pleasures has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Pleasures!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Tappio!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pleasures. Tappio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tappio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tappio keeps the fight on the outside.
Pleasures throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tappio on the side of the head.
Pleasures misses the jab.
Tappio throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pleasures tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tappio is in Pleasures's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pleasures looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tappio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pleasures swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tappio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tappio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pleasures swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tappio wants to control from the top but Pleasures keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappio throwing strikes from guard but Pleasures blocks nicely.
Tappio trying to control the position from guard on top but Pleasures is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pleasures preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pleasures manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tappio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures controlling his opponent.
Pleasures looking to finish Tappio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tappio!
The referee warns Tappio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tappio is working to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pleasures controlling from the full mount.
Pleasures is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tappio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pleasures avoids the attempt from Tappio to control.
Pleasures sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pleasures lands a heavy elbow.
Pleasures controlling from mount.
Pleasures breaks from Tappio's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pleasures can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tappio is looking to escape.
Pleasures controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures landing strikes from the mount and Tappio is in trouble!
Tappio tries to lock up and control but Pleasures gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tappio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pleasures tries to control but Tappio wriggling away.
Pleasures controlling his opponent.
Tappio tries to hold on but Pleasures postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleasures in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pleasures controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tappio swinging wildly here.
Tappio with a jab.
Pleasures ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pleasures connects with a solid leg kick.
Tappio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pleasures.
Tappio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pleasures tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tappio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juha Tappio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pleasures.
Jab from Tappio.
Pleasures moves in looking to clinch but Tappio pushes him off.
Pleasures swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tappio misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tappio swats away the attempt to clinch by Pleasures.
Pleasures throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Tappio does no damage.
Pleasures throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tappio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pleasures tries to clinch but Tappio moves out of range.
Pleasures swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tappio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tappio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pleasures makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tappio.
Tappio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pleasures lands an overhand right.
Tappio takes a swing at Pleasures's ribcage but misses.
Pleasures connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pleasures clinches up against the cage.
Pleasures lands with a left to the head.
Tappio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pleasures smiles and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappio throws a body punch but Pleasures moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tappio manages to avoid it.
Pleasures tries to clinch up but Tappio circles away and keeps his distance.
Pleasures fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tappio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pleasures is looking to clinch but Tappio is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Tappio misses.
Pleasures misses with a left hand
and Tappio counters with a one-two to the body.
John Pleasures is winning the standup battle so far.
Tappio throws the left hand but Pleasures avoids the punch easily.
Pleasures fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tappio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pleasures is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tappio shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tappio looking to finish with strikes here!
Pleasures is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pleasures holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tappio tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappio throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tappio unloads with some shots from mount but Pleasures bucks and avoids them well.
Tappio goes for an armbar but Pleasures turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Pleasures.
Pleasures looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pleasures pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tappio is keeping the position for now.
Tappio working for a triangle but Pleasures defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures drops back looking for a leg! Tappio is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tappio manages to kick Pleasures off! Pleasures jumps back into Tappio's guard.
Pleasures looking to sit in guard and control but Tappio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tappio preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleasures keeping moving, preventing Tappio from controlling successfully.
Tappio trying to move into half guard but instead Pleasures has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pleasures dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pleasures scores with a jab to the head.
Pleasures clinches.
Tappio blocking some punches.
Tappio is trying to stall.
Tappio jumps into guard, dragging Pleasures to the mat.
Pleasures trying to control the position from guard on top but Tappio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pleasures tries to free his leg and advance position but Tappio is retaining full guard.
Tappio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pleasures can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pleasures slips nicely into half guard.
Tappio is looking to improve his position.
Pleasures wants to control but Tappio is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tappio is defending against the submission attempts here by Pleasures.
Tappio is looking for a sweep. Pleasures is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pleasures is figuring out what he wants to do next.
John Pleasures overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pleasures tries to pass to full mount but Tappio defends it.
Pleasures is trying to control. Tappio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pleasures wants to control from the top but Tappio keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Pleasures wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pleasures shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tappio defends it nicely.
Pleasures tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tappio was well out of range. Poor timing from Pleasures.
Pleasures lands a nice hook to Tappio's body. Tappio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tappio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tappio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tappio misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pleasures is not content to let Tappio control the position.
Tappio working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappio misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pleasures taking a bit of punishment here - Tappio scoring with strikes.
Tappio creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pleasures sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tappio working the strikes but Pleasures uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tappio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pleasures defending well though.
Pleasures is refusing to be controlled, as Tappio sits in half guard.
John Pleasures is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tappio stalling away here and it's allowed Pleasures to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappio throws a big elbow that misses.
Tappio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pleasures is keeping the position for now.
Tappio throws a big right hand that misses.
Tappio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pleasures works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tappio wants to pass the guard but Pleasures is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleasures looking for a sweep. Not yet Pleasures, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juha Tappio.
Well Pleasures has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Pleasures!
Our winner, John Pleasures, 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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hype
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