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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu has chosen Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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195 cm
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275 lbs
29 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprinkles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sprinkles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tasapaksu throws a body punch but Sprinkles moves out of range.
Sprinkles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sprinkles throws the left hand but Tasapaksu avoids the punch easily.
Tasapaksu connects with a leg kick. Sprinkles looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sprinkles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tasapaksu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tasapaksu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tasapaksu darts in trying to clinch
and Sprinkles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tasapaksu closes the distance and pushes Sprinkles back into the cage.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sprinkles avoids it.
Tasapaksu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tasapaksu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tasapaksu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles successfully pulls guard.
Sprinkles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tasapaksu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tasapaksu defending well though.
Tasapaksu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sprinkles.
Tasapaksu tries to roll over but Sprinkles keeps him under control.
Sprinkles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tasapaksu's head.
Tasapaksu is refusing to be controlled, as Sprinkles sits in half guard.
Sprinkles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tasapaksu's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tasapaksu kicks Sprinkles off and gets back to his feet.
Tasapaksu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sprinkles ducks under a wild hook from Tasapaksu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprinkles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu takes one to the side of the head.
Tasapaksu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch combination from Tasapaksu misses.
Sprinkles tries to counter with a takedown but Tasapaksu is quick to defend against it.
Sprinkles lunges at Tasapaksu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tasapaksu's hand.
Tasapaksu connects with a solid leg kick.
Tasapaksu dodges the punch combination from Sprinkles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tasapaksu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sprinkles motions for Tasapaksu to come forward. Sprinkles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sprinkles misses with a wild body shot.
Tatti Tasapaksu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sprinkles throws an overhand right that lands on Tasapaksu's shoulder, as Tasapaksu tries to avoid the shot.
Sprinkles checks a leg kick.
Sprinkles misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Tasapaksu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tasapaksu scores with a one two! Sprinkles had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tasapaksu tries a low kick but Sprinkles avoids it.
Sprinkles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tasapaksu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch there but Sprinkles circles away.
Sprinkles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Sprinkles. Beautiful body shot.
Tasapaksu ducks under a wild hook from Sprinkles.
Tasapaksu is looking to clinch but Sprinkles is avoiding it.
Sprinkles connects with a looping right hand.
Tasapaksu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sprinkles throws a sloppy head kick and Tasapaksu moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles avoids the head kick by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu throws a series of punches but Sprinkles moves out of range.
Sprinkles tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tasapaksu manages to circle out of the way.
Coconut Sprinkles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tasapaksu tries a low kick but Sprinkles avoids it.
Sprinkles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tasapaksu manages to avoid it.
Sprinkles moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sprinkles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sprinkles throws a looping overhand right but Tasapaksu ducks down to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Sprinkles.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with low kicks.
Sprinkles tries to counter with a takedown but Tasapaksu is quick to defend against it.
Sprinkles shoots for a double leg takedown but Tasapaksu sprawls well. He's pushed Sprinkles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tasapaksu throws a leg kick that misses.
Tasapaksu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sprinkles. Sprinkles obviously looking to wear him down.
Sprinkles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tasapaksu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sprinkles moves away.
Sprinkles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Coconut Sprinkles will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tasapaksu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sprinkles bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tasapaksu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sprinkles throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sprinkles lands a few punches from side control.
Sprinkles is looking to take a break and control but Tasapaksu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sprinkles tries for a kimura but Tasapaksu is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprinkles wants to control but Tasapaksu is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprinkles wants to control but Tasapaksu is keeping him busy.
Tasapaksu tries to bench press Sprinkles off him but Sprinkles keeps the position.
Sprinkles misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sprinkles trying to control the action but Tasapaksu is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tasapaksu dodges the ground and pound from Sprinkles.
Tasapaksu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sprinkles.
Sprinkles trying to control the position but Tasapaksu is working away.
Tasapaksu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sprinkles.
Sprinkles landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tasapaksu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
An elbow from Sprinkles crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu defending against the ground and pound.
Tasapaksu tries to improve position but can't.
Sprinkles 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.
Sprinkles with the ground and pound but Tasapaksu regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sprinkles drops an elbow to the side of Tasapaksu's head.
Sprinkles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sprinkles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tasapaksu defending well though.
Sprinkles works his way into full mount!
Sprinkles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sprinkles working Tasapaksu over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles landing strikes from the mount.
Sprinkles misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sprinkles throws some wild stikes that Tasapaksu manages to avoid easily.
Tasapaksu regains half guard.
Sprinkles thows a huge punch but Tasapaksu dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sprinkles lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sprinkles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tasapaksu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coconut Sprinkles 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. This is the final round!
Sprinkles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tasapaksu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sprinkles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sprinkles lands a lovely overhand right.
Tasapaksu cracks the inside of Sprinkles's front leg.
A jab from Sprinkles finds it's way through Tasapaksu's defenses.
Coconut Sprinkles is winning the standup battle so far.
Sprinkles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tasapaksu.
Sprinkles appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sprinkles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tasapaksu is out of range and Sprinkles settles back down.
Sprinkles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tasapaksu.
Sprinkles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sprinkles throws a good cross that connects.
Tasapaksu scoring well with a low kick there.
Sprinkles lands a nice looking body shot.
Sprinkles wants to slow Tasapaksu down by chopping away at his legs.
Sprinkles checks a low kick from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu avoids the body shot from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tasapaksu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sprinkles checks it well.
Sprinkles drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tasapaksu sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu lands a head kick!
Sprinkles scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tasapaksu in his tracks.
Sprinkles looks to score with a jab to the body but Tasapaksu is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tasapaksu! But no joy.
Tasapaksu checks a low kick from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sprinkles throws a lazy right hand but Tasapaksu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sprinkles shoots for a takedown but Tasapaksu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tasapaksu lands a jab to the head.
Sprinkles fails to land with a series of punches.
Sprinkles takes a swing at Tasapaksu's ribcage but misses.
Tasapaksu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tasapaksu cracks Sprinkles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tasapaksu drops Sprinkles with a beautiful combination! Sprinkles stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tasapaksu is looking for the KO!
Sprinkles is rocked!
It looks like Coconut Sprinkles has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasapaksu lands a brutal uppercut that launches Sprinkles off his feet! Sprinkles tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tatti Tasapaksu!
An out of breath Tatti Tasapaksu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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