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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Lawson (ranked 1530 p4p, 200 weight class) and Keijo Tapaus (ranked 3751 p4p, 430 weight class). Lawson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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182 cm
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190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Tapaus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Tapaus both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Trevor Lawson has been cut.
Tapaus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tapaus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tapaus throws a hook but Lawson avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tapaus.
Lawson throws out a loose jab but Tapaus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tapaus just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tapaus just misses with a punch to the body.
Tapaus misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapaus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tapaus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tapaus misses with a takedown attempt - Lawson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Lawson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tapaus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapaus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lawson, pushing him back against the cage.
Tapaus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tapaus swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tapaus scores with a shot to the side of Lawson's head.
Tapaus misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tapaus scores with a hook.
Tapaus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lawson counters with a straight right hand.
Tapaus lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawson lands a jab.
Tapaus staying out of range there.
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!
Lawson throws a hook but Tapaus avoids it easily.
Tapaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Lawson misses.
Sloppy strikes from Tapaus. Those never looked like landing.
Lawson scores with a jab to the head.
Lawson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tapaus clinches up with Lawson and pushes him back against the cage.
Tapaus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tapaus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tapaus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tapaus lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lawson has Tapaus pushed against the cage.
Lawson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tapaus has a couple of punches blocked by Lawson.
Lawson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tapaus backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tapaus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tapaus looks to land a right hand but Lawson moved out of range.
Lawson walks into a jab.
Donk. Tapaus catches Lawson right on the button with a cross.
Lawson throws a body punch but Tapaus moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Tapaus to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tapaus throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tapaus is rocked!
Lawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tapaus doesn't seem bothered though.
Tapaus is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawson finish him?
Keijo Tapaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson throws a monster overhand right that drops Tapaus! Lawson follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Lawson!
Our winner, Trevor Lawson, 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
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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