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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Tapaus (ranked 1163 p4p, 158 weight class) and Antonio Salieri (ranked 2165 p4p, 266 weight class). Salieri has chosen 2Cellos - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



182 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0
179 cm
22
187 lbs
8 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick
Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank


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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Tapaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Salieri!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapaus throws a leg kick but Salieri checks it.
Salieri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tapaus. That did some damage!

Salieri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tapaus quickly recovers to half guard.
Salieri is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Salieri prevents Tapaus from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salieri thows a huge punch but Tapaus dodges it nicely.
Tapaus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salieri is working away from the top position though.
Salieri throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salieri is thwarting Tapaus's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapaus controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Salieri slips a nice elbow through Tapaus's hands, connecting with Tapaus's forehead.
Tapaus wants to get back to full guard.
Salieri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tapaus's head.
Salieri is keen to just control but Tapaus is a slippery customer.
Salieri wants to pass to mount but Tapaus is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tapaus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Tapaus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tapaus looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salieri tries to free his leg and advance position but Tapaus is retaining full guard.
Tapaus is trying to keep Salieri in close.
Salieri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tapaus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salieri scoring with some ground and pound.
Salieri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salieri works over Tapaus with some ground and pound from guard.
Salieri sitting in guard here, content to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tapaus holds on and takes a little breather.
Salieri missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Salieri with a flurry of punches that miss.
Salieri wants to control from the top but Tapaus keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salieri throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tapaus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salieri throws a big elbow that misses.
Salieri wants to control from the top but Tapaus keeps moving.
Salieri stopping the sweep attempt from Tapaus.
Salieri cracks Tapaus with a solid left hand.
Tapaus looking to control but Salieri passes into half guard.
Tapaus is looking to improve his position.
Salieri not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Salieri working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tapaus wants to control but Salieri is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tapaus is not content to let Salieri control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salieri prevents Tapaus from improving his position.
Salieri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Salieri working over Tapaus with some ground and pound. Tapaus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tapaus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Salieri is trying to control. Tapaus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salieri lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tapaus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salieri is working away from the top position though.
Salieri throwing shots but Tapaus is blocking nicely.
Salieri is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Salieri dominated that 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.


Tapaus moves out of range of the leg kick from Salieri.
Tapaus lands a slapping body shot.
Tapaus cracks Salieri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Salieri keeps Tapaus at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Salieri.
Salieri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salieri stuffs the takedown.
Salieri misses with a hook to the body
and Tapaus counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Salieri shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tapaus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Salieri trying to control but Tapaus is working from the bottom.
Tapaus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salieri.
Salieri tries to free his leg and advance position but Tapaus is retaining full guard.
Tapaus has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tapaus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salieri must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tapaus keeping moving, preventing Salieri from controlling successfully.
Salieri with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tapaus trying to keep a closed guard but Salieri is proving a slippery customer.

Tapaus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tapaus throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Salieri throws a big elbow that misses.
Salieri lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri content to stall in guard here.
Salieri throwing strikes but missing.
Tapaus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Salieri.
Tapaus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tapaus throwing shots but Salieri is blocking nicely.
Salieri is trying to maintain the position but Tapaus is very close to passing his half guard.

Salieri looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tapaus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salieri is looking for a sweep. Tapaus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salieri keeps trying to improve his position.
Salieri works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tapaus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Salieri controls Tapaus momentarily but Tapaus frees himself.
Salieri wants to sweep but no luck.
Tapaus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salieri has momentary wrist control but Tapaus slips an elbow through the middle.
Tapaus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tapaus cracks Salieri with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Salieri is looking to regain half guard here but Tapaus keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Salieri is not content to let Tapaus control the position.

Tapaus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Salieri, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tapaus scoring with punches from side control.
Salieri sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Keijo Tapaus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!


Tapaus looks to land a combination but Salieri avoids it well.
Salieri throws out a counter right but Tapaus avoids it with no problem.
Salieri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tapaus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tapaus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Salieri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salieri throws a solid leg kick but Tapaus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salieri.
Tapaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salieri.
Salieri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tapaus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Salieri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tapaus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tapaus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapaus blocks a low kick nicely.
Tapaus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salieri shoots in but no luck this time.
Tapaus checks a low kick from Salieri.
Keijo Tapaus is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapaus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Salieri shoots in but no luck this time.
Salieri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salieri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tapaus's calf.
Salieri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tapaus misses with a looping left.
Tapaus checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tapaus checks a leg kick.
Tapaus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salieri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Tapaus.
Salieri walks into a straight right hand from Tapaus.
Tapaus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salieri slips a straight right by Tapaus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salieri gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tapaus counters with a right hand to the body.
Keijo Tapaus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Salieri.
Tapaus misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salieri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tapaus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salieri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tapaus is fending him off so far but Salieri persists. Nope, Tapaus circles away and we're back to standing.
Tapaus with a nice cross.
Salieri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tapaus's sensitive parts.
Tapaus misses with a body shot.
Tapaus swings for the body but Salieri moves out of range.
Salieri moves out of range as Tapaus strikes.
Salieri connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick by Salieri misses
enabling Tapaus to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salieri as he jumps to the side.
Salieri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tapaus fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Tapaus as Salieri shoots in.
Tapaus takes a swing at Salieri's ribcage but misses.
Salieri wants to slow Tapaus down by chopping away at his legs.
Tapaus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tapaus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salieri. That's going to slow Tapaus down.
A jab from Salieri misses.
A quick step to the side and Tapaus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salieri throws a leg kick
and Salieri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salieri throws a leg kick

and Tapaus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tapaus wants to work for an arm triangle but Salieri is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Salieri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salieri makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Salieri.
Tapaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salieri trying to keep a closed guard but Tapaus is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Salieri is on top in guard.

Salieri wants to control from the top but Tapaus keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keijo Tapaus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tapaus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Tapaus!

Keijo Tapaus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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G S C G energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
39%
 
 
 
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