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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Tapaus (ranked 1369 p4p, 181 weight class) and Adrian Wolf (ranked 3519 p4p, 393 weight class). Wolf has chosen Native wolf dance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Tapaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adrian Wolf!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapaus throws a lazy uppercut
and Wolf counters with a nice leg kick.
Tapaus misses with an uppercut. Wolf saw that one coming.
Tapaus sizes up Wolf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tapaus just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Wolf on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tapaus misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Wolf.
Tapaus misses with a head kick.
Wolf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tapaus misses with a looping right.
Tapaus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapaus takes a swing at Wolf's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Wolf misses
and Tapaus counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wolf has his hands on Tapaus's head, controlling the position.
Tapaus is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolf has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapaus wants to pass the guard but Wolf is keeping the position.
Wolf avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wolf preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tapaus trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Wolf pulls Tapaus in to control the position.
Wolf is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tapaus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wolf has Tapaus pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Wolf.
Wolf lands a jab to Tapaus's midsection.
Wolf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tapaus.
Keijo Tapaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tapaus throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf.
Tapaus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tapaus tries to land a leg kick but Wolf saw it coming and moves away.
Wolf moves away from the strike by Tapaus.
Wolf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wolf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wolf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tapaus ducks right into an uppercut from Wolf.
Tapaus just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wolf staying out of range there.
Tapaus scores with a punch to the head.
Tapaus scores with a sloppy right hand. Wolf should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Tapaus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wolf throws out the jab.
Tapaus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wolf sprawls and moves away.
Tapaus tries a head kick but it misses.
Tapaus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wolf misses with a punch on the inside.
Tapaus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wolf up against the cage.
Tapaus working aggressively here.
Tapaus lands with a light punch inside.
Wolf manages to break the clinch.
Tapaus misses with the combination.
Wolf has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wolf there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tapaus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolf will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tapaus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wolf finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tapaus throws a body shot but no joy.
Wolf is trying to counter with his kicks.
Adrian Wolf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tapaus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolf.
Wolf keeps the fight on the outside.
Tapaus throws a body shot but no joy.
Tapaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wolf lands a nice shot to the body.
Wolf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tapaus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wolf walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Tapaus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tapaus lands a leg kick that knocks Wolf off balance momentarily.
Tapaus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tapaus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolf can do to turn this around?
Tapaus misses with a hook.
Tapaus misses with a hook
and Wolf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tapaus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tapaus cracks Wolf with a good jab.
Wolf misses with a straight right.
Wolf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wolf checks a low kick from Tapaus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapaus looks to score with a jab to the body but Wolf is just out of range.
Tapaus throws a hook but Wolf avoids it easily.
Wolf lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tapaus will feel that in the morning.
Wolf throws a body kick that misses.
Tapaus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolf manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapaus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tapaus feints and as Wolf raises his hands in defense, Tapaus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tapaus wants to control from the top but Wolf keeps moving.
Tapaus connects with a couple of short punches.
Tapaus 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.
Wolf controls Tapaus momentarily but Tapaus frees himself.
Tapaus looking to pass the guard.
Tapaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tapaus controls the pace.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wolf holds on and takes a little breather.
Wolf is continuing to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wolf misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wolf takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tapaus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wolf counters with a one-two to the body.
Keijo Tapaus is winning the standup battle so far.
Tapaus takes a swing at Wolf's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Wolf releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Wolf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolf lands the left hand.
Tapaus wants to land a leg kick but Wolf is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wolf on his heels. He'll look to pass Wolf's guard now, I'm sure.
Tapaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf is pulling down on Tapaus's head to control his posture.
Wolf is looking to stand up but Tapaus isn't so interested in that idea.
Wolf is adopting a defensive guard.
Tapaus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Keijo Tapaus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapaus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wolf is keeping the position for now.
Tapaus postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tapaus lands with a good body shot.
Tapaus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wolf throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolf lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Wolf.
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.
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!
Tapaus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wolf was covering up waiting for the punch and Tapaus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wolf has Tapaus pulled in close to control his posture.
Wolf keeping moving, preventing Tapaus from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapaus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wolf lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wolf gets to his feet. Tapaus looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Tapaus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tapaus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wolf sprawls and moves away.
Tapaus lands with an overhand left.
Tapaus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolf.
Tapaus clinches up with Wolf and pushes him back against the cage.
Tapaus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wolf's elbow.
Wolf tries to break the clinch but Tapaus is controlling the position.
Wolf wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Wolf.
Tapaus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wolf throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Wolf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tapaus stalling the fight.
Tapaus blocking some punches.
Wolf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tapaus slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Wolf.
Tapaus is pushing Wolf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tapaus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tapaus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tapaus looks to land a right hand but Wolf moved out of range.
Wolf misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tapaus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wolf's head backwards.
Tapaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wolf! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Wolf lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tapaus doesn't seem phased though.
Tapaus throws a right hand that misses
and Wolf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tapaus is rocked!
Tapaus throws a lazy right hand but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Tapaus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolf slips a straight right by Tapaus.
Tapaus throws an off balance right hand
and Wolf counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adrian Wolf!
After the fight, Adrian Wolf was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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RATING
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