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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Vesa (ranked 1519 p4p, 236 weight class) and KruKru Tipitapa (ranked 1211 p4p, 193 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heimo Vesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KruKru Tipitapa!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tipitapa avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Tipitapa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vesa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vesa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vesa looks to land a combination but Tipitapa avoids it well.
Vesa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tipitapa circles away quickly and effectively.
Vesa connects with a jab.
Tipitapa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vesa.
Tipitapa with the counter takedown but Vesa avoids it easily.
Vesa misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tipitapa feints the counter takedown.
Tipitapa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vesa.
A big left from Vesa misses.
Tipitapa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesa throws a jab but it's blocked by Tipitapa.
Tipitapa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vesa. Tipitapa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tipitapa with the counter takedown but Vesa avoids it easily.
Vesa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vesa.
Heimo Vesa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vesa throws a hook to the side of Tipitapa's head but Tipitapa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tipitapa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesa defends it well.
Vesa lands with a shot to the body.
Tipitapa slips under a jab from Vesa.
Vesa with a hook.
Vesa throws a body punch but Tipitapa moves out of range.
Tipitapa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tipitapa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vesa misses the jab.
Tipitapa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesa defends it well.
Tipitapa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vesa.
Tipitapa feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tipitapa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vesa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vesa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tipitapa feints the counter takedown.
Tipitapa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vesa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vesa misses with a wild combination.
Tipitapa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vesa misses with a wild combination.
Vesa throws a hook to the side of Tipitapa's head but Tipitapa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vesa throws a series of punches but Tipitapa moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tipitapa takes one to the chin there.
Vesa misses the shot to the body.
And Tipitapa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vesa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vesa scores with a three punch combo!
Tipitapa dodges the punch combination from Vesa.
Tipitapa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vesa stuns Tipitapa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vesa loads up on a big right hand but Tipitapa slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Vesa.
Vesa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Tipitapa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vesa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tipitapa staying out of range there.
Tipitapa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesa defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vesa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vesa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vesa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vesa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tipitapa was well out of range. Poor timing from Vesa.
Vesa misses with a wild body shot.
Vesa throws a series of punches but Tipitapa moves out of range.
Vesa scores with a sloppy right hand. Tipitapa should have avoided that one.
Vesa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tipitapa circles away quickly and effectively.
Tipitapa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heimo Vesa 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.
Vesa misses with a few strikes there.
Tipitapa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vesa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tipitapa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesa defends it well.
Vesa looks to throw the jab but Tipitapa is out of range.
And Tipitapa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vesa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vesa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tipitapa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vesa throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Tipitapa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vesa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Heimo Vesa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vesa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tipitapa defending well as Vesa loads up on a big left hand.
Vesa fails to land with a series of punches.
Tipitapa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesa defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tipitapa slips under a jab from Vesa.
Tipitapa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tipitapa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vesa throws an overhand right that lands on Tipitapa's shoulder, as Tipitapa tries to avoid the shot.
Tipitapa with the counter takedown but Vesa avoids it easily.
Vesa swings for the body but Tipitapa moves out of range.
Tipitapa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesa defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tipitapa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vesa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tipitapa can do to turn this around?
Tipitapa slips under a jab.
Vesa throws out a loose jab but Tipitapa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vesa misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vesa. Tipitapa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Vesa misses.
Tipitapa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vesa misses the jab.
Vesa throws a series of punches but Tipitapa avoids them all with ease.
Tipitapa feints the counter takedown.
Vesa dips to his left and cracks Tipitapa with an uppercut!
Vesa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tipitapa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tipitapa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesa defends it well.
Tipitapa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vesa.
Tipitapa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesa defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vesa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vesa looks to land a right hand but Tipitapa moved out of range.
A big right from Vesa misses.
Tipitapa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Heimo Vesa is winning the standup battle so far.
Tipitapa slips a jab from Vesa.
Tipitapa moves out of range of the strikes.
Vesa stalks Tipitapa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tipitapa's face. Tipitapa staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vesa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tipitapa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tipitapa feints the counter takedown.
Vesa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tipitapa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Heimo Vesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesa throws a looping overhand right but Tipitapa ducks down to avoid it.
Vesa throws a hook but Tipitapa avoids it easily.
Tipitapa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vesa throws a jab but it's blocked by Tipitapa.
Tipitapa feints the counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tipitapa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vesa takes a swing at Tipitapa's ribcage but misses.
Vesa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tipitapa.
And Tipitapa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vesa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vesa misses with a wild combination.
Vesa throws a right and a left that Tipitapa avoids nicely.
Vesa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tipitapa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesa defends it well.
Vesa lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Vesa misses the target.
Tipitapa with the counter takedown but Vesa avoids it easily.
Tipitapa dodges the punch combination from Vesa.
Tipitapa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesa defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Vesa. Those never looked like landing.
Vesa throws a right hand that Tipitapa ducks under and follows up with a left that Tipitapa also avoids with ease.
Vesa misses with a straight right.
Tipitapa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vesa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tipitapa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vesa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tipitapa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tipitapa slips under a jab.
Vesa lands with a hook. Tipitapa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tipitapa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vesa throws out the jab.
And Tipitapa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vesa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vesa misses with a wild combination.
And Tipitapa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vesa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heimo Vesa dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vesa throws a body punch but Tipitapa moves out of range.
Tipitapa feints the counter takedown.
Tipitapa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Vesa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tipitapa.
Vesa misses with a straight left.
Vesa throws a hook but Tipitapa avoids it easily.
Vesa throws a jab when Tipitapa was well out of range.
Tipitapa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vesa.
Tipitapa dodges the punch combination from Vesa.
Vesa misses the jab.
Tipitapa feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vesa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tipitapa slips a jab from Vesa.
Tipitapa feints the counter takedown.
Vesa lands with a nice body punch.
Vesa scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesa throws a hook but Tipitapa blocks it.
Tipitapa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vesa.
And Tipitapa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vesa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vesa misses with a double jab.
Tipitapa feints the counter takedown.
Vesa throws the left hand but Tipitapa avoids the punch easily.
Tipitapa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vesa throws a series of punches but Tipitapa moves out of range.
Tipitapa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vesa.
A big right from Vesa misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Vesa scores with a four punch combination!
Tipitapa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Tipitapa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vesa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vesa looks to score with a jab to the body but Tipitapa is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tipitapa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tipitapa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice defenses there by Tipitapa.
Tipitapa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vesa misses with a series of wild punches.
Tipitapa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vesa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tipitapa avoids the body shot from Vesa.
Vesa looks to throw the jab but Tipitapa is out of range.
Tipitapa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vesa throws a hook to the side of Tipitapa's head but Tipitapa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tipitapa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vesa fails to land with a series of punches.
Tipitapa ducks under a wild hook from Vesa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tipitapa defending well as Vesa loads up on a big left hand.
Vesa misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Vesa.
Tipitapa moves away from the strike by Vesa.
Tipitapa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vesa throws a shot from downtown. Tipitapa moves away and avoids it.
And Tipitapa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vesa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Heimo Vesa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vesa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tipitapa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tipitapa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vesa defends it well.
Vesa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tipitapa manages to avoid it.
Vesa's corner calls for a 1-2. Vesa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tipitapa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vesa misses with an uppercut. Tipitapa saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Vesa misses.
Tipitapa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vesa lands an overhand right.
Vesa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vesa throws a series of punches but Tipitapa avoids them all with ease.
Tipitapa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vesa misses with a straight left.
Vesa throws the left hand but Tipitapa avoids the punch easily.
Vesa misses with a wild body shot.
Vesa looks to land a combination but Tipitapa avoids it well.
Vesa looks to land a right hand but Tipitapa moved out of range.
And Tipitapa tries to counter it with a takedown but Vesa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tipitapa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vesa throws a series of punches but Tipitapa avoids them all with ease.
KruKru Tipitapa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vesa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heimo Vesa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vesa 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heimo Vesa!
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