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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oysten Arseth (ranked 4380 p4p, 25378 weight class) and Tapio Tapsanen (ranked 560 p4p, 741 weight class). Tapio Tapsanen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Excellent MT
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oysten Arseth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Tapsanen!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Arseth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arseth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arseth swings for the body but Tapsanen moves out of range.
Tapsanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arseth.
Tapsanen avoids the body shot from Arseth.
Tapsanen swings for the body but Arseth moves out of range.
Arseth throws a series of punches but Tapsanen avoids them all with ease.
Arseth definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Arseth.
A combination from Arseth does no damage.
Tapsanen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arseth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tapsanen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Arseth moves out of range of the leg kick from Tapsanen.
Arseth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arseth misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Arseth as he checks the leg kick.
Arseth throws a big counter combination but Tapsanen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Arseth misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arseth!
Tapsanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arseth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arseth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tapsanen.
Tapsanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Arseth.
Arseth just misses with a punch to the body.
Tapsanen counters with a body kick.
Oysten Arseth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tapsanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arseth.
Arseth misses with a wild body shot.
Arseth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tapsanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Tapsanen misses.
Tapsanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arseth.
A slow jab from Tapsanen misses its intended target.
Tapsanen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Arseth is trying to stand.
Tapsanen wants to free his trapped foot but Arseth is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tapsanen stops Arseth from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Tapsanen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Arseth is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapsanen wants to work for an arm triangle but Arseth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tapsanen content to control rather than advance.
Tapsanen stops Arseth from getting back to his feet.
Tapsanen passes to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arseth wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Arseth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tapsanen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tapsanen controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arseth is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapsanen landing strikes from the mount and Arseth is in trouble!
Tapsanen with shots to the head and body - Arseth looks very uncomfortable down there.
Arseth is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tapsanen has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad The Island. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Tapsanen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arseth is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tapsanen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Arseth is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapsanen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tapsanen controlling from the full mount.
Tapsanen lands a heavy elbow.
Tapsanen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Arseth manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tapsanen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arseth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Arseth throws Tapsanen to one side and escapes!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oysten Arseth 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tapsanen. Arseth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tapsanen walks into a jab.
Arseth slips under a jab from Tapsanen.
Oysten Arseth is winning the standup battle so far.
Tapsanen tries to work over Arseth's front leg with a kick but Arseth checks it.
Arseth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arseth throws out a powerful jab.
Arseth throws a wild body kick that Tapsanen sees coming a mile off.
Arseth tries to bum rush Tapsanen with a series of wild strikes but Tapsanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tapsanen tries to land a leg kick but Arseth saw it coming and moves away.
Arseth moves out of range as Tapsanen strikes.
Tapsanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arseth.
Tapsanen misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arseth throws a series of punches but Tapsanen avoids them all with ease.
Oysten Arseth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Arseth. Those never looked like landing.
Arseth looks to land a combination. Tapsanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Tapio Tapsanen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arseth misses with a looping right.
Tapsanen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tapsanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tapsanen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arseth swings for the body but Tapsanen moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Arseth. Those never looked like landing.
Oysten Arseth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arseth misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Tapsanen misses.
Arseth takes a swing at Tapsanen's ribcage but misses.
Arseth is looking to wear down Tapsanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tapsanen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arseth drops Tapsanen with a nice combination! Arseth dives into Tapsanen's guard, looking to finish!
Tapsanen is rocked!
Tapsanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arseth is aware though and is defending well.
Tapsanen is still in real trouble! Can Arseth finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tapsanen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arseth gets to his feet. Tapsanen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Arseth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arseth grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Tapsanen takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Arseth cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oysten Arseth!
After winning the bout, Oysten Arseth thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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