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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amr Zeineldin (ranked 6250 p4p, 3905 weight class) and Tapio Tapsanen (ranked 607 p4p, 468 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Amr Zeineldin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapio Tapsanen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeineldin misses with a takedown
and Tapsanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tapsanen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zeineldin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tapsanen tries to avoid it but Zeineldin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tapsanen to the ground. Tapsanen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zeineldin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tapsanen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Amr Zeineldin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeineldin throws a one two combo.
Zeineldin avoids the body shot from Tapsanen.
Zeineldin misses with a takedown attempt
and Tapsanen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amr Zeineldin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tapsanen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tapsanen misses with a shot to the body
and Zeineldin counters by moving into the clinch.
Tapsanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Zeineldin controls his hands.
Tapsanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tapsanen misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeineldin tries to pull guard but Tapsanen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zeineldin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zeineldin tries to land knees in the clinch but Tapsanen avoids the damage to the body.
Zeineldin taking a breather.
Tapsanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tapsanen working aggressively here.
Zeineldin manages to pull guard.
Zeineldin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zeineldin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zeineldin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Zeineldin has a closed guard, preventing Tapsanen from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeineldin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zeineldin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zeineldin lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapsanen wants to sweep here but Zeineldin controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeineldin wants to pass the guard but Tapsanen is keeping the position.
Tapsanen trying to control the position.
Tapsanen wants to improve his position but instead Zeineldin has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zeineldin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zeineldin is stalling here. Tapsanen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zeineldin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tapsanen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Zeineldin wants to control but Tapsanen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapsanen tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Zeineldin can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Tapsanen wants to stand but Zeineldin is controlling his arm.
Tapsanen tries to stand but Zeineldin controls the position and pulls Tapsanen into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tapsanen wants to get up but he can't break Zeineldin 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zeineldin is trying to hold Tapsanen in close to prevent damage but Tapsanen has managed to pass into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tapio Tapsanen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tapsanen throws a chopping leg kick but Zeineldin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tapsanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zeineldin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tapsanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tapsanen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tapsanen misses the shot to the body.
Zeineldin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tapsanen moves away.
Zeineldin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Tapsanen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Amr Zeineldin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapsanen misses with a hook to the body
and Zeineldin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zeineldin .
Zeineldin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tapsanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tapsanen looking to control but Zeineldin passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeineldin blocks the strikes from Tapsanen.
Tapsanen wants to control but Zeineldin is keeping busy.
Amr Zeineldin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zeineldin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zeineldin is trying to control. Tapsanen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tapsanen wants to get back to full guard.
Zeineldin is working for a kimura but Tapsanen is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tapsanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tapsanen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tapsanen wants to stand but Zeineldin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Zeineldin is trying to control but can't.
Tapsanen wants to stand up but Zeineldin is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeineldin kicks Tapsanen off and gets back to his feet.
Tapsanen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tapsanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zeineldin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tapsanen.
Tapsanen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zeineldin tries to clinch but Tapsanen moves away
and Tapsanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zeineldin rushes Tapsanen and presses him up against the cage.
Tapsanen pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapsanen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zeineldin .
Zeineldin fails to pull guard.
Zeineldin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tapsanen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amr Zeineldin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tapsanen misses with a punch to the body.
Tapsanen wants to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zeineldin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tapsanen to keep the fight standing.
Zeineldin fails to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Amr Zeineldin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zeineldin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tapsanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zeineldin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tapsanen keeping moving, preventing Zeineldin from controlling successfully.
Tapsanen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zeineldin works over Tapsanen with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zeineldin trying to control the position from guard on top but Tapsanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeineldin wanted to stand there but Tapsanen had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapsanen wants to sweep here but Zeineldin controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tapsanen holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tapio Tapsanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tapsanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zeineldin has his takedown stuffed
and Tapsanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zeineldin fails with the takedown
and Tapsanen counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amr Zeineldin . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Tapsanen.
Tapsanen lands a body shot.
Zeineldin wants to clinch
and Zeineldin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tapsanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tapsanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zeineldin takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapsanen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zeineldin is looking for a sweep. Tapsanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tapsanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tapsanen wants to stand but Zeineldin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Tapsanen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tapsanen has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Zeineldin works to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapsanen gets to his feet. Zeineldin looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tapsanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zeineldin moves away from the strike by Tapsanen.
Zeineldin looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Zeineldin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zeineldin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tapsanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zeineldin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tapio Tapsanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tapsanen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tapio Tapsanen!
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