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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Baddock (ranked 1520 p4p, 2287 weight class) and Tapio Tapsanen (ranked 50 p4p, 300 weight class). Tapio Tapsanen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Baddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tapio Tapsanen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tapsanen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baddock thinking.
Tapsanen misses the jab.
Baddock appears to be looking for a big counter.
Baddock misses with a wild combination.
Tapsanen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Baddock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Tapsanen misses its intended target.
Baddock misses with a double jab.
A combination from Baddock does no damage.
Baddock throws a series of punches but Tapsanen moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Tapsanen misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Tapsanen.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses.
Tapsanen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baddock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Tapio Tapsanen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baddock misses with a low kick.
Tapsanen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tapsanen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tapsanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baddock swinging wildly here.
Baddock lands a head kick. Tapsanen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A punch combination from Tapsanen misses.
Baddock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tapsanen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Tapsanen misses.
Brendan Baddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baddock stuns Tapsanen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baddock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tapsanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Baddock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tapsanen.
Tapsanen looks to throw the jab but Baddock is out of range.
Baddock misses with a head kick.
Tapsanen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Baddock misses
and Tapsanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baddock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baddock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tapsanen throws a nice looking combination but Baddock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baddock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tapsanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Baddock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tapsanen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tapsanen. Baddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tapsanen misses with a hook. Baddock ducked under it nicely.
Tapsanen blocks a head kick by Baddock.
Baddock throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Tapsanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Baddock throws a lazy head kick
and Tapsanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baddock looks to land a left hand but Tapsanen moved out of range nicely.
Tapsanen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tapsanen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapsanen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baddock throws a right hand that Tapsanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Tapsanen also avoids with ease.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baddock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tapsanen avoids the head kick by Baddock.
A countering left hand to the body from Tapsanen misses.
Baddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tapsanen counters with a straight right hand.
Baddock connects with a high kick.
No joy there for Baddock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baddock is breathing heavily.
Baddock misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Tapsanen misses.
Tapsanen scores with a jab to the head.
Baddock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baddock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Baddock does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baddock lands a head shot.
Tapsanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baddock moves away.
Tapsanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baddock avoids a kick to the body.
Baddock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tapsanen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Baddock fails to land with a series of punches.
Tapsanen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tapsanen misses with a hook. Baddock ducked under it nicely.
Tapsanen blocks a head kick by Baddock.
Tapsanen is looking for the big counter here.
Baddock lands a jab to the head.
Tapsanen takes a swing at Baddock's ribcage but misses.
Baddock tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Baddock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tapio Tapsanen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baddock thuds his shin into the meat of Tapsanen's side.
Tapsanen avoids the head kick by Baddock.
Tapsanen throws out a counter right but Baddock avoids it with no problem.
Baddock throws a shot from downtown. Tapsanen moves away and avoids it.
Tapsanen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Baddock lands a jab-cross combination.
Baddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tapsanen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Tapsanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baddock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baddock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapsanen blocks a head kick by Baddock.
Brendan Baddock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baddock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tapsanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tapsanen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Tapsanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baddock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tapsanen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tapsanen tries to land a leg kick but Baddock saw it coming and moves away.
Tapsanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baddock misses with a combination
and Tapsanen counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Baddock.
Tapsanen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tapsanen blocks a head kick by Baddock.
Baddock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Baddock.
Tapsanen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tapsanen dodges the punch combination from Baddock.
A little jabbing left from Tapsanen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Baddock. Those never looked like landing.
Baddock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tapsanen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baddock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baddock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baddock throws a series of punches but Tapsanen moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tapsanen misses with a straight right.
Tapsanen throws a front kick aimed at Baddock's knee but Baddock avoids it well.
Tapsanen dodges the punch combination from Baddock.
Tapsanen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baddock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tapsanen.
Baddock misses with a two punch combination.
Tapsanen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tapsanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baddock's head.
Baddock swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddock throws a body kick that misses.
Baddock tries to bum rush Tapsanen with a series of wild strikes but Tapsanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baddock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tapsanen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Tapsanen misses.
Baddock misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Tapsanen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tapsanen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tapsanen looks to throw the jab but Baddock is out of range.
Baddock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tapsanen blocks a head kick by Baddock.
Baddock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baddock fails to land with a series of punches.
Baddock throws a sloppy head kick and Tapsanen moves out of range easily.
Tapsanen unleashes a big counter combination but Baddock bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tapsanen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapsanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baddock.
Tapsanen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baddock with a body shot.
Baddock blocks the body kick.
Tapsanen avoids a kick to the body.
No joy there for Baddock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tapsanen swings widly with a right hand
and Baddock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baddock misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Tapsanen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baddock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tapsanen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baddock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baddock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tapsanen throws a hook but Baddock blocks it.
Baddock throws a sloppy head kick and Tapsanen moves out of range easily.
Baddock throws a combination that misses
and Tapsanen counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brendan Baddock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tapio Tapsanen's cut.
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!
Tapsanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tapsanen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tapsanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baddock.
Tapsanen throws out a counter right but Baddock avoids it with no problem.
Baddock throws a head kick but Tapsanen moves out of range.
Tapsanen blocks a head kick by Baddock.
Brendan Baddock is winning the standup battle so far.
Tapsanen blocks a head kick by Baddock.
Tapsanen throws a counter combo.
Tapsanen avoids the head kick by Baddock.
Tapsanen moves out of range as Baddock throws a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tapsanen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Baddock has got the better of the exchanges.
Tapsanen throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baddock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baddock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baddock throws a right hand that Tapsanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Tapsanen also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baddock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tapsanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baddock scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baddock misses the shot to the body.
Tapsanen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baddock misses with a hook
and Tapsanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baddock scores with a nice body kick.
Tapsanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Tapsanen misses the shot to the body.
Tapsanen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tapsanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baddock.
Baddock lands a nice shot that snaps Tapsanen's head back.
Baddock looks to land a body kick but Tapsanen moved away.
Tapsanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Baddock is just out of range.
Baddock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baddock throws a right hand that misses
and Tapsanen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tapsanen.
Tapsanen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tapsanen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Baddock counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tapsanen lands with a good body shot.
Baddock misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tapsanen! But no joy.
Baddock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tapsanen moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Baddock throws a right and a left that Tapsanen avoids nicely.
Tapsanen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baddock throws the kick towards the body but Tapsanen avoids it.
Baddock tries a head kick but it misses.
Baddock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tapsanen manages to avoid it.
Baddock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baddock lands with an overhand left.
Baddock throws a sloppy head kick
and Tapsanen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baddock thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddock ducks right into an uppercut from Tapsanen.
Tapsanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baddock manages to avoid it.
Baddock throws a series of punches but Tapsanen avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tapsanen! But no joy.
Tapsanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baddock throws a head kick but Tapsanen moves out of range.
Tapsanen scores with a nice head shot.
Tapsanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Baddock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tapsanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baddock throws an overhand right that lands on Tapsanen's shoulder, as Tapsanen tries to avoid the shot.
Tapsanen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Baddock.
Baddock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A big left from Tapsanen misses.
Baddock throws a big counter combination but Tapsanen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tapio Tapsanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tapsanen.
Baddock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tapsanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Tapsanen is just out of range.
Tapsanen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baddock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Tapsanen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tapsanen throws an overhand right that lands on Baddock's shoulder, as Baddock tries to avoid the shot.
Tapsanen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tapsanen slips a jab and a cross from Baddock.
It seemed like Tapsanen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tapsanen misses the shot to the body.
Baddock went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tapsanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tapsanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tapsanen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baddock misses with a head kick.
Tapsanen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brendan Baddock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baddock 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brendan Baddock!
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