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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Severi Turpaansaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Tappio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turpaansaaja comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls On Parade. Tappio has chosen Dragon Force - Operation GnP as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Severi Turpaansaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Tappio!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappio dives in and grabs Turpaansaaja's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turpaansaaja pushes down on Tappio's head and hops out.
Tappio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tappio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turpaansaaja circles away.
Turpaansaaja dips to his left and cracks Tappio with an uppercut!
Turpaansaaja swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tappio.
Turpaansaaja leaves Tappio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Severi Turpaansaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Tappio.
Tappio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tappio shoots in and drives through. Turpaansaaja sprawls well.
Tappio wants to land a leg kick but Turpaansaaja is out of range.
Tappio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turpaansaaja keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tappio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tappio fails with a takedown attempt.
Turpaansaaja displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tappio.
Turpaansaaja scores a takedown into full mount!
Turpaansaaja tries to control but Tappio wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja content just to control the position here.
Tappio somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Turpaansaaja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tappio's hands.
Turpaansaaja scores with a takedown into Tappio's guard.
Turpaansaaja has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tappio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Turpaansaaja off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Turpaansaaja slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A lazy left from Turpaansaaja finds it's target.
Turpaansaaja lands a really nice looking cross but Tappio seems unphased.
Juha Tappio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja lands a jab to the nose.
Turpaansaaja is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tappio's half guard.
Tappio kicks Turpaansaaja off and gets back to his feet.
Tappio shoots and misses
and Turpaansaaja counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turpaansaaja scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tappio with a poor takedown
and Turpaansaaja counters with a nice uppercut.
Tappio looks gassed!
Turpaansaaja throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tappio on the side of the head.
Turpaansaaja bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tappio is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Turpaansaaja in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tappio is trying to buck Turpaansaaja off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappio seems a little lost for a moment, as Turpaansaaja dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tappio pushes Turpaansaaja away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Turpaansaaja gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Turpaansaaja working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Turpaansaaja prevents Tappio from escaping the position.
Turpaansaaja is looking to take a break and control but Tappio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tappio has his takedown stuffed
and Turpaansaaja counters by clinching up.
Turpaansaaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tappio takes one on the button.
Turpaansaaja scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappio shoots and misses
and Turpaansaaja counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turpaansaaja scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turpaansaaja lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turpaansaaja.
Tappio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turpaansaaja wants to control from the top but Tappio keeps moving.
Turpaansaaja not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Turpaansaaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tappio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turpaansaaja chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tappio wants to get back to his feet but Turpaansaaja is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turpaansaaja wants to pass the guard but Tappio is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Severi Turpaansaaja dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Turpaansaaja connects with a right hand. Tappio shakes it off.
Turpaansaaja 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.
Turpaansaaja looking to pass the guard.
Turpaansaaja wants to control from the top but Tappio keeps moving.
Turpaansaaja prevents Tappio from getting back to his feet.
Turpaansaaja content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tappio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tappio keeping moving, preventing Turpaansaaja from controlling successfully.
Turpaansaaja scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turpaansaaja closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tappio is trying to stand up here but Turpaansaaja is controlling him well.
Turpaansaaja scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Turpaansaaja gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Tappio with a poor takedown
and Turpaansaaja counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tappio is breathing heavily.
Tappio with a poor takedown
and Turpaansaaja counters with a series of strikes. Tappio will be more careful next time no doubt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turpaansaaja.
Tappio shoots and misses
and Turpaansaaja counters with a shoot takedown. Tappio fights it but they end up in guard.
Severi Turpaansaaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Tappio.
Turpaansaaja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turpaansaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Tappio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turpaansaaja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tappio keeping moving, preventing Turpaansaaja from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja prevents Tappio from getting back to his feet.
Turpaansaaja slips nicely into half guard.
Tappio tries to kick Turpaansaaja off but Turpaansaaja keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turpaansaaja lands with a nice combination. Tappio backs away looking to recover.
Tappio misses with a takedown attempt
and Turpaansaaja counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Turpaansaaja wants to control but Tappio is keeping him busy.
Turpaansaaja working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tappio is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Turpaansaaja has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Turpaansaaja remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Turpaansaaja connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tappio some visible discomfort.
Tappio throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Jab, jab by Turpaansaaja - just one landing.
Tappio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turpaansaaja counters with a straight right hand.
Turpaansaaja with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turpaansaaja uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turpaansaaja looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tappio!
Turpaansaaja with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja dominating with strikes here.
Turpaansaaja lands a big shot there that rocks Tappio but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turpaansaaja lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Turpaansaaja wants to control the pace but Tappio is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Tappio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Turpaansaaja lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Turpaansaaja won't let Tappio get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Turpaansaaja landing strikes from the mount and Tappio is in trouble!
You get the feeling that Tappio really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpaansaaja landing strikes from the mount and Tappio is in trouble!
Tappio is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Severi Turpaansaaja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turpaansaaja controlling his opponent.
Tappio tries to buck Turpaansaaja off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Severi Turpaansaaja dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tappio misses with a shot to the body
and Turpaansaaja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turpaansaaja throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tappio on the side of the head.
Tappio doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turpaansaaja counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tappio tries to kick Turpaansaaja off but Turpaansaaja keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Turpaansaaja trying to control the action but Tappio is working from the bottom.
Turpaansaaja wants to pass to mount but Tappio is defending the position.
Turpaansaaja decides to stand and escape the position.
Turpaansaaja scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tappio 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.
Tappio trying to control but Turpaansaaja is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpaansaaja seems keen to control Tappio's posture.
Turpaansaaja wants to get back to his feet but Tappio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tappio trying to control the position from guard on top but Turpaansaaja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Turpaansaaja utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tappio won't allow Turpaansaaja to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Turpaansaaja fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turpaansaaja closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tappio did well to prevent Turpaansaaja getting side control.
Tappio is trying to stand back up but Turpaansaaja is controlling him
Turpaansaaja takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tappio is trying to stand up here but Turpaansaaja is controlling him well.
Turpaansaaja is pressing down on Tappio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tappio is holding on for now.
Tappio kicks Turpaansaaja off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappio ducks right into an uppercut from Turpaansaaja.
Turpaansaaja connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turpaansaaja connects with a jab.
Tappio tries to move into range but Turpaansaaja moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tappio misses with a takedown attempt
letting Turpaansaaja counter with a right hand.
Turpaansaaja displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tappio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turpaansaaja counters with a stiff right hand.
Tappio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tappio is looking to stand up but Turpaansaaja isn't so interested in that idea.
Turpaansaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Tappio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappio is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tappio keeping moving, preventing Turpaansaaja from controlling successfully.
Severi Turpaansaaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turpaansaaja sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tappio wants to stand but Turpaansaaja is controlling the position.
Turpaansaaja trying to control but Tappio is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Turpaansaaja lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turpaansaaja.
Juha Tappio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turpaansaaja clinches up with Tappio and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Severi Turpaansaaja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turpaansaaja 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Severi Turpaansaaja!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Severi Turpaansaaja!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Severi Turpaansaaja!
Severi Turpaansaaja wins by unanimous decision!
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