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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anssi Tapola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dashboard by Modest Mouse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anssi Tapola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Wiley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tapola.
Wiley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tapola swinging wilding here.
Tapola misses with a series of wild punches.
Tapola looks to score with a jab to the body but Wiley is just out of range.
Tapola swinging wilding here.
Wiley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tapola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tapola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wiley circles away.
Tapola thows a body shot but no joy.
Tapola jabs Wiley right on the nose. Wiley blinks but takes it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wiley.
Anssi Tapola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tapola shoots for a double leg takedown but Wiley sprawls well. He's pushed Tapola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wiley thuds a left hand into Tapola's body.
Tapola is breathing heavily.
Wiley is looking to clinch.
Tapola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wiley.
A swing and a miss from Tapola.
Tapola falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wiley counters with a big head kick but Tapola shrugs it off.
Tapola looks to land a right hand but Wiley moved out of range.
A lazy left from Tapola finds it's target.
Wiley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wiley showed some decent athleticism there.
Tapola is rocked!
Wiley tries to stand and escape but Tapola is controlling the position.
Tapola wants to improve his position but Wiley is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapola regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tapola thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tapola misses the body punch
and Wiley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tapola's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Tapola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tapola throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapola trying to control the position.
Tapola bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wiley's guard.
Tapola works over Wiley with some ground and pound from guard.
Tapola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tapola passes into half guard.
Tapola is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tapola looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapola is looking to take a break and control but Wiley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tapola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tapola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wiley keeps working.
Tapola seems to be working for a kimura but Wiley defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Wiley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tapola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wiley on the side of the head.
Tapola throws a nice looking combination but Wiley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tapola scores with a jab to the head.
Tapola just misses with a punch to the body.
Anssi Tapola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tapola swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiley.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wiley.
Oh Tapola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tapola throws an off balance right hand
and Wiley counters by clinching up.
Tapola seems to have got his legs back now.
Tapola controlling the action here for a moment.
Tapola can't break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wiley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tapola blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiley wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley missing with knees to the body.
Wiley is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tapola holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tapola is working Wiley over against the cage.
Tapola stalling the fight.
Wiley is pressed up against the cage. Tapola has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wiley down to the mat. Wiley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tapola throws a poor cross that misses
and Wiley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tapola stuffs the takedown.
Tapola with a poor takedown
and Wiley counters with a three punch combo that has Tapola backing up. Tapola nods at Wiley to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Tapola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tapola looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tapola trying to advance position but Wiley counters by regaining guard.
Wiley keeping moving, preventing Tapola from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiley wants to stand but Tapola is controlling the position.
Tapola lands a couple of elbows.
Wiley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wiley lands a nice elbow.
Wiley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiley lands an elbow just above Tapola 's eye.
Wiley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck for Tapola with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anssi Tapola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tapola shoots in but no luck this time.
Wiley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Tapola finds it's way through Wiley's defenses.
Wiley has Tapola up against the cage in a clinch.
Tapola is trying to break free.
Tapola has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wiley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wiley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tapola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tapola breaks from the clinch.
Wiley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tapola scores with a decent looking hook.
Tapola connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wiley's hands.
Nice cross by Tapola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiley misses with a two punch combination.
Wiley throws a front kick that sends Tapola stumbling back into the cage.
Wiley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tapola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tapola's corner calls for a 1-2. Tapola obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Wiley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tapola looks to land a right hand but Wiley moved out of range.
Wiley shoots in looking for a takedown. Tapola tries to sprawl out of it but Wiley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tapola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tapola.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Tapola misses.
Tapola lands with a cross.
Tapola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wiley dodges the punch combination from Tapola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anssi Tapola will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tapola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tapola looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tapola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tapola passes Wiley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tapola wants to pass the guard but Wiley is defending well.
Tapola lands with a punch from half guard.
Wiley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tapola passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wiley!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapola landing strikes from the mount.
Tapola looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wiley trying desperately to get to his feet.
Tapola lands a nice shot to the head.
Tapola misses with a head shot.
Wiley is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapola dominating with strikes here.
Wiley is trying to stand.
Tapola throws some wild stikes that Wiley manages to avoid easily.
Tapola throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wiley somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Tapola stuffs the takedown attempt from Wiley. Wiley gets slowly back to his feet.
Tapola tries to bum rush Wiley with a series of wild strikes but Wiley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wiley keeps Tapola at a distance using the push kick.
Wiley shoots and misses
and Tapola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Tapola shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tapola showed some decent athleticism there.
Wiley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tapola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapola thows a huge punch but Wiley dodges it nicely.
Tapola looks to land a strike but Wiley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tapola stands and throws Wiley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tapola working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tapola in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tapola tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tapola has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tapola working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapola tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tapola trying to control the action but Wiley is working from the bottom.
Tapola tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tapola throws an elbow but Wiley slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anssi Tapola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tapola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anssi Tapola!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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