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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juha Tappio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Wolowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tappio comes to the cage accompanied by Kari Tapio - Juna kulkee vaan. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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161 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Tappio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Howard Wolowitz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolowitz drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wolowitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Tappio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolowitz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wolowitz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tappio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wolowitz tries to free his leg and advance position but Tappio is retaining full guard.
Tappio pulls Wolowitz in close to his closed guard and prevents Wolowitz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wolowitz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wolowitz catches Tappio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tappio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolowitz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wolowitz has a takedown stuffed.
Tappio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tappio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tappio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wolowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolowitz blocks a jab.
Tappio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wolowitz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolowitz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tappio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wolowitz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tappio's waist but Tappio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wolowitz off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wolowitz avoids it really well and circles away.
Wolowitz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolowitz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tappio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tappio misses with a double jab
and Wolowitz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolowitz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappio trying to control the position here.
Wolowitz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tappio wants to stand but Wolowitz is controlling the position.
Wolowitz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolowitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Tappio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tappio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wolowitz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wolowitz regains half guard.
Wolowitz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tappio.
Tappio is trying to control the action in half guard but Wolowitz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappio trying to pass the guard but Wolowitz defending well.
Wolowitz is trying to get back to full guard.
Tappio wants to control but Wolowitz is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juha Tappio.
Tappio thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolowitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wolowitz.
Juha Tappio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Wolowitz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tappio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wolowitz sprawls well. Wolowitz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tappio gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Wolowitz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tappio throws out a powerful jab.
Wolowitz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tappio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wolowitz as he jumps to the side.
Tappio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tappio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wolowitz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tappio scrambles back to his feet.
Wolowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wolowitz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tappio is fending him off so far but Wolowitz persists. Nope, Tappio circles away and we're back to standing.
Juha Tappio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Wolowitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolowitz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wolowitz wants it to stay on the feet.
Tappio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolowitz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tappio as he jumps to the side.
Wolowitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tappio tries to bum rush Wolowitz with a series of wild strikes but Wolowitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolowitz has a takedown stuffed.
Tappio misses with a combination
and Wolowitz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tappio won't be happy with that.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tappio is looking for a sweep.
Tappio is trying to control Wolowitz's posture but Wolowitz avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Wolowitz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Tappio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tappio takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wolowitz working the head and body with strikes.
Tappio taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolowitz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tappio is not content to let Wolowitz control the position.
Wolowitz scores with punches from side control.
Wolowitz working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tappio some visible discomfort.
Tappio gets back to half guard.
Wolowitz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tappio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Howard Wolowitz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wolowitz trying to pass the guard but Tappio defending well.
Tappio is looking for a sweep. Wolowitz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wolowitz moves into full mount! Tappio won't be happy about that!
Tappio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tappio is working hard here to advance position.
Wolowitz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tappio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tappio is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz wants to control the pace but Tappio is squirming around nicely.
Wolowitz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tappio's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolowitz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wolowitz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wolowitz controlling from the full mount.
Tappio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wolowitz unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolowitz looking to finish Tappio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tappio!
Tappio is rocked!
Tappio is working to get back to half guard.
Wolowitz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Wolowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wolowitz clobbers Tappio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wolowitz swings for the body but Tappio moves out of range.
Wolowitz jabs at Tappio's body.
Wolowitz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tappio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wolowitz landing a few strikes.
Tappio wants to control but Wolowitz postures up.
Wolowitz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tappio keeps working.
Wolowitz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tappio down.
Wolowitz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tappio down.
Tappio manages to get back to half guard.
Wolowitz slips a nice elbow through Tappio's hands, connecting with Tappio's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolowitz controlling the action here.
Tappio is looking for a sweep. Wolowitz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolowitz with the ground and pound but Tappio uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wolowitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Tappio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolowitz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tappio trying to keep a closed guard but Wolowitz is proving a slippery customer.
Tappio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wolowitz wants to control from the top but Tappio keeps moving.
Wolowitz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tappio has control of Wolowitz's left arm, preventing Wolowitz from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tappio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wolowitz misses with a takedown attempt - Tappio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wolowitz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tappio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Wolowitz lands.
Some wild striking there from Tappio.
Wolowitz misses with a few strikes there.
Howard Wolowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolowitz misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tappio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wolowitz somewhat.
Tappio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wolowitz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Juha Tappio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Wolowitz.
Tappio throws a right and a left that Wolowitz avoids nicely.
Wolowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolowitz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tappio misses with a double jab.
Wolowitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz looks to throw the jab but Tappio is out of range.
Tappio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tappio misses with a combination
and Wolowitz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wolowitz shoots for a takedown but Tappio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tappio throws a combination that misses
and Wolowitz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tappio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolowitz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Juha Tappio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wolowitz is trying to control the action in half guard but Tappio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Wolowitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wolowitz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Wolowitz!
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