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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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255 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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273 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Tappura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Williams!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappura moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Tappura throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Tappura keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Tappura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Tappura moved away.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Tappura.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tappura.
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Tappura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Tappura on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Tappura is just out of range.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Tappura moved away.
Tappura scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tappura, right into the meat.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams avoids the head kick by Tappura.
Tappura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tappura moves out of range of the strikes.
Tappura misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick but Tappura moves out of range.
Josh Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tappura can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tappura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tappura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tappura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tappura slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Tappura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tappura throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tappura.
Williams punishes Tappura's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tappura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappura avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tappura. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tappura throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tappura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Tappura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tappura manages to avoid it.
Tappura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tappura.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Tappura shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Taisto Tappura has been cut.
Tappura scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tappura slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tappura rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Tappura throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Tappura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Tappura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Tappura moves away and avoids it.
Tappura jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Josh Williams has been cut.
A big right from Tappura misses.
Tappura throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tappura throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tappura checks it well.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tappura.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams misses with a hook. Tappura ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tappura blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tappura. Tappura circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tappura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tappura counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tappura.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tappura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Williams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Tappura misses.
Tappura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Williams is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tappura connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Tappura finish him?
Williams looks gassed!
Tappura catches Williams with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Williams forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taisto Tappura!
An out of breath Taisto Tappura thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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