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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Riley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Taisto Tappura's chin.
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 4 - 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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Riley!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tappura.
Riley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Riley misses.
Riley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riley takes a swing at Tappura's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
Tappura moves out of range as Riley strikes.
Tappura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tappura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tappura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Tappura is just out of range.
Riley throws out a leg kick but Tappura moves out of range and Riley only half commits.
Tappura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley works the jab nicely.
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!
Tappura looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Riley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Taisto Tappura has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tappura.
Riley misses with a jab to the body
and Tappura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tappura thumps Riley with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tappura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riley.
Taisto Tappura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Tappura.
Good shot there by Tappura.
Tappura scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riley doesn't seem bothered though.
Riley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tappura rather than just go for the knockout.
A jab lands there for Tappura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura throws a leg kick
and Riley counters with a straight right hand.
Riley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tappura finds it's way round the side to connect with Riley's head.
Riley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riley misses with a lunging right hand
and Tappura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Riley misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tappura counters with a nice leg kick.
Riley looks gassed!
Riley throws a head kick but Tappura moves out of range.
Riley misses the jab.
Riley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tappura thuds his shin into the meat of Riley's side.
Tappura connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Duke Riley has been cut.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tappura scores with a head kick. Riley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Riley misses with a hook. Tappura ducked under it nicely.
Tappura throws a leg kick but Riley moved away.
Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tappura can pounce on him.
Riley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tappura throws an overhand right that lands on Riley's shoulder, as Riley tries to avoid the shot.
Tappura throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Tappura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riley.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tappura.
Tappura keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Tappura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
Tappura is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tappura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tappura is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Riley slips a straight right by Tappura.
Riley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tappura circles away quickly and effectively.
Tappura misses with the combination.
Tappura scores with a jab to the jaw.
Riley throws out a loose jab but Tappura uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tappura.
Danga de danga de dang - Tappura scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tappura.
Riley checks a low kick from Tappura.
An inside leg kick lands from Tappura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Tappura dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tappura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riley misses with a two punch combination.
Riley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taisto Tappura is winning the standup battle so far.
Tappura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riley throws out the jab.
Tappura jabs at Riley's body.
Tappura lands a nice shot that snaps Riley's head back.
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Riley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tappura doesn't seem phased though.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
A big left from Riley misses.
Tappura misses with a looping right.
Tappura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tappura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
A big right from Riley misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tappura misses with a body kick.
Tappura throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
Tappura walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Riley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Riley dodges the punch combination from Tappura.
Riley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley connects with a body shot that sends Tappura's belly button to the back.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura scores with a kick to the body.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Riley throws a right and a left that Tappura avoids nicely.
Tappura has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
No joy there for Tappura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Tappura.
Tappura lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tappura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tappura is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tappura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Tappura darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tappura moves out of range of the strikes.
Tappura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tappura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Riley under the eye.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Tappura saw that one coming.
Riley moves forwards but Tappura connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappura lands with an overhand left.
Riley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tappura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riley scrambles back to his feet.
Riley is rocked!
That has opened up Duke Riley's cut even more.
Tappura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tappura fakes the leg kick and cracks Riley in the body.
Tappura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tappura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Riley is still on wobbly legs! Can Tappura finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappura circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Riley drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Tappura follows Riley to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Tappura!
Taisto Tappura seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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