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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prophet Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mohammed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stupid music. Tappura has chosen Ring of fire as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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284 lbs
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255 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Prophet Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taisto Tappura!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappura misses with a head kick.
Tappura avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mohammed throws a nice looking combination but Tappura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tappura misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mohammed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tappura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a hook but Tappura blocks it.
Tappura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good work by Mohammed as he checks the leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mohammed!
It looks like Taisto Tappura has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappura throws a series of punches but Mohammed avoids them all with ease.
Tappura throws a shot from downtown. Mohammed moves away and avoids it.
Mohammed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tappura steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mohammed.
Prophet Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammed tries to work over Tappura's front leg with a kick but Tappura checks it.
Tappura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mohammed stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tappura misses with a head kick.
Tappura moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Mohammed. Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Mohammed.
Mohammed slips a jab and a cross from Tappura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed avoids the head kick by Tappura.
Tappura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tappura thumps Mohammed with a low kick.
Tappura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mohammed takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Tappura.
Tappura throws a leg kick but Mohammed sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mohammed fails with the takedown.
Tappura looks to land a left hand but Mohammed moved out of range nicely.
Tappura scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tappura lands a really nice looking cross but Mohammed seems unphased.
Mohammed throws out a loose jab but Tappura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tappura moves out of range as Mohammed strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tappura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mohammed moves away.
Tappura scores with a one two! Mohammed had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mohammed is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tappura's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tappura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mohammed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed lands with a nice body punch.
Mohammed cracks Tappura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tappura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mohammed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mohammed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tappura.
Mohammed lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No joy there for Tappura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mohammed 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.
Nice body kick there by Tappura.
Mohammed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tappura.
Mohammed connects with a nice looking jab.
Tappura moves out of range of the strikes.
Tappura slips a jab and a cross from Mohammed.
Mohammed shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tappura manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mohammed throws an elbow that misses. Tappura uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mohammed's guard. Nice move by Tappura!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed keeping moving, preventing Tappura from controlling successfully.
Mohammed looking to control.
Tappura trying to control but Mohammed is working from the bottom.
Mohammed is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tappura is aware though and is defending well.
Tappura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tappura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mohammed's guard.
Tappura throws a big right hand that misses.
Tappura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tappura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mohammed keeping moving, preventing Tappura from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mohammed has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tappura has managed to get both his arms back between Mohammed's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mohammed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tappura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mohammed is keeping the position for now.
Tappura is stalling in the full guard.
Tappura won't allow Mohammed to sweep him here.
Tappura wants to control from the top but Mohammed keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Taisto Tappura.
Mohammed throws a looping overhand right but Tappura ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Prophet Mohammed will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taisto Tappura's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tappura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mohammed connects with a jab.
Tappura moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tappura avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tappura lands with an uppercut that bounces Mohammed off the cage and back into range.
Prophet Mohammed is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Tappura misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Mohammed.
Tappura connects with a body shot that sends Mohammed's belly button to the back.
Good exchange - Tappura coming out on top.
Mohammed 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.
Mohammed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mohammed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheers as Tappura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mohammed doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mohammed. Tappura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mohammed avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mohammed throws a hook but Tappura blocks it.
Tappura lands with a nice body punch.
Tappura throws a series of punches but Mohammed avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed avoids a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tappura crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mohammed - the referee stops the clock and Tappura gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mohammed. Tappura manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mohammed.
Mohammed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tappura.
Mohammed throws a leg kick that misses.
Mohammed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tappura with a hook.
Tappura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mohammed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tappura's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammed is working Tappura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mohammed lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mohammed wants to control from the top but Tappura keeps moving.
Mohammed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tappura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tappura wants to sweep but no luck.
Tappura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mohammed's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura trying to control but Mohammed is working from the bottom.
Mohammed is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mohammed looking to control but Tappura passes into half guard.
Mohammed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tappura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mohammed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tappura stalling.
Tappura throwing shots but Mohammed is blocking nicely.
Tappura takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Prophet Mohammed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mohammed is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Taisto Tappura was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tappura.
Mohammed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tappura.
Tappura throws a head kick but Mohammed moves out of range.
Mohammed tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tappura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tappura works over Mohammed's head and body with a nice combination.
Tappura throws a looping overhand right but Mohammed ducks down to avoid it.
Mohammed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tappura throws a shot from downtown. Mohammed moves away and avoids it.
Mohammed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tappura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mohammed scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mohammed closes the distance and pushes Tappura back into the cage.
Mohammed lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Mohammed.
Tappura is rocked!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mohammed drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mohammed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tappura defends it easily.
Mohammed has control of Tappura's left arm, preventing Tappura from doing any damage.
Mohammed escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tappura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tappura trying to control but Mohammed is working from the bottom.
Mohammed is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tappura defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prophet Mohammed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Tappura's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tappura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mohammed throws a hook but Tappura avoids it easily.
Tappura 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.
Tappura throws a chopping leg kick but Mohammed manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tappura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tappura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tappura throws a hook but Mohammed avoids it easily.
Mohammed shoots in and gets a takedown into Tappura's guard.
Mohammed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mohammed wants to control from the top but Tappura keeps moving.
Mohammed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mohammed trying to control but Tappura is working from the bottom.
Mohammed stopping the sweep attempt from Tappura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mohammed with a nice head shot there.
Mohammed works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tappura won't allow Mohammed to pass to mount.
Mohammed wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tappura keeps working.
Tappura controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Nice strikes from Mohammed there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tappura trying to control but Mohammed postures up.
Prophet Mohammed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mohammed tries to control but Tappura wriggling away.
Mohammed looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taisto Tappura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tappura tries to reverse the position but Mohammed maintains control.
Mohammed controlling the position easily from mount.
Tappura is desperately trying to improve his position but Mohammed has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tappura is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mohammed looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tappura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed controlling the pace for now.
Mohammed seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tappura for as long as he can get away with.
Mohammed prevents Tappura from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mohammed content just to control the position here.
Mohammed looking to control but Tappura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prophet Mohammed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mohammed 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prophet Mohammed!
Prophet Mohammed took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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hype
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