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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Tappelija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: beamer,benz or bentley. Junior Dos Santos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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272 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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36
260 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tappelija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tappelija swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tappelija wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Tappelija tries to bum rush Dos Santos with a series of wild strikes but Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tappelija is looking to clinch but Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Tappelija throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Tappelija fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tappelija throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tappelija.
Tappelija misses with a double jab.
Tappelija looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Tappelija throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tappelija misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tappelija throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Dos Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tappelija thows a body shot but no joy.
Tappelija misses with a series of wild punches.
Tappelija swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tappelija throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Tappelija tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tappelija lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tappelija scores with a punch to the head.
Tappelija misses with a few strikes there.
Tappelija misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Tappelija.
Tappelija lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Tappelija swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tappelija lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tappelija misses with a few strikes there.
Tappelija takes the fight into the clinch.
Tappelija stalling the fight.
A short right from Tappelija.
Tappelija lands a left hand.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Tappelija won't allow it.
Tappelija pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappelija has had enough of the clinch but Dos Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Dos Santos is trying to push Tappelija away but Tappelija has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tappelija has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tappelija pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tappelija cracks Dos Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tauno Tappelija seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tappelija throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Tappelija takes a swing at Dos Santos's ribcage but misses.
Tappelija fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tappelija fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Tappelija. Those never looked like landing.
Tappelija thuds his right hand into Dos Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Tappelija avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappelija fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tappelija scores with a one two! Dos Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tappelija misses with the combination.
Tappelija tries to clinch up.
Tappelija throws a leg kick but Dos Santos checks it.
Tappelija thuds his right hand into Dos Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tappelija will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Tappelija.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tappelija.
Tappelija misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Tappelija dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dos Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tappelija throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Tappelija rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tappelija lands a nice looking body shot.
Tappelija moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dos Santos is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Tappelija knocks Dos Santos out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tauno Tappelija!
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