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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grom Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Tapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellscream comes to the cage accompanied by Sure shot. This should be a great matchup!
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178 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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150 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grom Hellscream! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Tapio! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tapio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hellscream displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tapio throws out the jab. Tapio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hellscream dodges the punch combination from Tapio.
Tapio ducks down and throws a hook to the body. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tapio has eaten all the pies! Tapio swings for the body but Hellscream moves out of range.
Hellscream shoots in looking for a takedown. Tapio tries to sprawl out of it but Hellscream keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tapio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Tapio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Hellscream is breathing heavily. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hellscream. Hellscream fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grom Hellscream. That's going to take a lot out of him. A swing and a miss from Tapio.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Hellscream throws a sloppy head kick and Tapio moves out of range easily. Good standup being displayed there by Tapio as he connects with a hook. Kari Tapio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice sprawl there from Tapio as Hellscream shoots in. A jab from Tapio does it's job there. Hellscream checks a low kick from Tapio. Hellscream definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Tapio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Tapio lands with a shot to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tapio jabs at Hellscream's body. Hellscream takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tapio lands with a shot to the body. Good standup being displayed there by Tapio as he connects with a hook. Hellscream on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Tapio throws a nice looking combination but Hellscream bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hellscream shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Tapio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hellscream at a distance.
Tapio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Tapio drops Hellscream with a naaaaasty hook - Hellscream is in real trouble here! Tapio dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kari Tapio! Grom Hellscream spoke after the fight, saying 'Lock tar'.
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C
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G |
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C
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
64% |
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