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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Tapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spice Baby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Taisto Tapper has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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199 cm
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260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
20
262 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Tapper! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spice Baby! The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Baby tries to clinch there but Tapper circles away.
Tapper throwing a counter right hand but Baby manages to avoid it. Baby moves in looking to clinch but Tapper pushes him off. Baby tries to clinch and Tapper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Tapper. Baby does a little dance to reset his feet. Baby darts in looking for a takedown but Tapper gets double underhooks and turns Baby into the cage. Tapper gets tackled into the cage by Baby. Baby maintains the clinch. Tapper prevents a body shot from Baby. Tapper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tapper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baby backwards. Tapper stalling.
Tapper being controlled against the cage. Tapper scores with a shot to the side of Baby's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baby looking to stall.
Baby pushes Tapper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tapper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Tapper lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Spice Baby has been cut. Tapper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tapper displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baby up against the cage. Tapper slows down the pace here.
Tapper works on Baby's body with a couple of short punches. Tapper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baby. Tapper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tapper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Qube MMA in the buildup to the fight. Baby tries to close the distance and clinch but Tapper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Baby tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Tapper counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baby slips a jab and a cross from Tapper.
Tapper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Taisto Tapper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tapper ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Tapper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baby tries to clinch up but Tapper circles away and keeps his distance. Baby tries to clinch up but Tapper circles away and keeps his distance. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tapper connects with a body shot. Baby looks winded! Baby closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tapper circles away. Baby has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Tapper lands with a cross. Tapper lands a body shot.
Baby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Tapper jabs Baby to the body, keeping him at a distance. Baby takes a shot right to the bread basket. Baby has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Tapper works Baby's body with a nice hook. A shot to the liver by Tapper. Beautiful body shot. Baby takes a shot right to the bread basket. A punch lands to the side of Baby 's head but he takes it in his stride. Baby drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Spice Baby's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tapper digs a good body shot into Baby's ribs. Tapper digs a good hook to Baby's body.
Tapper lands a jab to Baby's midsection. Baby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tapper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tapper is looking to wear down Baby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Tapper lands a left and a right that send Baby crashing to the mat, dazed. Tapper thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Baby is rocked!
The cut above Spice Baby's eye is starting to cause him problems now. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tapper connects with a stiff jab that staggers Baby - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taisto Tapper! A victorious Taisto Tapper thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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