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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie Tap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Bateman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bernie Tap!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bateman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tap moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tap wants to land a leg kick but Bateman is out of range.
Bateman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tap, pushing him back against the cage.
Bateman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tap.
Bateman lands a hook that snaps the head of Tap backwards.
Bateman digs a right hand into Tap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tap's gas tank.
Bateman lands with a right to the head.
Bateman lands with a right to the head.
Bateman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bateman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tap can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bateman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman is working Tap over against the cage.
Bateman gets through Tap's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bateman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tap backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bateman.
Tap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bateman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bateman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bateman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tap's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Bateman scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bateman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Bateman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tap is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bateman prevents Tap from breaking the clinch.
Bateman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bateman drives through and clinches with Tap against the cage.
Bateman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tap.
A body shot lands from Bateman.
Good body shot from Bateman.
Tap has had enough of the clinch but Bateman keeps him there for the moment.
Bateman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taps head.
Bateman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bateman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tap is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bateman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tap is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bateman is keeping busy.
Bateman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Bateman.
Bateman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bateman.
Bateman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bateman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bateman prevents Tap from breaking the clinch.
Bateman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tap backwards.
Bateman has Tap pressed against the cage, preventing Tap from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bateman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bateman.
A right handed body shot lands from Bateman.
Tap is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tap looking to slow down the pace here.
Bateman scores with a shot to the side of Tap's head.
Bateman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman cracks Tap with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Bateman.
Bateman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bateman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taps head.
Tap wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bateman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taps head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Bateman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bateman cracks Tap with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bateman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tap.
Bateman throws a body shot but no joy.
Tap unleashes a big counter combination but Bateman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bateman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bateman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tap.
Bateman wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tap misses with an uppercut. Bateman saw that one coming.
Bateman slips under a jab.
Bateman drives through and clinches with Tap against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Bateman as the two fighters clinch.
Bateman pushes Tap back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bateman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tap backwards.
Tap looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bateman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Bateman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman digs a right hand into Tap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tap's gas tank.
Bateman lands a right hand.
Bateman lands a body shot.
Bateman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bateman.
Bateman tightens his grip and picks Tap up, before dumping him to the ground. Tap manages to land in guard.
Bateman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bateman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tap wants to stand up but Bateman is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tap looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tap preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bateman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bateman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bateman pushes Tap back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Bateman on the inside.
Jason Bateman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bateman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tap backwards.
Bateman lands with a short shot to the head.
Tap working hard to break the clinch.
Bateman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bateman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taps head.
Bateman digs a right hand into Tap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tap's gas tank.
Bateman lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bateman.
A right handed body shot lands from Bateman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bateman on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bateman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tap or not.
Bateman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tap can do to turn this around?
Tap takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bateman as Tap tries to tie him up.
Bateman lands with a right to the head.
Tap takes a shot to the head.
Bateman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bateman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bateman lands a hook that snaps the head of Tap backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bateman.
Bateman scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Bateman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bateman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bateman avoids the body shot from Tap.
Bateman cracks Tap with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bateman has Tap up against the cage in a clinch.
Bateman prevents Tap from breaking the clinch.
Bateman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tap backwards.
Bateman keeps control of Tap as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bateman looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tap has had enough of the clinch but Bateman keeps him there for the moment.
Tap wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Bateman.
Tap tries to break free but Bateman pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bateman lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bateman scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bateman as the two fighters clinch.
Bateman lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bateman.
Bateman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Bateman.
A right hook to the body lands for Bateman.
Bateman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tap or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Bateman.
A short uppercut from Bateman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bateman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bateman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Bateman.
Bateman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tap backwards.
Bateman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bateman.
Bateman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bateman pushes Tap back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Bateman.
A frustrated look appears on Tap's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bateman lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman prevents Tap from breaking the clinch.
Bateman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bateman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Bateman.
A short right from Bateman.
Bateman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jason Bateman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tap tries to circle away but Bateman has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bateman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tap is trying to break the clinch but Bateman is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman presses Tap against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Bateman.
Bateman lands a shoulder strike.
Tap is trying to break free.
Bateman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bernie Tap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tap misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Bateman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bateman 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Bateman!
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