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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aapo Glad (ranked 3238 p4p, 355 weight class) and Jack Trippa (ranked 23801 p4p, 598 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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275 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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259 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aapo Glad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Trippa!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trippa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Glad is out of range.
Glad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trippa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trippa can pounce on him.
Glad dips to his left and cracks Trippa with an uppercut!
Trippa throws a series of punches but Glad moves out of range.
Trippa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trippa punishes Glad's body with a nice straight punch.
Trippa throws a lazy head kick
and Glad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Glad.
Trippa pushes off an throws an elbow but Glad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Trippa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Trippa.
Glad drives through and clinches with Trippa against the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glad ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Glad no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Trippa looking to sit in guard and control but Glad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glad passes into half guard.
Glad controlling the action here.
Trippa is trying to control but can't.
Glad prevents Trippa from improving his position.
Trippa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Glad stands and throws Trippa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Trippa tries to bench press Glad off him but Glad keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Trippa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glad grinds an elbow into Trippa's temple.
Trippa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Trippa trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Glad manages to pass to mount!
Trippa is trying to escape the mount.
Glad looking to secure an arm triangle but Trippa defends it well.
Glad stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Trippa throws a leg kick that misses.
Glad is looking for a counter combo.
Glad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trippa throws a front kick aimed at Glad's knee but Glad avoids it well.
Glad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Glad.
Glad wants to stand but Trippa has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trippa is looking for a sweep.
Glad taking a breather here.
Glad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Trippa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Glad in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Glad working away.
Trippa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Trippa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trippa tries to bench press Glad off him but Glad keeps the position.
Glad landing a few strikes.
Glad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Glad in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Glad 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.
Trippa tries to bench press Glad off him but Glad keeps the position.
Trippa struggling a bit here.
Trippa is trying to work for a sweep but Glad has mounted him!
Glad stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Trippa throws a body kick that misses.
Glad drives through and clinches with Trippa against the ropes.
Glad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Trippa is trying to defend but Glad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aapo Glad dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Glad takes the fight into the clinch.
Trippa breaks from the clinch.
Trippa misses with a low kick.
Glad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trippa takes a swing at Glad's ribcage but misses.
Trippa misses with a low kick.
Glad scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Trippa is looking to improve his position.
Trippa is still trying to improve position.
Aapo Glad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trippa is trying to maintain the position but Glad is very close to passing his half guard.
Glad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trippa can do to turn this around?
Still in half guard, Glad seems content to control.
Trippa is trying to maintain the position but Glad is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trippa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trippa wants to control but Glad is keeping busy.
Glad moves into full mount! Trippa won't be happy about that!
Trippa is working to get back to half guard.
Glad takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Glad get's back to his feet.
Trippa fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Trippa. Beautiful body shot.
Trippa throws a hook to the side of Glad's head but Glad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trippa. That's going to slow Glad down.
Glad lands a jab to the head.
Trippa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Trippa misses its intended target.
Trippa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glad.
Trippa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Glad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Glad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glad pulls guard effortlessly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glad is looking to stand up but Trippa isn't so interested in that idea.
Trippa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trippa trying to control the position from guard on top but Glad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trippa is aware though and is defending well.
Glad wants to stand up but Trippa is controlling him.
Glad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glad manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Glad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trippa misses with a leg kick.
Glad moves into range and clinches up with Trippa.
Trippa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Glad lands but Trippa takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jack Trippa has been cut.
Glad misses with a series of wild punches.
Glad takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Trippa enables Glad to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Trippa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glad engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Trippa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Glad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Glad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glad seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Trippa for as long as he can get away with.
Glad's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Glad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trippa has a closed guard, preventing Glad from standing up.
Glad controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aapo Glad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Trippa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Trippa lands a right hook to the body.
Trippa throws a head kick but Glad moves out of range.
Jack Trippa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Glad darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Glad performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Glad wants to stand but Trippa has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glad is taking a breather. Trippa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Glad lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glad content to control rather than advance.
Trippa manages to get to full guard.
Glad gets to his feet - Trippa follows without any prompting.
Trippa stalks Glad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Glad's face. Glad staggers backwards, shaken.
Trippa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glad.
Glad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Trippa quickly recovers to half guard.
Glad lands with a punch from half guard.
Trippa is looking for a sweep. Glad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Glad is working for a submission of some sort.
Trippa wants to control but Glad is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trippa tries to roll over but Glad keeps him under control.
Glad is taking a breather. Trippa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Glad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Glad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trippa sees it coming and defends easily.
Trippa won't allow Glad to pass to mount.
Trippa is trying to control but can't.
Glad wants to free his trapped foot but Trippa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Trippa trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glad decides to stand and escape the position.
Jack Trippa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trippa checks a leg kick.
Trippa tries a head kick but it misses.
Glad is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trippa's half guard.
Trippa is trying to get back to full guard.
Glad moves nicely into side control.
Glad wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trippa, who protects the arm well.
Glad cracks Trippa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jack Trippa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glad working away.
Aapo Glad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glad working the ground and pound from side control.
Glad takes a little break here. Trippa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Trippa sneaks back into half guard.
Glad sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Glad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trippa defends it well.
Trippa actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aapo Glad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Glad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Aapo Glad!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Aapo Glad!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Aapo Glad!
Aapo Glad wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Aapo Glad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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