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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evander Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naama Kala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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193 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Evander Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Naama Kala!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson scores a takedown into full mount!
Kala wants to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson looking to control but Kala is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tyson cracks Kala with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tyson trying to control but Kala is having none of it.
Tyson avoids the attempt from Kala to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tyson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kala to take his back!
Tyson tries to keep control of the position but Kala is staying busy.
Kala defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tyson's arms.
Kala tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyson tries to keep control of the position but Kala is staying busy.
Tyson lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Kala is trying to break free.
Tyson wants to control but Kala is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
I really don't envy Kala right now.
Tyson is trying to stick to Kala's back but Kala is turning into Tyson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tyson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kala.
Kala showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kala preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tyson striking off his back but it's not causing Kala any problems.
Kala slips nicely into half guard.
Kala takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Tyson 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.
Kala with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a single leg into guard. Kala didn't expect that.
Tyson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kala is proving hard to escape from.
Kala trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson pushes down on Kala's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson wants to work for an arm triangle but Kala is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kala is trying to control but can't.
Tyson trying to pass the guard but Kala defending well.
Kala trying to control here.
Tyson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyson is looking for a kimura but Kala is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tyson to get the leverage.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Kala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tyson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tyson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Kala counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kala wants to control but Tyson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kala gets full guard.
Kala looking to control.
Kala controlling Tyson's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kala can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyson wants to get up but he can't break Kala's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kala trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.
Kala working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson trying to control but Kala is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Evander Tyson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kala has his takedown stuffed
and Tyson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kala lands a nice knee to the body.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Kala gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown. Kala fights it but they end up in guard.
Kala looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tyson passes into side control.
Tyson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kala's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kala can't do much from the bottom here.
Kala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyson tries to advance to mount but Kala denies him.
Kala tries to buck Tyson off but Tyson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Kala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kala is looking to regain half guard here but Tyson keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kala shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kala dominating with strikes here.
Kala looking for a guillotine from mount but Tyson is having none of it.
Kala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tyson is controlling Kala's trapped leg to prevent Kala from advancing to side control.
Kala is keen to just control but Tyson is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tyson is looking to control Kala's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyson avoid being mounted?
Kala slows the pace down in half guard.
Tyson trying to control from the bottom.
Kala prevents Tyson from improving his position.
Kala is just content to waste time from the top position. Tyson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tyson, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Tyson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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