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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikki Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Mela!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mela is looking to land body kicks.
Tyson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tyson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mela tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The ground and pound from Tyson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mela wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Mela is looking to regain half guard here but Tyson keeps moving and retains side control.
Mela takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tyson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tyson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mela knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mela is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Mela striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Mela really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mela knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tyson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Mela tries to buck Tyson off but Tyson is having none of it.
Mela is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mela throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Mela misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Tyson tries to score with some ground and pound. Mela controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
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 blocks the strikes from Mela.
Mela throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mela misses with a low kick as Tyson jumps back.
Mela keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mela lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson shoots in but no luck this time.
Mela throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson scores a takedown into full mount!
Tyson blocks Mela's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tyson looking to secure an arm triangle but Mela defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson working for a guillotine from mount but Mela is in no mood to give up.
Mela swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mela throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tyson. What's that going to do exactly?
Tyson throwing strikes here but Mela is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mela is looking to get to half guard.
Mela swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mela tries to reverse the position but Tyson maintains control.
Mela throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tyson. What's that going to do exactly?
Mela is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tyson landing shots from mount.
Mela is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Mela flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tyson landing punches.
Tyson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tyson 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.
Tyson trying to control but Mela is having none of it.
Tyson is landing with some decent strikes but Mela is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mela tries to reverse the position but Tyson maintains control.
Tyson with good strikes from the mount here!
Mela swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Mela can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson landing punches.
Mela is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Tyson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tyson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mela.
Matt Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mela tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Mela saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mela looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Mela digs a good hook to Tyson's body.
Mela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mela keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mela throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mela's half guard.
Mela punching from the bottom.
Tyson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mela punching from the bottom.
Tyson uses his free foot to push down on Mela's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mela.
Tyson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tyson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Tyson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Matt 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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