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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tt Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roky Erickson - Night of the Vampire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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273 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
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282 lbs
8 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
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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
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heikki Mela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tt Boy!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mela lands with a nice body punch.
Mela tries for a takedown but Boy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boy tries to clinch up
and Mela counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mela is looking to advance position but Boy won't allow it.
Mela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boy keeps working.
Mela throwing shots but Boy is blocking nicely.
Mela prevents Boy from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela is taking a breather. Boy 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.
Heikki Mela has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horrible takedown by Mela or perhaps it was just good defense by Boy which made him look bad.
Boy wants to clinch but Mela slips to the side
and Mela counters with a takedown into side control.
Mela tries for a kimura but Boy is defending well.
Boy wants to get back to his feet but Mela drags him back down.
Mela stands up and beckons Boy to his feet.
Tt Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mela.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heikki Mela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mela closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boy circles away.
Mela throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Mela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boy swivels and escapes.
Mela is breathing heavily.
Boy looks to clinch
and Mela counters with a stiff right hand.
Boy wants to clinch but Mela slips to the side
and Mela counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Boy's guard now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mela passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mela works to advance to full mount. Boy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Boy wants to get back to his feet.
Boy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Boy turns into him and now he's in Mela's guard.
Mela will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mela tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mela is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mela pulls Boy in to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boy's waist but Boy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mela off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tt Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy tries to clinch but Mela moves away
and Mela counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy instigates a clinch.
Boy lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Heikki Mela has been cut.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boy lands an elbow that stopped Mela in his tracks for a moment.
Boy lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Mela dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heikki Mela's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boy darts in trying to clinch
and Mela counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mela not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mela is looking to stall here but Boy recovers full guard.
Mela trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela wants to control from the top but Boy keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Heikki Mela wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mela shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boy sprawls well. Boy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mela gets slowly back to his feet.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy tries to clinch up but Mela circles away and keeps his distance.
Mela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heikki Mela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy tries to clinch
and Mela counters with a left and a right that stings Boy.
Mela shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mela throwing strikes here but Boy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mela.
Mela misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mela wants to control but instead Boy manages to regain half guard.
Mela wants to pass to mount but Boy is defending the position.
It looks like Mela is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela trying to control the action but Boy is working from the bottom.
Boy wants to get back to his feet.
Mela wants to take a breather but Boy is having none of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Heikki Mela wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boy tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boy wants to clinch
and Mela counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mela with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mela trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Boy manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mela is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boy is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Mela dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heikki Mela's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boy pinned against the cage. Boy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mela dives in and scores a takedown into Boy's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Boy wants to clinch
and Mela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mela misses with a two punch combination.
Mela keeps the fight on the outside.
Mela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mela tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
Boy wants to clinch.
Mela shoots in for a takedown but Boy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy wants to clinch
and Mela counters with a shoot takedown. Boy fights it but they end up in guard.
Boy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
Mela wants to stand but Boy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mela postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tt Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boy keeping full guard, as Mela tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Heikki Mela.
Boy wants to clinch up but Mela keeps it at a distance.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Mela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boy closes the distance but Mela moves to the side
and Mela counters with a shoot takedown. Boy fights it but they end up in guard.
Boy is looking to stand up but Mela isn't so interested in that idea.
Mela trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mela controls the pace.
Boy keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Heikki Mela just wasn't active enough.
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mela counters with a shoot takedown. Boy fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mela thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heikki Mela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mela, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heikki Mela!
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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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