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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatu Tikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikki has chosen Ratatat - Loud Pipes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergio Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Tatu Tikki!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo misses with a double jab.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melo misses with a straight left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Melo, as that shot connected.
Tikki connects with a crisp jab.
Melo connects with a looping right hand.
Tikki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tikki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tikki throws a head kick that Melo semi-blocks.
Melo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tikki.
Melo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Melo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Tikki.
Tikki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tikki throws a head kick that misses.
Melo misses with the combination.
Tikki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Melo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Melo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tikki.
A nice leg kick lands there from Melo.
Melo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tikki.
Tikki throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut lands for Tikki. That snapped Melo's head back.
Melo throws a leg kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Melo.
Melo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Melo throws a leg kick which misses Tikki's front leg but catches the back leg as Tikki tries to avoid it.
Melo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tikki.
Melo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikki lands a jab to Melo's midsection.
Melo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tikki.
Tikki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tikki feints and then cracks Melo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Melo down.
Tikki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tikki loads up on a big right hand but Melo slips the punch.
Tikki throws the left hand but Melo avoids the punch easily.
Melo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tikki can pounce on him.
Melo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Melo duly obliges.
Tikki moves into the clinch.
Melo blocks a body shot from Tikki.
Melo tries a body shot but Tikki blocks it.
Tikki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tikki swings wildly with an uppercut but Melo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo working aggressively here.
Melo is trying to maintain a safe position but Tikki gets an underhook and turns Melo into the cage.
Tikki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Melo's elbow.
Tikki misses with a punch to the body.
Tikki misses with some punches.
Melo blocks a body shot from Tikki.
Tikki misses with a punch on the inside.
Tikki swings wildly with an uppercut but Melo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tikki controls his hands.
Tikki misses with a punch to the body.
Tikki misses with a body punch.
Tikki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tikki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Melo controlling the action here for a moment.
Melo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tikki controls his hands.
Tikki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tikki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tikki misses with a low kick as Melo jumps back.
Tikki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Melo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tikki's head backwards.
Melo throws a nice looking combination but Tikki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikki thows a body shot but no joy.
Tikki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tikki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Melo's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Tikki 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tikki. Melo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Melo motions for Tikki to come forward. Melo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Melo slips under a jab from Tikki.
Tikki throws a leg kick which misses Melo's front leg but catches the back leg as Melo tries to avoid it.
Tikki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Melo moves out of range of the body kick.
Melo misses with a series of wild punches.
Melo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tikki is just out of range.
Tikki takes a swing at Melo's ribcage but misses.
Tikki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tikki drops his hands momentarily and Melo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tikki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Tikki misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo throws a wild body kick that Tikki sees coming a mile off.
Melo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Tikki.
A big left from Melo misses.
Melo blocks a head kick by Tikki.
Tikki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melo.
Tikki tries a low kick but Melo avoids it.
Tikki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Melo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Melo slips a jab from Tikki.
Melo swinging wildly here.
Tikki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tikki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Melo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo staying out of range there.
Tikki misses with a series of wild punches.
Tikki scores with a hook to the body. Melo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sergio Melo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Melo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tikki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melo gets tackled into the cage by Tikki. Tikki maintains the clinch.
Melo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Melo struggles to land a body shot inside as Tikki controls his hands.
Tikki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Melo blocks an uppercut.
Tikki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tikki lands a nice shot to the body.
Melo cracks Tikki with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Melo blocking some punches.
Melo blocking some punches.
Tikki digs a right hand into Melo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Melo's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tikki shoots in and bounces Melo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tikki wants to pass the guard but Melo is keeping the position.
Tikki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tikki throwing strikes but missing.
Tikki with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Melo is keeping the position for now.
Melo trying to keep a closed guard but Tikki is proving a slippery customer.
Melo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tikki.
Tikki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tikki trying to control the position from guard on top but Melo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tikki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tikki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tikki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melo is controlling Tikki's posture.
Melo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatu Tikki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tikki clobbers Melo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Melo misses with a wild body shot.
Melo moves out of range of the body kick from Tikki.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tikki. That's going to slow Melo down.
Melo throws a chopping leg kick but Tikki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tikki misses with a body kick.
Melo misses with a series of wild punches.
Melo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sergio Melo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melo moves out of range of the body kick from Tikki.
Tikki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tikki connects with a body shot that sends Melo's belly button to the back.
Melo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tikki eats them both and turns towards Melo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tikki tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikki clinches with his opponent.
Tikki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tikki working aggressively here.
Tikki misses with the head strike.
Tikki tries to throw a body punch but Melo avoids it by throwing Tikki back against the cage.
Tikki digs a right hand into Melo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Melo's gas tank.
Tikki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tikki can't get the takedown.
Tatu Tikki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tikki goes for a takedown attempt but Melo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tikki throws a front kick aimed at Melo's knee but Melo avoids it well.
Melo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tikki can pounce on him.
Melo cracks Tikki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Melo.
Tikki throws a leg kick but Melo checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melo works over Tikki's head and body with a nice combination.
Tikki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tikki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tikki misses with a leg kick.
Melo misses with a low kick as Tikki jumps back.
Tikki throws a hook but Melo blocks it.
Tikki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tikki misses with a body shot.
Tikki tries to clinch there but Melo circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikki just misses with a punch to the body.
Tikki digs a good body shot into Melo's ribs.
Sergio Melo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tikki just misses with a punch to the body.
Melo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Tikki misses.
Tikki misses with a wild body shot.
Melo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tikki throws a sloppy head kick and Melo moves out of range easily.
Melo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tikki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Melo has time to react.
Tatu Tikki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tikki lands a glancing blow to the side of Melo's head.
Melo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tikki scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tikki throws a leg kick but Melo checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikki moves out of range as Melo throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Tikki misses its intended target.
Melo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tikki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Melo scrambles back to his feet.
Tikki moves out of range of the leg kick from Melo.
Melo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tikki was well out of range. Poor timing from Melo.
Tikki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Melo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tikki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Melo throws a leg kick but Tikki moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tikki scores with the left hand. Melo knows he should have avoided that one.
Tikki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Melo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Melo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatu Tikki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tikki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatu Tikki!
Tatu Tikki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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