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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Tannerman (ranked 3872 p4p, 3822 weight class) and Felipe Melo Rocha (ranked 431 p4p, 394 weight class). Tannerman comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes. 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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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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 New York, Tyler Tannerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felipe Melo Rocha!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tannerman feints and as Melo Rocha raises his hands in defense, Tannerman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Melo Rocha wants to stand and escape but Tannerman is having none of it.
Melo Rocha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tannerman is one step ahead there.
Tannerman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tannerman looking to pass the guard.
Melo Rocha controls Tannerman momentarily but Tannerman frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tannerman is looking to work some ground and pound but Melo Rocha has wrist control.
Melo Rocha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tannerman.
Melo Rocha controls Tannerman momentarily but Tannerman frees himself.
Tannerman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tannerman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo Rocha is trying to control the position but Tannerman postures up.
Melo Rocha keeping full guard, as Tannerman tries to pass.
Tannerman is working hard here to advance position.
Tannerman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Melo Rocha will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Tannerman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Melo Rocha looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Melo Rocha looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Melo Rocha!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tannerman is trying to improve his position.
Melo Rocha laying and praying for a moment but Tannerman takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo Rocha trying to control the action but Tannerman is working from the bottom.
Melo Rocha tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tannerman.
Melo Rocha with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tannerman is controlling Melo Rocha's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Melo Rocha seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannerman wants to get back to his feet.
Tannerman wants to control but Melo Rocha is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melo Rocha wants to pass the guard but Tannerman is defending well.
Melo Rocha stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Melo Rocha gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Melo Rocha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Melo Rocha might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tannerman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tannerman distracts Melo Rocha with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Melo Rocha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tannerman lands a couple of digs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tannerman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Melo Rocha manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tannerman has Melo Rocha in his guard.
Tannerman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Tannerman dominated that round.
That's time! Tannerman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tannerman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Melo Rocha.
Melo Rocha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tannerman defends it nicely.
Tannerman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Melo Rocha tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tannerman is in Melo Rocha's guard.
Melo Rocha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tannerman's guard.
Tannerman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tannerman tries to get out of the position.
Melo Rocha throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo Rocha trying to control but Tannerman is working from the bottom.
Tannerman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melo Rocha on the ground.
Tannerman keeping full guard, as Melo Rocha tries to pass.
Melo Rocha loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo Rocha tries to stand but Tannerman is controlling from the bottom.
Melo Rocha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tannerman defending against the ground and pound.
Melo Rocha trying to control the action but Tannerman is working from the bottom.
Melo Rocha creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tannerman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tyler Tannerman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Melo Rocha wants to control but Tannerman is keeping him busy.
Melo Rocha in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Melo Rocha in the domination position with Tannerman hanging on.
Melo Rocha is looking to take a break and control but Tannerman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo Rocha staying calm.
Melo Rocha trying to control the action but Tannerman is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Tannerman. No joy for Melo Rocha on that attempt.
Tyler Tannerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Melo Rocha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tannerman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tannerman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tannerman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tannerman is looking for a kimura here.
Melo Rocha looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melo Rocha is positioning himself well to prevent Tannerman advancing to mount.
Melo Rocha is trying to maintain the position but Tannerman is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyler Tannerman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tannerman gets the takedown into side control.
Melo Rocha is pushing Tannerman's head away, looking to escape. Tannerman manages to hold on to the position though.
Tannerman working away.
Melo Rocha manages to get back to half guard.
Tannerman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tannerman prevents Melo Rocha from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo Rocha is defending against the submission attempts here by Tannerman.
Tannerman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo Rocha gets back to full guard.
Tannerman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tannerman looking to sit in guard and control but Melo Rocha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Melo Rocha advances position into side control!
Melo Rocha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Melo Rocha creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tannerman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo Rocha slows the pace down.
Tannerman looking for a sweep but Melo Rocha has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Melo Rocha sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Melo Rocha looking to control but Tannerman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tannerman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Melo Rocha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tannerman blocking the ground and pound.
Tyler Tannerman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melo Rocha thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Melo Rocha controlling the position easily from mount.
Tannerman avoids a series of strikes thrown by Melo Rocha.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Melo Rocha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Melo Rocha throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Melo Rocha 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.
Melo Rocha is trying to take his opponent's back.
Melo Rocha throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tannerman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tannerman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Melo Rocha.
Felipe Melo Rocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melo Rocha looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Melo Rocha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tannerman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Tannerman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tyler Tannerman waved his t-shirt featuring Warpath Wear's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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