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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (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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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macale throws a right hand that Dylan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dylan also avoids with ease.
Macale throws a big shot that misses.
Macale tries to close the distance and clinch but Dylan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macale stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Macale wants it to stay on the feet.
Dylan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Macale tries to clinch but Dylan is having none of it.
Macale swings for the body but Dylan moves out of range.
Macale looks to throw the jab but Dylan is out of range.
Macale keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dylan manages to avoid it.
Macale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dylan at a distance.
Macale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dylan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Macale misses.
Dylan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Dylan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macale dodges the punch combination from Dylan.
Macale connects with a single shot there.
Dylan works Macale's body with a nice hook.
Dylan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dylan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macale lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Macale misses with a wild body shot.
Tiao Macale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dylan misses with a hook. Macale ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macale misses with a looping left.
Macale looks to throw the jab but Dylan is out of range.
Macale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dylan throws a combination that misses
and Macale counters by moving into the clinch.
Macale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dylan blocking some punches.
Dylan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macale backwards.
Dylan lands a shot to the body.
Dylan tries for a takedown but Macale manages to get underhooks.
Macale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Macale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dylan blocking some punches.
Dylan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macale's elbow.
Dylan cracks Macale with a nice body shot.
Dylan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dylan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Macale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan swinging wildly here.
Dylan misses with a wild combination.
Macale throws a jab but it's blocked by Dylan.
Macale connects with a jab.
Dylan digs a good body shot into Macale's ribs.
Macale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dylan.
Macale looks to throw the jab but Dylan is out of range.
No joy there for Dylan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Macale misses.
Macale works the jab nicely.
Macale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dylan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Macale's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dylan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Macale defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macale wants to control but Dylan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dylan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Macale knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiao Macale dominated that round.
That's time! Dylan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dylan lands a nice hook to Macale's body. Macale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Macale misses with a wild body shot.
Dylan throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Macale counter with a right hand.
Macale digs a good body shot into Dylan's ribs.
Dylan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dylan avoids the body shot from Macale.
Some wild striking there from Macale.
Macale cracks Dylan with an open hand slap.
Dylan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Macale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan just misses with a punch to the body.
Macale throws a looping overhand right but Dylan ducks down to avoid it.
Macale scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dylan avoids the body shot from Macale.
Macale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Macale clinches but Dylan breaks the clinch
and Dylan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dylan 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.
Dylan trying to control but Macale is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dylan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan throws a strike but Macale rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dylan has a closed guard, preventing Macale from standing up.
Dylan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale won't allow Dylan to sweep him here.
Macale must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dylan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dylan working a defensive guard here.
Dylan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four 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.
Macale controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dylan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Macale avoids the body shot from Dylan.
Macale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dylan.
Macale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dylan.
Macale cracks Dylan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macale thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiao Macale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Macale swings for the body but Dylan moves out of range.
Dylan misses with a series of wild punches.
Dylan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Macale keeping control of the position.
Dylan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Macale is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dylan is staying active.
Macale is trying to stand.
Macale moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dylan is looking to work some ground and pound but Macale has wrist control.
Dylan being controlled here momentarily.
Rob Dylan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dylan stands and throws Macale's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Dylan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
I wouldn't like to be where Macale is right now.
Dylan working the strikes but Macale uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dylan thows a huge punch but Macale dodges it nicely.
Macale wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Macale regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dylan.
Tiao Macale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dylan looking to pass the guard.
Dylan works over Macale with some ground and pound from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dylan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Dylan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Macale has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiao Macale!
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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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