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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiao Macale is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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177 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tiao Macale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddy Rock!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macale looks to land a combination. Rock sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rock moves out of range as Macale strikes.
Jab, jab by Rock - just one landing.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Macale scores with a nice body kick.
Macale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Macale throws out a leg kick but Rock moves out of range and Macale only half commits.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macale was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
Macale lands with a nice body punch.
Macale moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Macale scoring well with a low kick there.
Rock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Macale. That did some damage!
Macale cracks Rock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rock throws a leg kick but Macale checks it.
Macale throws a jab when Rock was well out of range.
Rock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Macale, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid body kick from Rock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses with a head kick.
Rock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macale.
Rock misses with a straight right.
Macale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Macale lands an overhand right.
Macale looks to land a body kick but Rock moved away.
Rock is looking to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Macale.
Nice body kick there by Rock.
A big left from Macale misses.
Macale checks a leg kick nicely.
Macale throws an overhand right that lands on Rock's shoulder, as Rock tries to avoid the shot.
Rock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Macale at a distance.
Rock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macale.
Macale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock can pounce on him.
Rock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Macale fails to land.
Rock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Macale.
Macale trying to control the position but instead, Rock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Macale into the cage.
Rock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Macale misses with a punch to the body.
Macale has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
Macale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Macale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Macale.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale misses with a body punch.
Macale throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Macale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macale lands a head shot.
Macale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macale looks for the body kick but Rock saw that one coming.
Macale blocks a head kick by Rock.
Rock clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Rock as the two fighters clinch.
Macale throws a punch but it's blocked by Rock.
Rock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macale backwards.
The referee calls for Rock to work.
Rock missing with knees to the body.
Macale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale is looking to break free of the clinch but Rock has double underhooks.
Macale has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
Macale lands a nice shot to the body.
Macale tries to break free but Rock pushes him back against the cage.
Rock stalling against the cage.
A body shot lands from Macale.
Rock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Macale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Macale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rock is keeping busy.
Macale is pushing Rock up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Macale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rock digs a right hand into Macale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Macale's gas tank.
Macale working aggressively here.
Rock prevents a body shot from Macale.
Macale misses with a punch on the inside.
Rock blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiao Macale dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Macale connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rock's hands.
Rock blocks a jab.
Macale keeps the fight on the outside.
Rock throws a body kick that misses.
Rock throws a body kick that misses.
Macale throws a right hand that Rock ducks under and follows up with a left that Rock also avoids with ease.
Macale tests Rock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Macale misses with a hook.
Macale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
Macale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Macale swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
Macale misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macale takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Macale slips under a jab from Rock.
Rock tries to clinch but Macale moves out of range.
Rock misses with an attempted mid kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Macale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale walks into a left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rock.
Rock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Macale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Macale's calf.
Rock misses with a looping right.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rock moves out of range as Macale strikes.
Rock wants to clinch.
Macale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Macale there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A clash of legs there as Macale blocks the low kick.
Macale throws a right and a left that Rock avoids nicely.
Macale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rock keeps Macale at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rock is looking to clinch but Macale is avoiding it.
Rock slips under a jab from Macale.
Macale throws out a powerful jab.
Rock clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Macale looking to slow down the pace here.
Rock lands with a left to the head.
Rock slows down the pace here.
Rock trying to land knees to the body.
Rock presses Macale against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rock blocks a body shot from Macale.
A hook to the body from Rock.
Macale scores with a shot to the side of Rock's head.
Rock blocking some punches.
Macale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rock or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
Macale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macale throws a punch but it's blocked by Rock.
Rock stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Macale fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Rock.
Rock blocking some punches.
Rock works on Macale's body with a couple of short punches.
Macale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rock's elbow.
Macale is struggling to control the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rock scores with a shot to the side of Macale's head.
A frustrated look appears on Macale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rock taking a breather.
Rock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macale misses with a body punch.
Macale breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macale throws a head kick that misses
and Rock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rock doesn't manage to clinch there - Macale circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rock. Macale shrugs it off though.
Rock misses with a looping right.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock lands an overhand right.
Macale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Macale misses.
Macale looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Macale will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Rock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Macale misses the jab.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Rock lands a leg kick that knocks Macale off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Macale is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddy Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Macale throws a big shot that misses.
Rock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A body shot lands from Rock.
Macale is trying to force a seperation but Rock has the dominant position.
Rock lands with a short shot to the head.
Rock lands a damaging elbow.
Macale tries to work over Rock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Macale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Macale.
Rock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Macale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macale backwards.
Macale taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Rock.
Macale throws a punch but it's blocked by Rock.
Rock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Macale avoids it.
Rock tries a knee to the head but Macale blocks it.
Rock scores with a hook to the body.
Rock prevents Macale from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macale stalling.
Rock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Macale.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but Macale avoids the damage to the body.
Macale avoiding damage as Rock throws knees to the body.
Macale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rock is pushing Macale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Macale avoiding damage as Rock throws knees to the body.
Rock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Macale is defending well for now.
Macale blocks an elbow strike.
Rock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Macale fails to land.
Rock lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rock as Macale tries to tie him up.
Macale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rock backwards.
Macale has a couple of punches blocked by Rock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock blocks an uppercut.
Rock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rock is leaning against Macale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rock slowing the pace effectively.
Stalling in the clinch from Macale.
Macale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Macale working aggressively here.
Rock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Macale's efforts to push away.
Macale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Macale.
Rock lands with a short shot to the head.
Rock gets through Macale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Macale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rock's elbow.
Maddy Rock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Rock.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Macale tries a body shot but Rock blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Macale tries to throw a body punch but Rock avoids it by throwing Macale back against the cage.
Macale throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Macale.
Macale is looking to control Rock's arms but Rock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Macale has his back to the cage.
Rock blocks an uppercut.
Rock blocking some punches.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but Macale avoids the damage to the body.
Rock slowing the pace effectively.
Macale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macale is looking to break free of the clinch but Rock has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Macale fails to land.
Rock pushes Macale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Macale misses with the head strike.
Rock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Macale up against the cage.
Macale swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Rock digs a right hand underneath Macale's ribcage. Macale let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rock looking to throw knees to the head but Macale is blocking nicely.
Macale stalling in the clinch but Rock improves position.
Rock lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rock scores with a hook to the body.
Macale wants to stall.
Rock is struggling to control the position.
Macale trying to stall but Rock improves his position.
Rock prevents Macale from breaking the clinch.
Rock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Macale's efforts to push away.
The referee calls for Macale to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maddy Rock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rock 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddy Rock!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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