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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ben dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, ben dover!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch up but dover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dover tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyler shoots in but dover avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyler fails with the takedown.
Tyler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming dover to the mat! dover manages to get full guard.
dover kicks Tyler off and gets to his feet.
Tyler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tyler lands in his opponent's guard.
dover is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
dover trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tyler prevents dover from getting back to his feet.
dover has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
dover is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tyler stands up from dover's guard - Tyler perhaps looking for a knockout.
dover should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
dover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dover fails in his attempt to clinch.
dover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
dover misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch but dover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two 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.
Tyler shoots in and bounces dover off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tyler trying to control but dover is working from the bottom.
Tyler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now dover is on top in guard.
Tyler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
dover stands up from guard. Let's bang!
dover shoots and misses
and Tyler counters with a shoot takedown. dover fights it but they end up in guard.
Tyler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dover is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tyler stands and throws dover's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tyler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for dover on the ground.
dover manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tyler's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on dover's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
dover gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
dover trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Tyler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tyler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by dover.
dover tries a head kick but it misses.
dover changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyler tries to avoid it but dover manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyler to the ground. Tyler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by dover or perhaps it was just good defense by Tyler which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyler has his takedown stuffed
and dover counters with a nice double leg into guard.
dover trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dover scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
dover forces his way into half guard.
dover throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dover seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
dover prevents Tyler from improving his position.
dover is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
dover wants to take a breather but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler trying to control but dover postures up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - dover has eaten all the pies!
dover stands up and beckons Tyler to join him on the feet.
That's two 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.
Tyler shoots in and bounces dover off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
dover lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tyler!
Tyler tries to improve his position but instead dover has taken his back!
dover is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
dover tries to keep control of the position but Tyler is staying busy.
dover lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Tyler hold on?!
I really don't envy Tyler right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is keeping busy.
dover keeps control of the position easily here as Tyler tries to buck him off.
Despite being in the dominant position, ben dover just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dover tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tyler counters by clinching up.
dover can't get the takedown.
Ryan Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ben dover.
dover tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tyler smiles and moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by dover.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler is not content to let dover control the position.
dover tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler struggling a bit here.
Tyler is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Tyler is not content to let dover control the position.
Tyler is looking for a sweep.
dover trying to control the action but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Tyler is trying to control dover's posture but dover avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ben dover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tyler closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming dover to the mat! dover manages to get full guard.
dover manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
dover trying to control but Tyler is having none of it.
Tyler is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
dover avoids the attempt from Tyler to control.
dover takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dover 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.
dover lands with some strikes.
You get the feeling that Tyler really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler wants to hold on but dover pushes him away.
dover wants to control the pace but Tyler is squirming around nicely.
Tyler tries to lock up and control but dover gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tyler flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
dover wants to control the pace but Tyler is squirming around nicely.
Tyler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tyler throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tyler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tyler tries to get out of the position.
That's two 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.
dover trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tyler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tyler suckers dover into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Tyler is now in dover's guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
dover fails in his attempt to clinch.
dover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
dover has his takedown stuffed
and Tyler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
dover is trying to keep Tyler in close.
dover is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dover is keeping the position for now.
Tyler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
dover escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tyler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tyler looking to sit in guard and control but dover gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tyler 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.
dover trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyler pulls dover in close to prevent any damage.
Tyler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyler throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tyler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst dover is controlling him.
Tyler wants to sweep here but dover controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyler scores with a takedown into dover's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Tyler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tyler 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Tyler!
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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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