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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mellendrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Sinisalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinisalo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jos rakastat. Taisto Sinisalo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Mellendrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taisto Sinisalo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinisalo throws a series of punches but Mellendrez moves out of range.
Mellendrez closes the distance and clinches.
Sinisalo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mellendrez.
Mellendrez controlling the action here for a moment.
Mellendrez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sinisalo smiles and moves away.
Mellendrez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sinisalo lands a jab to the head.
Sinisalo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sinisalo cracks Mellendrez with an open hand slap.
Mellendrez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mellendrez walks into a stiff left hand from Sinisalo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellendrez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sinisalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Mellendrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mellendrez misses with a kick to the body
enabling Sinisalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Mellendrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sinisalo moves into the clinch.
Sinisalo lands with a short shot to the head.
Sinisalo prevents the takedown attempt.
Mellendrez is trying to break the clinch but Sinisalo is controlling him.
Sinisalo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sinisalo stalling in the clinch.
Sinisalo is looking to control Mellendrez's arms but Mellendrez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sinisalo has his back to the cage.
Sinisalo misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sinisalo.
Mellendrez is breathing heavily.
Sinisalo with a knee to the head.
Sinisalo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sinisalo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mellendrez backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinisalo lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Sinisalo.
Sinisalo lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Sinisalo.
Sinisalo landing knees to the head.
Mellendrez is rocked!
Sinisalo looking to throw knees to the head but Mellendrez is blocking nicely.
Oh Mellendrez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinisalo lands a nice uppercut.
Sinisalo misses with a knee to the head.
Sinisalo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sinisalo misses with a knee to the head.
Sinisalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mellendrez seems to have got his legs back now.
Sinisalo cracks Mellendrez with a nice body shot.
Sinisalo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mellendrez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sinisalo lands an uppercut.
Mellendrez tries to pull guard but Sinisalo holds him up against the cage and eventually Mellendrez drops back down to his feet.
Sinisalo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sinisalo tries to land a knee to the head but Mellendrez blocks with his arms.
Sinisalo missing with knees to the body.
Sinisalo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sinisalo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mellendrez blocks it with crossed arms.
Sinisalo trying to land knees to the body.
Mellendrez tries to pull guard but Sinisalo holds him up against the cage and eventually Mellendrez drops back down to his feet.
Sinisalo tries to land a knee to the head but Mellendrez blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinisalo tries to land a knee to the head but Mellendrez blocks with his arms.
Sinisalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sinisalo effectively controlling the action here.
Sinisalo misses with a knee to the head.
Mellendrez tries to pull guard but Sinisalo holds him up against the cage and eventually Mellendrez drops back down to his feet.
Sinisalo scores with a knee to the head.
Sinisalo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sinisalo.
Mellendrez wants to break free but Sinisalo has control.
Mellendrez throws an elbow that misses.
Sinisalo tries a knee to the head but Mellendrez blocks it.
Sinisalo prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sinisalo.
Sinisalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sinisalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mellendrez jumps into guard, dragging Sinisalo to the mat.
Sinisalo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sinisalo wants to pass the guard but Mellendrez is keeping the position.
Sinisalo is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Taisto Sinisalo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mellendrez fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Sinisalo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sinisalo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mellendrez throws a lazy body kick
and Sinisalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Sinisalo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sinisalo digs a good body shot into Mellendrez's ribs.
Mark Mellendrez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sinisalo.
No joy there for Sinisalo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sinisalo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sinisalo misses with a few strikes there.
Sinisalo rushes Mellendrez and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellendrez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sinisalo misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Sinisalo.
Sinisalo lands with a left to the head.
Mellendrez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sinisalo looking to throw knees to the head but Mellendrez is blocking nicely.
Sinisalo digs a right hand into Mellendrez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mellendrez's gas tank.
Sinisalo looking to throw knees to the head but Mellendrez is blocking nicely.
Sinisalo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mellendrez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mellendrez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mellendrez keeping moving, preventing Sinisalo from controlling successfully.
Mellendrez being controlled here, momentarily.
Sinisalo tries to free his leg and advance position but Mellendrez is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinisalo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Taisto Sinisalo.
Mellendrez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sinisalo lands a knee to the head.
Sinisalo has Mellendrez pressed against the cage, preventing Mellendrez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sinisalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mellendrez tries to pull guard but Sinisalo holds him up against the cage and eventually Mellendrez drops back down to his feet.
Sinisalo lands a hook that snaps the head of Mellendrez backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinisalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Sinisalo on the inside.
Sinisalo with a knee to the head.
Sinisalo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sinisalo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sinisalo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mellendrez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sinisalo connects with a knee to the head.
Mellendrez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sinisalo regains guard immediately.
Mellendrez tries to free his leg and advance position but Sinisalo is retaining full guard.
Sinisalo keeping moving, preventing Mellendrez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinisalo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinisalo is looking to sweep but instead, Mellendrez has passed into half guard.
Sinisalo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mellendrez.
Mellendrez wants to stand but Sinisalo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Sinisalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mellendrez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mellendrez shoots and misses
and Sinisalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Sinisalo finds it's target.
Mellendrez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sinisalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sinisalo leaves Mellendrez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sinisalo closes the distance and clinches.
Sinisalo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mellendrez backwards.
Sinisalo lands a knee to the body.
Sinisalo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sinisalo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mellendrez's face.
A short uppercut from Sinisalo.
A knee to the head by Sinisalo.
Sinisalo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mellendrez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Mellendrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sinisalo tries to land a knee to the head but Mellendrez blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinisalo scores with a shoulder strike.
Sinisalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sinisalo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mellendrez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sinisalo lands a nice knee to the body.
Mellendrez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sinisalo walks away with a smile on his face. Mellendrez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mellendrez instigates a clinch.
Mellendrez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sinisalo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sinisalo lands a body punch.
Sinisalo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Sinisalo.
Sinisalo landing knees to the head.
Sinisalo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mellendrez is trying to drag Sinisalo to the mat but Sinisalo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sinisalo lands a body punch.
Sinisalo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mellendrez blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sinisalo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taisto Sinisalo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sinisalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sinisalo scores a nice knee to the body.
Mellendrez fails to pull guard.
Sinisalo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mellendrez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mellendrez being controlled against the cage.
Sinisalo misses with a knee to the head.
Mellendrez has had enough of the clinch but Sinisalo keeps him there for the moment.
Sinisalo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mellendrez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mellendrez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sinisalo walks away with a smile on his face. Mellendrez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sinisalo slaps away a takedown attempt from Mellendrez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mellendrez tries to land a body kick
enabling Sinisalo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sinisalo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mellendrez takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sinisalo.
Mellendrez takes an elbow to the temple.
Sinisalo tries to stall but Mellendrez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sinisalo scores with a knee to the head.
Sinisalo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sinisalo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mellendrez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sinisalo tries a knee to the head but Mellendrez blocks it.
Mellendrez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sinisalo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mellendrez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sinisalo.
Sinisalo scores with a shoulder strike.
Taisto Sinisalo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sinisalo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sinisalo stalling in the clinch.
Mellendrez tries to pull guard but Sinisalo holds him up against the cage and eventually Mellendrez drops back down to his feet.
Mellendrez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sinisalo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mellendrez dives in and grabs Sinisalo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sinisalo pushes down on Mellendrez's head and hops out.
Sinisalo instigates a clinch.
Mellendrez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sinisalo smiles and moves away.
Mark Mellendrez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinisalo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taisto Sinisalo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sinisalo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taisto Sinisalo!
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