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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Heinze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Ba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 cm
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280 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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200 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Heinze! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Ba! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Heinze scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Ba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heinze moves into the clinch. Heinze lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Heinze.
Ba is trying to break the clinch but Heinze is controlling him. A battle for position here, against the cage. Ba misses with a short punch on the inside. Heinze has picked Ba up - he's going for a ride! Heinze dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Heinze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Heinze is trying to work for a kimura but Ba is defending well.
Ba has hold of Heinze's hands but Heinze slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ba is trying to maintain the position but Heinze is very close to passing his half guard. Heinze wants to pass to mount but Ba is defending the position. Heinze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Heinze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Nice strikes from Heinze there. Ba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Heinze scores with a couple of nice shots. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ba tries to get to full guard but Heinze has control of the leg. Heinze trying to pass the guard but Ba defending well. Ba tries to get to full guard but Heinze has control of the leg. Ba is in trouble now - Heinze has advanced to mount! Ba is squirming around, avoiding Heinze's attempts to control the action. Ba tries to hold on but Heinze postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ba is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Heinze is landing with some decent strikes but Ba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Heinze scoring with strikes but Ba is staying in there. Heinze takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Ba slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Heinze wants to take a breather but Ba is having none of it. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Heinze lands a nice short elbow. Ba taking some punishment here, with Heinze in his half guard. Heinze trying to mount his opponent but Ba defends it. Heinze working the head and body with strikes. Ground and pound from Heinze.
Ba is rocked! The fighters are battling for position here. Ba manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Ba is still in real trouble! Can Heinze finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Heinze lands a couple of elbows. Heinze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Heinze working some strikes from top position. Heinze sitting in guard, not really doing much. Ba seems to have recovered his senses. Heinze tries to free his leg and advance position but Ba is retaining full guard. Heinze works over Ba with some ground and pound from guard. Heinze is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ba has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Heinze is looking to defend but Ba has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Heinze! Ba pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Heinze taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Melvin Ba!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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