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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Biggsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonito Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nonito Melo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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167 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clinton Biggsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nonito Melo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Biggsby misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Melo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Biggsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melo moves away.
Biggsby misses with a head kick.
Melo throws a head kick that misses.
Melo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Biggsby.
Melo throws a sloppy head kick and Biggsby moves out of range easily.
Biggsby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Biggsby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Biggsby misses
and Melo counters with a low kick, right behind Biggsby 's knee.
Biggsby fails to land with a series of punches.
Melo shoots in looking for a takedown but Biggsby manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Melo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Melo slips under a jab.
Biggsby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Biggsby gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Melo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Biggsby's knee momentarily.
Biggsby throws a head kick that misses.
Biggsby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Melo on the side of the head.
Biggsby lands with a good body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Biggsby looks to land a combination but Melo avoids it well.
Melo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Melo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo advances to mount.
Biggsby has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Melo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Melo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Melo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Biggsby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Melo.
Biggsby is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Melo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Biggsby has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Melo lands a big shot there that rocks Biggsby but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Melo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biggsby is looking to improve his position but Melo isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Melo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Biggsby to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Biggsby shrugs it off.
The referee warns Biggsby that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Melo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Biggsby is trying desperately to improve position.
Biggsby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melo on the ground.
Melo is landing with some decent strikes but Biggsby is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Biggsby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Biggsby tries to get out of the position.
Melo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biggsby is trying to escape the mount.
Melo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Biggsby is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Melo working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Melo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Melo tries to control but Biggsby wriggling away.
Biggsby is working to get back to half guard.
Biggsby wants to hold on but Melo pushes him away.
Biggsby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo lands a heavy elbow.
Biggsby is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggsby is bucking up trying to escape but Melo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melo lands a heavy elbow.
Biggsby tries to lock up and control but Melo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Melo tries to control but Biggsby wriggling away.
Melo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melo breaks from Biggsby's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Biggsby is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nonito Melo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melo. That's going to slow Biggsby down.
Biggsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melo was well out of range. Poor timing from Biggsby.
Clinton Biggsby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biggsby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biggsby fails to land with a series of punches.
Biggsby throws a head kick that misses.
Melo blocks a jab.
Biggsby misses with a body shot.
Biggsby throws a sloppy head kick and Melo moves out of range easily.
Biggsby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Biggsby throws a sloppy head kick and Melo moves out of range easily.
Melo fails to land the takedown.
Biggsby looks to score with a jab to the body but Melo is just out of range.
Melo tries a head kick but it misses.
Melo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Biggsby!
Biggsby throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggsby just misses with a punch to the body.
Melo looks to land a combination but Biggsby avoids it well.
Biggsby is looking to wear down Melo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Melo dives in and scores a takedown into Biggsby's guard.
Melo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Biggsby has momentary wrist control but Melo slips an elbow through the middle.
Biggsby keeping moving, preventing Melo from controlling successfully.
Melo preventing the sweep.
Melo is pushing down on Biggsby's leg trying to pass to half guard. Biggsby is fighting to maintain full guard but Melo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Biggsby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Melo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Biggsby is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nonito Melo!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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