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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mughal Hinted (ranked 5711 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Mela (ranked 4505 p4p, 0 weight class). Antero Mela has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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216 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mughal Hinted !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Antero Mela!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinted misses with a head kick.
Mela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hinted at a distance.
Mela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mela keeps the fight on the outside.
Mela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mela closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mela is looking to take a break and control but Hinted is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mela working the ground and pound.
Hinted is trying to get back to half guard.
Hinted throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mela jabs Hinted right on the nose. Hinted blinks but takes it well.
Mela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hinted .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mela sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hinted is looking for a triangle here but Mela uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mela in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hinted keeps working.
Mela tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mela has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mela throws an elbow but Hinted slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mela is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hinted is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hinted is trying to control Mela's posture but Mela avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinted tries to bench press Mela off him but Mela keeps the position.
Mela is looking to take a break and control but Hinted is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mela looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hinted gets back to half guard.
Mela tries to pass to full mount but Hinted defends it.
Mela working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinted is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mela pulls his head out easily.
Mela is trying to control the action in half guard but Hinted is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mela is working for a submission of some sort.
Mela throwing shots but Hinted is blocking nicely.
Mela with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mela is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hinted kicks Mela off and gets back to his feet.
Mela lands with a nice body punch.
Mughal Hinted is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela gets tackled into the cage by Hinted . Hinted maintains the clinch.
Mela is trying to drag Hinted to the mat but Hinted just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A shot in the inside from Hinted .
Mela is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hinted looking to slow down the pace here.
Hinted lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hinted trying to control the position but instead, Mela has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hinted into the cage.
Hinted lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hinted misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinted looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antero Mela will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hinted moves into the clinch.
Mela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mela is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hinted is defending well.
Hinted looking to throw knees to the head but Mela is blocking nicely.
Mela has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hinted after a bit of a struggle.
Hinted is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hinted looking to stall.
Maybe Hinted would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Hinted is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinted misses with an elbow over the top.
Hinted trying to land knees to the body.
Mela is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hinted pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mughal Hinted has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Mela.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hinted .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hinted goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hinted scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hinted misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mela.
Hinted stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mela lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hinted backwards.
Mela struggles to land a body shot inside as Hinted controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hinted creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mela tries to score a body lock takedown but Hinted shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hinted is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hinted looking to throw knees to the head but Mela is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinted tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mela prevents a body shot from Hinted .
Mela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mela scores with a shot to the side of Hinted 's head.
Hinted stalling in the clinch.
Hinted with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hinted lands an elbow just above Mela 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinted scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Antero Mela has been cut.
Mela has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hinted is trying to keep an underhook but Mela manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hinted wants to control but Mela is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mela looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mela is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hinted sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela trying to control the action but Hinted is working from the bottom.
Mela looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mela is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hinted is just riding it out for now. Mela eventually gives up the hold.
Hinted moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four 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.
Mela prevents Hinted from getting back to his feet.
Mela wants to control from the top but Hinted keeps moving.
Mela pushes down on Hinted 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hinted trying to control but Mela postures up.
Mela is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hinted wants to control but Mela is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mela is keen to just control but Hinted is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mughal Hinted dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antero Mela's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hinted throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hinted looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hinted tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hinted is looking to clinch.
Hinted takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Mughal Hinted has been cut.
Hinted tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mela misses with the combination.
Mela shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hinted is trying to defend but Mela finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mela is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinted tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mela manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinted is squirming around, avoiding Mela's attempts to control the action.
Mela sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mela has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hinted 's face.
Hinted is trying to escape the mount.
Mela looking to control but Hinted is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mela moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hinted has worked his arm free - good work by Hinted !
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hinted is pushing Mela's head away, looking to escape. Mela manages to hold on to the position though.
Mela taking a breather here.
Mela trying to control the position but Hinted is working away.
Hinted is trying to buck Mela off.
Mela wants to control but Hinted is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela working the ground and pound.
Mela looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hinted gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinted looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mela is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hinted is refusing to be controlled, as Mela sits in half guard.
Hinted looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela throwing shots but Hinted is blocking nicely.
Mela wants to take a breather but Hinted is having none of it.
Mela content to control rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hinted gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mela is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antero Mela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mela has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Mela!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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