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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taz Melodies (ranked 887 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Tyson (ranked 3076 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taz Melodies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melodies clinches up against the cage.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Melodies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson tries to break the clinch but Melodies is controlling the position.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Melodies bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tyson's head.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Melodies avoids nicely.
Melodies appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson throws a shot to the body.
Tyson lands with a nice body punch.
Melodies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melodies shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tyson eats them both and turns towards Melodies to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Taz Melodies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Melodies lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Melodies.
Melodies clobbers Tyson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Melodies moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Tyson. Beautiful body shot.
Melodies throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyson on the side of the head.
Melodies looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Melodies lands a nice shot to the body.
Melodies misses with a right hand
and Tyson counters with a three punch combo that has Melodies backing up. Melodies nods at Tyson to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Melodies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson tries to break free but Melodies pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Melodies.
Melodies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Melodies comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melodies has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Melodies cracks Tyson with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Melodies misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melodies lands a shot to the body.
Melodies gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Melodies works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Melodies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson tries to break free but Melodies pushes him back against the cage.
Melodies lands a shoulder strike.
Melodies lands an uppercut.
Melodies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyson tries to circle away but Melodies has him pinned against the cage.
Melodies leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Melodies.
Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Melodies has him pressed against the cage.
Melodies scores with a shot to the side of Tyson's head.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Melodies doesn't seem phased though.
Melodies connects with a looping right hand.
Melodies scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melodies.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melodies closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tyson is rocked!
Tyson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Melodies backs up against the cage.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Melodies finish him?
Melodies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Tyson seems to have recovered his senses.
Melodies dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Melodies scores with a jab. Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Melodies looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Melodies throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Melodies is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Melodies gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melodies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Melodies lands a jab to the nose.
Melodies stalks Tyson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tyson's face. Tyson staggers backwards, shaken.
Melodies is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tyson misses the shot to the body.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have Melodies backpedaling.
Melodies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyson backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Melodies.
No joy there for Melodies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melodies cracks Tyson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Melodies moves into the clinch.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Melodies prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Melodies won't allow it.
Melodies lands a right hand.
Melodies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyson's efforts to push away.
Melodies has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Melodies tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Melodies tries to stall but Tyson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Melodies swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melodies working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Melodies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Melodies dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Melodies moves out of range as Tyson strikes.
Melodies slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Melodies throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson throws a counter combo.
Frank Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Taz Melodies is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Melodies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson throws an elbow but it misses.
Taz Melodies has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Melodies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Melodies.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Melodies moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Melodies misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Melodies counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melodies lands the left hand.
Tyson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melodies gets a clinch.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Melodies has him pressed against the cage.
Melodies taking a breather.
Tyson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Melodies working aggressively here.
Melodies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson letting Melodies take a breather here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Melodies - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Melodies seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Melodies has him pressed against the cage.
Melodies presses Tyson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Melodies scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Melodies has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Melodies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Melodies.
Melodies has Tyson pressed against the cage.
Tyson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson tries to break free but Melodies pushes him back against the cage.
Melodies looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Melodies lands an elbow inside that Tyson shrugs off.
Melodies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melodies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Melodies lands with an overhand left.
Tyson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Melodies slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Melodies looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melodies drives through and clinches with Tyson against the cage.
Melodies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Melodies lands a shot to the body.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Melodies dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Melodies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Melodies.
Melodies has Tyson pushed against the cage.
Melodies lands a shoulder strike.
Melodies lands with a left to the head.
Melodies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Melodies lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyson.
Melodies pressing his opponent against the cage.
Melodies manages to break the clinch.
Melodies fails to land with a series of punches.
Melodies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Melodies lands with a shot to the body.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Melodies is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Melodies lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Melodies lands a right hook to the body.
Melodies sizes up Tyson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Melodies drops his hands momentarily and Tyson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Melodies as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melodies getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Melodies gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Melodies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Melodies dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Melodies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melodies slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melodies.
Melodies lands a nice shot that snaps Tyson's head back.
Melodies works Tyson's body with a nice hook.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Melodies.
A decent looking cross lands there for Melodies.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Melodies had a free shot at his head there.
Tyson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melodies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Melodies jabs Tyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Melodies connects with a body shot.
A cross from Melodies lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melodies rushes Tyson with punches - Tyson moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Tyson goes down! Melodies follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz Melodies!
A less than humble Taz Melodies misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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