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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Whippet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Melo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tad Whippet's chin.
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177 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tad Whippet!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whippet rushes Melo and presses him up against the cage.
Whippet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Melo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Melo fails to pull guard.
Whippet working Melo over with knees to the body.
Melo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Melo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Melo's ribcage.
Melo is breathing heavily.
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!
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Whippet landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Whippet landing knees to the body.
Whippet scores with a knee to the head.
Melo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Melo is rocked!
Melo takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Melo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Whippet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whippet lands an elbow that stopped Melo in his tracks for a moment.
Whippet lands an elbow inside that Melo shrugs off.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Melo's ribcage.
Whippet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Melo's face.
Whippet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whippet lands a knee to the head.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whippet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Melo's ribcage.
Whippet working Melo over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Knees to the body from Whippet.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Whippet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Melo seems to have got his legs back now.
Melo fails to pull guard.
Whippet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Melo is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Whippet.
Melo jumps guard but Whippet stands there with Melo around his waist. Melo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Melo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Melo takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whippet.
Melo fails to pull guard.
Melo misses with a punch on the inside.
Whippet lands a good knee to the midsection. Melo won't want to take too many of those.
Melo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whippet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Melo is looking to control Whippet's arms but Whippet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Melo has his back to the cage.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whippet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two 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.
Nice elbow from Whippet.
Whippet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whippet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whippet lands a knee to the head.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whippet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whippet throws an elbow that misses.
Whippet is pressed up against the cage. Melo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whippet down to the mat. Whippet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Whippet thumps Melo with a low kick.
Melo throws a leg kick but Whippet sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whippet closes the distance and clinches.
Whippet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Melo's defenses.
Whippet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Melo's face.
Whippet lands an elbow just above Melo 's eye.
Whippet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melo blocks it with crossed arms.
Whippet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melo blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whippet as Melo tries to tie him up.
Whippet looking to throw knees to the head but Melo is blocking nicely.
Melo tries to break free but Whippet pushes him back against the cage.
Whippet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whippet misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo has had enough of the clinch but Whippet keeps him there for the moment.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whippet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Melo looking for a takedown.
Whippet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Whippet lands an elbow just above Melo 's eye.
Whippet landing knees to the body.
Whippet working Melo over with knees to the body.
Melo taking a breather.
Melo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Melo can't get the takedown.
Whippet lands an elbow inside.
Whippet scores a nice knee to the body.
Whippet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whippet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Melo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Melo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Whippet gets to his feet. Melo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Melo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whippet defends it nicely.
Whippet has closed the distance and engaged Melo in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Melo is trying to drag Whippet to the mat but Whippet just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Melo has Whippet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Whippet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Melo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whippet tries a knee to the head but Melo blocks it.
Whippet misses with a knee to the head.
Melo tries a body shot but Whippet blocks it.
Melo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whippet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Whippet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Melo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whippet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Melo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whippet just stands there and leans against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Whippet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whippet.
Whippet looking to throw knees to the head but Melo is blocking nicely.
Whippet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Melo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whippet just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Whippet 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.
Whippet leaves Melo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Melo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whippet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Whippet lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Melo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whippet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whippet.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Melo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whippet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Melo is working for takedown but Whippet is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Melo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whippet misses with a knee strike.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Whippet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Whippet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Whippet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Melo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Melo jumps guard but Whippet stands there with Melo around his waist. Melo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Melo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whippet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Whippet.
Melo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Melo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whippet walks away with a smile on his face. Melo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tad Whippet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whippet clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Whippet.
Melo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Tad Whippet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whippet working Melo over with knees to the body.
Whippet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whippet lands a good knee to the midsection. Melo won't want to take too many of those.
Whippet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Melo's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo tries to pull guard but Whippet holds him up against the cage and eventually Melo drops back down to his feet.
Whippet scores a nice knee to the body.
Melo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whippet lands a knee to the head.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Melo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whippet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whippet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whippet working Melo over with knees to the body.
Melo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Melo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whippet landing knees to the head.
Melo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whippet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whippet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whippet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whippet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Melo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Whippet fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Whippet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whippet rushes Melo and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo tries to pull guard but Whippet holds him up against the cage and eventually Melo drops back down to his feet.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Melo's ribcage.
Melo fails to pull guard.
Whippet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Whippet lands an elbow inside.
Whippet scores a nice knee to the body.
Whippet misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whippet.
Melo is trying to break the clinch but Whippet is controlling him.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Melo tries to pull guard but Whippet holds him up against the cage and eventually Melo drops back down to his feet.
Melo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Whippet working Melo over with knees to the body.
Whippet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but Melo blocks it.
Melo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whippet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Melo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whippet lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Melo fails to pull guard.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whippet lands an elbow just above Melo 's eye.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Melo tries to break free but Whippet pushes him back against the cage.
Whippet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whippet landing knees to the head.
Whippet lands an elbow just above Melo 's eye.
Whippet scores a nice knee to the body.
Whippet gets underhooks to prevent Melo's takedown attempt.
Whippet lands a knee to the head.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Melo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whippet walks away with a smile on his face. Melo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Whippet clinches up against the cage.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but Melo blocks it.
Whippet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Melo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whippet smiles and moves away.
Whippet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Melo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Whippet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Melo swats away the attempt to clinch by Whippet.
Whippet closes the distance and clinches.
Melo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whippet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whippet lands a nice elbow.
Whippet scores with a knee to the head.
Melo takes an elbow to the temple.
Whippet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Melo's face.
Whippet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whippet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Melo's defenses.
Whippet lands an elbow that stopped Melo in his tracks for a moment.
Melo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whippet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whippet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Melo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whippet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Melo takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo blocks an elbow strike.
Melo is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Whippet.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Melo jumps guard but Whippet stands there with Melo around his waist. Melo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Melo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melo jumps guard but Whippet stands there with Melo around his waist. Melo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Whippet lands a nice knee to the body.
Melo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whippet lands an elbow that stopped Melo in his tracks for a moment.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whippet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whippet misses with a knee strike.
Melo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Whippet lands an elbow just above Melo 's eye.
Melo can't get the takedown.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whippet lands a knee to the body.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Melo's ribcage.
Melo is working for takedown but Whippet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Melo is looking to control Whippet's arms but Whippet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Melo has his back to the cage.
Whippet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Melo is trying to break the clinch but Whippet has him pressed against the cage.
Whippet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whippet lands a nice elbow.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Whippet.
Whippet throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Melo avoids a wild elbow strike from Whippet.
Whippet prevents a takedown attempt there.
Melo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whippet just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Melo tries to pull guard but Whippet holds him up against the cage and eventually Melo drops back down to his feet.
Whippet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whippet lands a good knee to the midsection. Melo won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Whippet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Melo's brow.
Melo jumps guard but Whippet stands there with Melo around his waist. Melo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Melo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whippet pulls his leg out and moves away.
Whippet clinches up with Melo and pushes him back against the cage.
Whippet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whippet misses with a knee strike.
Melo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whippet walks away with a smile on his face. Melo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Whippet doesn't manage to clinch there - Melo circles away.
Melo looks to land a combination. Whippet sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tad Whippet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whippet closes the distance and clinches.
Whippet misses with a knee strike.
Whippet misses with a knee to the head.
Whippet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melo looking for a takedown.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Whippet lands an elbow inside.
Whippet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Melo's face.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whippet as Melo tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whippet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Melo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Melo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whippet smiles and moves away.
Whippet rushes Melo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Melo is working for takedown but Whippet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Whippet lands a nice knee to the body.
Melo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whippet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Whippet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whippet lands an elbow that stopped Melo in his tracks for a moment.
Whippet trying to land knees to the body.
Melo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whippet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whippet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whippet lands a knee to the head.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Fabio Melo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Whippet fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Whippet moves into range and clinches up with Melo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tad Whippet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whippet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tad Whippet!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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