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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Boaventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cajo Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Boaventura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cajo Melo's chin.
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184 lbs
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Boaventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cajo Melo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Boaventura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Boaventura tries to clinch but Melo moves out of range.
Melo keeps the fight on the outside.
Melo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boaventura is looking to stand up but Melo isn't so interested in that idea.
Melo wants to control from the top but Boaventura keeps moving.
Melo stops Boaventura from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Boaventura is looking to stand back up but Melo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Boaventura.
Boaventura looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boaventura tries to clinch but Melo is having none of it.
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.
Boaventura shoots in but no luck this time.
Melo swats away the attempt to clinch by Boaventura.
Nice body kick from Melo.
Melo fails to land the takedown.
Boaventura wants to clinch.
Boaventura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaventura wants to clinch up but Melo keeps it at a distance.
Boaventura is looking to clinch.
Melo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boaventura if he has to take too many more of those.
Boaventura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boaventura tries to clinch there but Melo circles away.
Boaventura slips under a jab.
Boaventura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boaventura moves in looking to clinch but Melo pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boaventura doesn't manage to clinch there - Melo circles away.
Boaventura tries to work over Melo's front leg with a kick but Melo checks it.
Boaventura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Melo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Melo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boaventura decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Melo, up you get!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boaventura misses with a takedown attempt - Melo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boaventura fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cajo Melo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Melo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boaventura gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Melo.
Melo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boaventura's efforts to push away.
Boaventura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaventura pushes off an throws an elbow but Melo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boaventura misses with a knee to the head.
Boaventura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Melo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Boaventura pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Melo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rafael Boaventura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cajo Melo.
Melo has Boaventura pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boaventura manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaventura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Melo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boaventura is fighting off a takedown attempt but Melo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Boaventura to the mat. Boaventura regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Melo is pushing down on Boaventura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boaventura is fighting to maintain full guard but Melo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boaventura pushes Melo off looking to stand but Melo dives back in and keeps control.
Boaventura trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaventura scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Melo manages to mount him!
Boaventura is trying to stand up.
Melo controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaventura wants to get back to his feet.
Melo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Boaventura is surviving well by controlling Melo's body position as best he can.
Melo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boaventura really wants to buck Melo off and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cajo Melo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boaventura clinches but Melo breaks the clinch
and Melo counters with an inside leg kick.
Boaventura clinches but Melo breaks the clinch
and Melo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boaventura is looking to stand up but Melo isn't so interested in that idea.
Melo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boaventura wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boaventura manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Melo. Boaventura shrugs it off though.
Boaventura wants to clinch
and Melo counters with a nice body kick.
Boaventura looks to clinch
and Melo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boaventura's knee momentarily.
Melo drives through and clinches with Boaventura against the cage.
Boaventura misses with a knee to the head.
Melo turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Melo manages to end up in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Melo wants to control but Boaventura is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Melo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boaventura throws Melo to one side and escapes!
Boaventura tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Melo counters with a nice body kick.
Boaventura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Melo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Boaventura is looking to break free of the clinch but Melo has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Boaventura is trying to keep an underhook but Melo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Boaventura is trying to stand up here but Melo is controlling him well.
Melo trying to control the pace.
Boaventura looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boaventura is refusing to be controlled, as Melo sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaventura pushes Melo off and gets back to his feet.
Boaventura wants to clinch
and Melo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boaventura tries to clinch
and Melo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cajo Melo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boaventura wants to get back to his feet but Melo passes into half guard.
Boaventura tries to kick Melo off but Melo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boaventura scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Melo manages to mount him!
Rafael Boaventura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melo blocks Boaventura's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cajo Melo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Melo 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cajo Melo!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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