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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Melbrooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melbrooks comes to the cage accompanied by Motorhead - Smiling like a killer. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Melbrooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Stone!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Melbrooks dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!
Melbrooks blocks a head kick by Stone.
A chopping leg kick lands by Melbrooks.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melbrooks lands a nice shot to the body.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melbrooks manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melbrooks.
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!
Melbrooks lands with a shot to the body.
Melbrooks ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Melbrooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melbrooks sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Melbrooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid body kick from Stone.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Melbrooks finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Melbrooks lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melbrooks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Melbrooks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Melbrooks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Melbrooks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stone.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Melbrooks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
Stone ducks under a wild hook from Melbrooks.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Melbrooks lands an overhand right.
Stone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stone swings for the body but Melbrooks moves out of range.
Chris Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melbrooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Melbrooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melbrooks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Melbrooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stones head.
Melbrooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Melbrooks lands a damaging elbow.
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to get back to striking at distance but Melbrooks won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Melbrooks.
Stone looks gassed!
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Melbrooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melbrooks misses with an uppercut.
Melbrooks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melbrooks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Melbrooks connects with a body shot.
Good shot there by Melbrooks.
Chris Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melbrooks avoids the head kick by Stone.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melbrooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stone misses with a body kick.
Melbrooks throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Melbrooks throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melbrooks has managed to clinch.
Melbrooks lands with a light punch inside.
Melbrooks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Melbrooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Melbrooks lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Melbrooks pushes Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Melbrooks lands a damaging elbow.
Melbrooks lands a right hand.
Melbrooks scores with a shoulder strike.
Melbrooks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Melbrooks lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Melbrooks lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Melbrooks on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Melbrooks.
A short uppercut from Melbrooks.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stone wants to break free but Melbrooks has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Melbrooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melbrooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Melbrooks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone tries to pull guard but Melbrooks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melbrooks backwards.
Stone is trying to push Melbrooks away but Melbrooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Melbrooks lands a damaging elbow.
Melbrooks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melbrooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Melbrooks misses with a knee to the head.
Melbrooks scores with a knee to the head.
Melbrooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Melbrooks stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melbrooks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Melbrooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Melbrooks moved out of range.
Melbrooks throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Melbrooks dominated that 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.
Stone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stone connects with an inside leg kick.
Stone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stone misses with a kick to the body.
Melbrooks jabs Stone right on the nose. Stone blinks but takes it well.
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melbrooks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Stone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Melbrooks jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Melbrooks connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chris Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch! Melbrooks slams his shin into Stone's torso.
Stone is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Melbrooks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Melbrooks, right into the meat.
Melbrooks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice jab there from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Melbrooks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Melbrooks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Melbrooks throws a leg kick which misses Stone's front leg but catches the back leg as Stone tries to avoid it.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Melbrooks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stone.
A head kick misses from Stone.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melbrooks.
Jab, jab by Melbrooks - just one landing.
Stone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands a body shot.
Melbrooks cracks Stone with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone throws a sloppy head kick
and Melbrooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Melbrooks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stone takes a step back to recover.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melbrooks can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Melbrooks.
Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Melbrooks jabs at Stone's body.
Stone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Melbrooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Melbrooks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stone looks to land a body kick but Melbrooks moved away.
Melbrooks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stone cracks the inside of Melbrooks's front leg.
Stone walks into a straight right hand from Melbrooks.
Stone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stone throws a body kick the misses
and Melbrooks counters with a nice uppercut.
Melbrooks has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Melbrooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Stone.
Melbrooks gets through Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Melbrooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Melbrooks presses Stone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow.
Melbrooks misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Melbrooks.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Melbrooks scores with a shoulder strike.
Melbrooks lands a left hand.
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone is trying to break free.
Melbrooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Melbrooks lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Melbrooks works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands a body shot.
Melbrooks working Stone over with knees to the body.
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Chris Stone has been cut.
Melbrooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Melbrooks lands a knee to the head.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melbrooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Melbrooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John Melbrooks is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melbrooks lands a body shot.
Melbrooks lands a leg kick that knocks Stone off balance momentarily.
Melbrooks moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Melbrooks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Melbrooks instigates a clinch.
Melbrooks pushes Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Melbrooks lands a left hand.
Stone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Melbrooks lands a body punch.
Melbrooks lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Melbrooks lands with a light punch inside.
Melbrooks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Melbrooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melbrooks lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Melbrooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Melbrooks lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Melbrooks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Stone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Melbrooks misses with a wild body shot.
Melbrooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Melbrooks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Melbrooks.
Melbrooks is looking to land body kicks.
Melbrooks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Melbrooks takes a step back to recover.
Melbrooks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Melbrooks clinches with his opponent.
Melbrooks connects with a knee to the head.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melbrooks avoids it.
Melbrooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Melbrooks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Melbrooks as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Melbrooks scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Melbrooks as the two fighters clinch.
Melbrooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Melbrooks lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Melbrooks lands with a left to the head.
Melbrooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Melbrooks.
A short uppercut from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Melbrooks avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Melbrooks lands a left hand.
Melbrooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melbrooks lands with a kick to the temple. Stone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Melbrooks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Melbrooks scores with a nice right hand.
Nice body kick from Melbrooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone drops his hands momentarily and Melbrooks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Melbrooks jabs at Stone's body.
Melbrooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stone.
Melbrooks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stone momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Melbrooks.
Jab by Melbrooks.
Stone scores with a jab.
Stone throws a leg kick
and Melbrooks counters with an outside leg kick.
Melbrooks scores with a body shot.
Melbrooks lands a jab.
Melbrooks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Melbrooks scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Melbrooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Melbrooks lands a really nice looking cross but Stone seems unphased.
Stone throws a jab when Melbrooks was well out of range.
John Melbrooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Melbrooks rushes Stone and presses him up against the cage.
Melbrooks lands an elbow inside.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Melbrooks avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone tries a knee to the head but Melbrooks blocks it.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Melbrooks blocks with his arms.
John Melbrooks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Melbrooks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Melbrooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone jumps guard but Melbrooks stands there with Stone around his waist. Stone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stone tries a body shot but Melbrooks blocks it.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melbrooks has him pressed against the cage.
Melbrooks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Melbrooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Melbrooks.
Melbrooks works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melbrooks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melbrooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chris Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melbrooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Melbrooks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Melbrooks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Melbrooks!
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energy
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hype
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