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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo has chosen Go To Sleep by Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sergio Melo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo misses with a low kick.
Sagat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Melo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Melo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Melo shoots in for a takedown but Sagat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Melo misses with a kick to the body.
Melo looks to land a right hand but Sagat moved out of range.
Melo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Melo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sagat was well out of range. Poor timing from Melo.
Sagat looks to land a combination but Melo avoids it well.
Sagat throws a series of punches but Melo moves out of range.
Melo thows a body shot but no joy.
Melo misses with a kick to the body
and Sagat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sagat with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Melo misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo lands with a kick to the temple. Sagat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Melo scores with the left hand. Sagat knows he should have avoided that one.
Sagat instigates a clinch.
Melo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sagat controls his hands.
Melo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sagat is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Melo is keeping busy.
Melo can't find room to land a body shot as Sagat controls the action.
A short left from Sagat.
Melo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sagat is defending well for now.
Melo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sagat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
Melo is working Sagat over against the cage.
Melo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Melo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Melo is defending well for now.
Sagat misses with an elbow over the top.
Sagat tries to work over Melo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Melo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Melo misses with a knee to the head.
Melo tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
Melo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sagat is defending well for now.
Melo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Melo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Melo.
Sagat stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sagat as the two fighters clinch.
Sagat misses with an elbow strike.
Melo tries to land a knee to the head but Sagat blocks with his arms.
Sagat can't find room to land a body shot as Melo controls the action.
Melo avoiding damage as Sagat throws knees to the body.
Melo misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Melo.
Sagat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat has Melo pressed against the cage, preventing Melo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sagat prevents a body shot from Melo.
Sagat is struggling to control the position.
Melo misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sagat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sagat.
Melo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Melo scores a nice knee to the body.
Sagat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sagat is leaning against Melo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sagat scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Sagat tries to land knees in the clinch but Melo avoids the damage to the body.
Melo working hard to break the clinch.
Sagat throws an elbow that misses.
Sagat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Melo tries a body shot but Sagat blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat tries to stall but Melo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Melo slows down the pace here.
Melo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Melo trying to control the position but instead, Sagat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Melo into the cage.
Melo tries to break the clinch but Sagat is controlling the position.
Melo is trying to break the clinch but Sagat has him pressed against the cage.
Sagat can't find room to land a body shot as Melo controls the action.
Sagat swings wildly with an uppercut but Melo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagat can't find room to land a body shot as Melo controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sagat lands an uppercut.
Sagat lands with a left to the head.
Sagat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat tries to work over Melo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergio Melo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sagat checks a leg kick nicely.
Melo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sagat.
Melo misses with a head kick.
Melo misses with a low kick.
Melo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sagat stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sagat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sagat connects with a body shot that sends Melo's belly button to the back.
Melo is looking to score with low kicks.
Sagat throws a leg kick which misses Melo's front leg but catches the back leg as Melo tries to avoid it.
Melo lands with a kick to the temple. Sagat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melo throws the kick towards the body but Sagat avoids it.
Melo misses with a low kick as Sagat jumps back.
Decent striking displayed by Sagat there.
Sagat scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Sagat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Melo, pushing him back against the cage.
Melo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sagat blocks it with crossed arms.
Melo trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sagat takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sagat taking a breather.
Melo misses with a punch to the body.
Melo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sagat prevents a body shot from Melo.
Sagat has Melo pushed against the cage.
Sagat lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Melo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Sagat.
Melo tries to throw a body punch but Sagat avoids it by throwing Melo back against the cage.
Sagat slows down the pace here.
Melo tries to land knees in the clinch but Sagat avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Melo.
Melo blocks an uppercut.
Melo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Melo trying to control the position but instead, Sagat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Melo into the cage.
Sergio Melo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Melo misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Sagat.
Sagat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Melo looking to throw knees to the head but Sagat is blocking nicely.
Sagat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sagat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Melo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Melo looking to throw knees to the head but Sagat is blocking nicely.
Melo misses with a body punch.
Sagat lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sagat lands an elbow just above Melo 's eye.
Sagat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Melo tries to throw a body punch but Sagat avoids it by throwing Melo back against the cage.
Melo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sagat controls his hands.
Sagat misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat blocking some punches.
Melo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melo missing with knees to the body.
Melo misses with a body punch.
Melo misses with the head strike.
Melo misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat slows down the pace here.
Melo stalling in the clinch but Sagat improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sagat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sagat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Melo can't find room to land a body shot as Sagat controls the action.
Melo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melo takes an elbow to the temple.
Melo breaks from the clinch.
Melo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Melo circles away.
Sagat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Melo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sagat as he avoids it easily.
Sagat throws a head kick but Melo moves out of range.
Sagat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sagat wants to land a leg kick but Melo is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Sagat will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick by Melo misses
and Sagat counters with a thumping low kick.
Melo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagat thumps Melo with a low kick.
Melo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Melo misses
and Sagat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Melo scores with a spinning back kick!
Melo tries to score with a low kick but Sagat moves his leg out of the way.
Sagat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Melo.
Sagat cracks Melo with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Melo falls to his knees and Sagat doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Sagat!
Victor Sagat looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'That's not gonna swing it, Mr Fossil.'.
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energy
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hype
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