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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Midas Melanthios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Midas Melanthios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Tran!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melanthios tries a head kick but it misses.
Tran takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Melanthios throws a head kick but Tran moves out of range.
Melanthios throws a head kick that misses.
Midas Melanthios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melanthios misses with a head kick.
Melanthios throws a head kick that misses.
Melanthios misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Tran.
Tran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tran shoots in and bounces Melanthios off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Melanthios is looking for a triangle but Tran pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melanthios has his foot on Tran's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tran works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melanthios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tran working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Melanthios's head.
Tran chips away with some ground and pound.
Tran pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Melanthios is keeping the position for now.
Tran postures up.
Tran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melanthios is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melanthios has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melanthios is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tran wants to control from the top but Melanthios keeps moving.
Melanthios has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tran can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tran trying to control but Melanthios is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tran postures up in Melanthios's guard and throws a big left but Melanthios blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Midas Melanthios dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Melanthios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tran takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Melanthios tries a head kick but it misses.
Melanthios throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
Melanthios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tran defending well as Melanthios loads up on a big left hand.
Tran's corner calls for a 1-2. Tran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Melanthios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tran blocks a head kick by Melanthios.
A head kick misses from Melanthios.
Melanthios tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melanthios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tran checks a leg kick.
Tran takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melanthios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tran counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melanthios keeps working.
Melanthios sneaks back into half guard.
Melanthios wants to control but Tran is keeping busy.
Tran landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tran is keen to just control but Melanthios is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran lands strikes from half guard.
Melanthios tries to roll over but Tran keeps him under control.
Melanthios looking for submissions off his back.
Tran really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Melanthios. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Melanthios is not content to let Tran control the position.
Melanthios wants to control but Tran is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tran wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melanthios keeps working.
Melanthios actively working from the bottom here.
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 Midas Melanthios will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tran lands a nice hook to Melanthios's body. Melanthios takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Melanthios throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Melanthios.
Melanthios throws a push kick but Tran slaps the foot to one side.
Melanthios goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Melanthios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melanthios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melanthios misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melanthios throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Melanthios won't be happy with that.
Melanthios regains half guard.
Melanthios looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tran is looking to take a break and control but Melanthios is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Melanthios is trying to maintain the position but Tran is very close to passing his half guard.
Melanthios is staying active underneath Tran, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Melanthios.
Melanthios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melanthios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Tran does no damage.
Melanthios misses with a head kick.
Tran blocks a head kick by Melanthios.
Melanthios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peter Tran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melanthios throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melanthios throws a hook but Tran avoids it easily.
Melanthios throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
Tran stuns Melanthios with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Tran really dominated that round.
That's time! Melanthios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tran lands a glancing blow to the side of Melanthios's head.
Tran blocks a head kick by Melanthios.
Melanthios throws a head kick that misses.
Melanthios misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tran misses with a series of wild punches.
Melanthios loads up on a big right hand but Tran slips the punch.
Melanthios takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tran rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melanthios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melanthios throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tran throws a big shot that misses.
Melanthios takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tran throws a combination. Melanthios tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran avoids the head kick by Melanthios.
Tran moves out of range as Melanthios throws a body kick.
Melanthios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Melanthios swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Melanthios won't be happy with that.
Melanthios prevents Tran from moving into mount.
Tran is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tran wants to control but Melanthios is keeping him busy.
Tran working the body and head with strikes.
Melanthios takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Melanthios gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melanthios looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Melanthios is not content to let Tran control the position.
Melanthios is trying to get back to full guard.
Melanthios looking for submissions off his back.
Melanthios is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tran pulls his head out easily.
Peter Tran has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tran content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Tran dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Melanthios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Melanthios dodges the punch combination from Tran.
Melanthios misses with a head kick.
Tran looks to land a combination but Melanthios avoids it well.
Melanthios lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tran defending well as Melanthios loads up on a big left hand.
Melanthios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melanthios throws a head kick that misses.
Melanthios throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
Melanthios misses with a head kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran moves out of range of the body kick.
Tran shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tran connects with a couple of short punches.
Melanthios keeping moving, preventing Tran from controlling successfully.
Melanthios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Melanthios looking for a guillotine here but Tran defends easily.
Tran content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tran's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tran avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tran working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Melanthios's head.
Melanthios keeping moving, preventing Tran from controlling successfully.
Melanthios working for a triangle but Tran defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melanthios looking for a triangle here. Tran is fighting it but it looks tight! Melanthios pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tran is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Midas Melanthios!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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