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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renan Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCracken is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rebels Song - Come out and Fight. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Renan Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken swings widly with a right hand
and Melo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Melo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Melo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Melo.
McCracken prevents a body shot from Melo.
McCracken tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Melo smiles and moves away.
Melo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCracken misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Melo.
Melo connects with the punch.
Melo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCracken throws a left and a right that both miss
so Melo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melo postures up.
Melo wants to control from the top but McCracken keeps moving.
McCracken is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Melo is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo passes McCracken's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McCracken trying to control but Melo postures up.
McCracken wants to improve his position but Melo is controlling well.
McCracken is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Melo pulls his head out easily.
McCracken looking for submissions off his back.
Melo is keen to just control but McCracken is a slippery customer.
McCracken trying to hold on to Melo's head to control him but Melo postures up.
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.
Melo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but McCracken sees it coming and defends easily.
McCracken has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Melo is working away from the top position though.
McCracken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Melo wants to free his trapped foot but McCracken is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Melo scores with a body shot.
McCracken throws a nice looking combination but Melo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Melo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCracken manages to avoid it.
McCracken tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Melo swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo lunges at McCracken with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCracken's hand.
Melo lands a glancing blow to the side of McCracken's head.
Melo avoids the head kick by McCracken.
Melo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Melo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCracken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCracken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses.
McCracken walks into a jab.
We've been told by Melo's head coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCracken walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McCracken throws a leg kick
and Melo counters with a straight right hand.
Melo looks to land a right hand but McCracken moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Melo scores with a jab to the body.
Melo scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCracken misses with a head kick.
McCracken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo instigates a clinch.
Melo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCracken is trying to pull guard but Melo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Renan Melo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McCracken.
Melo pushes McCracken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Melo lands a shot to the body.
Melo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCracken moves away.
Melo avoids the body shot from McCracken.
Melo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCracken's head.
Melo throws a body shot but no joy.
Melo tries to bum rush McCracken with a series of wild strikes but McCracken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melo cracks McCracken with an open hand slap.
McCracken tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Melo swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from McCracken.
McCracken shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Melo defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Melo 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.
McCracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melo cracks McCracken with a right hand to the side of the head.
McCracken swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Melo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McCracken shoots and misses
and Melo counters with a three punch combo that has McCracken backing up. McCracken nods at Melo to acknowledge the strikes.
Conor McCracken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCracken tries to bum rush Melo with a series of wild strikes but Melo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melo misses with a straight right.
Melo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Melo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCracken can do to turn this around?
Melo throws the left hand but McCracken avoids the punch easily.
Melo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Melo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
McCracken fails to land the takedown.
Melo slips a straight right by McCracken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCracken slips under a jab from Melo.
McCracken throws a leg kick but Melo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Melo scores with a hook.
Melo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Melo trying to control the position from guard on top but McCracken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCracken looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Melo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo is thwarting McCracken's attempts to control the position.
Melo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McCracken defends it well.
McCracken looking for submissions off his back.
Melo moves nicely into side control.
McCracken tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Melo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Melo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCracken, who protects the arm well.
Melo trying to control the position but McCracken is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo working away.
McCracken tries to bench press Melo off him but Melo keeps the position.
Melo lands a few punches from side control.
McCracken parries the strikes from Melo easily there. Melo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McCracken to escape.
Melo working away.
McCracken gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McCracken felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McCracken looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. McCracken manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Melo trying to control the position from guard on top but McCracken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melo is really struggling to control McCracken but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McCracken throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Melo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCracken manages to avoid it.
Melo moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melo lands with a short shot to the head.
Melo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Melo.
McCracken tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Melo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Melo closes the distance and clinches.
Melo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Melo cracks McCracken with a nice body shot.
McCracken fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Melo is struggling to control the position.
McCracken is trying to pull guard but Melo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McCracken jumps guard but Melo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Renan Melo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conor McCracken.
Melo lands a body shot in the clinch.
McCracken tries to pull guard but Melo holds him up against the cage and eventually McCracken drops back down to his feet.
Melo lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCracken tries to pull guard but Melo won't allow it.
Melo lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Melo.
Still in the clinch, Melo scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCracken tries to pull guard but Melo holds him up against the cage and eventually McCracken drops back down to his feet.
Melo lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo gets through McCracken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Melo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCracken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Melo.
McCracken fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Melo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Melo presses McCracken against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McCracken tries to pull guard but Melo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Melo.
Melo lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Melo - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Melo.
McCracken is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Melo to keep the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Melo.
Melo manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Melo both land. Nice combination.
McCracken misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melo.
McCracken takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Melo.
McCracken on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Melo throws a body punch but McCracken moves out of range.
Melo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Melo wants it to stay on the feet.
Melo misses with a looping right.
Melo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCracken.
A telegraphed right hand from Melo misses the target.
A lazy left from Melo finds it's target.
McCracken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melo.
McCracken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Melo.
Melo lands with an uppercut that bounces McCracken off the cage and back into range.
Melo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCracken.
McCracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCracken throws out the jab.
McCracken wants to slow Melo down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo lands with a cross.
Melo avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCracken misses with a series of wild punches.
McCracken closes this distance looking for a takedown but Melo circles away.
McCracken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Melo just misses with a punch to the body.
Melo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCracken is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Melo rather than just go for the knockout.
Melo closes the distance and pushes McCracken back into the cage.
Melo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCrackens head.
A short body shot lands from Melo as the two fighters clinch.
Melo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCracken.
A nice right hand lands inside from Melo.
A hook to the body from Melo.
McCracken tries to pull guard but Melo holds him up against the cage and eventually McCracken drops back down to his feet.
McCracken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Melo lands a right hand.
Conor McCracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Renan Melo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCracken tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right handed body shot lands from Melo.
Melo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCracken throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jab by Melo.
Melo scores with a body shot.
Melo lands a slapping body shot.
Melo lands a jab to the head.
Melo shoots in and gets a takedown into McCracken's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McCracken is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renan Melo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Melo 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan Melo!
Renan Melo very nearly forgot to thank Darkness amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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