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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nino Niederreiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo comes to the cage accompanied by Max Webster- Toronto Tontos. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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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
10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nino Niederreiter!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niederreiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niederreiter throws an off balance right hand
and Melo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter lands with a nice body kick.
Niederreiter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Melo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Melo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Niederreiter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Melo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melo misses with an uppercut.
Melo throws a hook but Niederreiter blocks it.
Melo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melo drives through and clinches with Niederreiter against the cage.
Niederreiter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niederreiter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niederreiter throws a shot to the body.
Niederreiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Niederreiter will feel that in the morning.
Melo lands a nice shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Melo, as that shot connected.
Melo throws a leg kick but Niederreiter moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Niederreiter.
Melo cracks the inside of Niederreiter's front leg.
Niederreiter connects with an inside leg kick.
Melo misses with a looping left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Niederreiter. That's going to slow Melo down.
Niederreiter misses with a body kick.
Melo takes the fight into the clinch.
Melo prevents a body shot from Niederreiter.
Melo swings wildly with an uppercut but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melo tries to throw a body punch but Niederreiter avoids it by throwing Melo back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter manages to break the clinch.
Melo throws a looping overhand right but Niederreiter ducks down to avoid it.
Melo moves in looking to clinch but Niederreiter pushes him off.
Niederreiter scores with a spinning back kick!
Melo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niederreiter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Melo moves out of range as Niederreiter throws a body kick.
As Niederreiter tries to get set, Melo tries to push him back and clinch up but Niederreiter manages to avoid the attempt.
Niederreiter checks a low kick from Melo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melo.
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 throws a looping overhand right but Niederreiter ducks down to avoid it.
Niederreiter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Melo throws a leg kick but Niederreiter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Niederreiter cracks Melo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Niederreiter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Niederreiter throws a leg kick which misses Melo's front leg but catches the back leg as Melo tries to avoid it.
Melo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niederreiter looks for the body kick but Melo saw that one coming.
Melo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Melo is looking to clinch but Niederreiter is avoiding it.
Melo takes a swing at Niederreiter's ribcage but misses.
Niederreiter throws a push kick but Melo slaps the foot to one side.
Jab from Niederreiter.
Melo scores with a nice head shot.
Niederreiter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Melo drops his hands momentarily and Niederreiter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Melo.
Niederreiter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Melo is able to avoid easily.
Melo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo misses with a low kick as Niederreiter jumps back.
Niederreiter slips under a jab.
Niederreiter moves out of range as Melo strikes.
Melo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Melo cracks the inside of Niederreiter's front leg.
A cross from Melo lands.
Niederreiter connects with a leg kick. Melo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Melo misses with an uppercut. Niederreiter saw that one coming.
Melo misses with a straight right.
Melo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niederreiter gets tackled into the cage by Melo. Melo maintains the clinch.
Niederreiter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Melo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niederreiter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niederreiter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niederreiter throws a body kick that misses.
Melo's corner calls for a 1-2. Melo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melo blocks a jab.
Melo lunges at Niederreiter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Niederreiter's hand.
Niederreiter throws a body punch but Melo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo misses with a looping right.
Melo moves into the clinch.
Melo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niederreiter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niederreiter.
I was talking to Melo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Niederreiter tries to work over Melo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niederreiter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Melo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Melo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Melo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melo throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Niederreiter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Melo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niederreiter's elbow.
Niederreiter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nino Niederreiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melo tries to close the distance and clinch but Niederreiter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Melo throws a big shot that misses.
Niederreiter flicks out a counter leg kick but Melo steps away.
Melo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Melo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Melo checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Melo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eddie Melo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Niederreiter looks to land a left hand but Melo moved out of range nicely.
Eddie Melo is winning the standup battle so far.
Niederreiter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Melo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Niederreiter staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Niederreiter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Melo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Melo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Niederreiter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Niederreiter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Melo ducks under a wild hook from Niederreiter.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Niederreiter.
Melo misses with an uppercut. Niederreiter saw that one coming.
Niederreiter scores with a hook to the body. Melo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Niederreiter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melo is looking to counter punch.
Niederreiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melo.
Niederreiter is looking to chop away at Melo's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Melo misses the target.
Melo moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Niederreiter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niederreiter misses with a punch to the body.
Melo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niederreiter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niederreiter was well out of range. Poor timing from Melo.
Melo is looking to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Melo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Melo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Melo.
Melo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Melo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Niederreiter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Niederreiter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Niederreiter slips a straight right by Melo.
Melo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Niederreiter misses.
Niederreiter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Niederreiter misses with an uppercut. Melo saw that one coming.
Melo looks to land a left hand but Niederreiter moved out of range nicely.
Melo misses the shot to the body.
Niederreiter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Niederreiter looks for the body kick but Melo saw that one coming.
Niederreiter cracks Melo with a good jab.
Niederreiter tries to land a front kick but Melo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melo moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter scores with a push kick.
Melo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Niederreiter just manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melo.
Niederreiter throws a push kick but Melo slaps the foot to one side.
Niederreiter thuds his shin into the meat of Melo's side.
Melo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Melo blocks a leg kick.
Melo defending well as Niederreiter loads up on a big left hand.
Niederreiter misses with an uppercut.
Melo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Melo throws a body punch but Niederreiter moves out of range.
Melo misses with a low kick.
Niederreiter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Melo's calf.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Niederreiter. Melo shrugs it off though.
Niederreiter looks for the body kick but Melo saw that one coming.
Melo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick.
Melo tries to clinch up but Niederreiter circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo swings for the body but Niederreiter moves out of range.
It seemed like Niederreiter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Niederreiter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Niederreiter scores with a head kick. Melo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melo.
Niederreiter connects with a leg kick. Melo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Melo misses the shot to the body.
Niederreiter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Melo misses with a wild body shot.
Niederreiter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melo.
Niederreiter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Melo is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Niederreiter.
Melo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Niederreiter moves out of range as Melo strikes.
Niederreiter misses with a low kick as Melo jumps back.
Niederreiter checks a leg kick nicely.
Melo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niederreiter manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Melo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niederreiter moves away.
Niederreiter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Melo throws a looping overhand right but Niederreiter ducks down to avoid it.
Niederreiter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niederreiter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Melo misses with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Niederreiter. Melo shrugs it off though.
Niederreiter moves out of range of the strikes.
Melo throws out a loose jab but Niederreiter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niederreiter checks the leg kick.
Niederreiter pushes Melo away with a front kick.
Niederreiter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Niederreiter moves away from the strike by Melo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niederreiter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melo walks into a stiff left hand from Niederreiter.
Melo staying out of range there.
Melo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Niederreiter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niederreiter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Niederreiter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Niederreiter - that will leave a mark!
Melo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niederreiter.
Melo takes a swing at Niederreiter's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Niederreiter tenderised Melo's leg. Melo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Niederreiter throws a lazy right hand but Melo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Melo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Niederreiter.
Melo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niederreiter.
Niederreiter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Niederreiter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melo.
Niederreiter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melo.
Melo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Niederreiter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melo missing with a left hand there. Niederreiter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Melo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Melo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niederreiter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niederreiter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Niederreiter is looking to chop away at Melo's legs.
Melo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Niederreiter manages to circle out of the way.
Niederreiter connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Niederreiter slams his shin into Melo's torso.
Melo throws an overhand right that lands on Niederreiter's shoulder, as Niederreiter tries to avoid the shot.
Melo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Niederreiter's hands.
Niederreiter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Melo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melo blocks the body kick.
Niederreiter tests Melo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Melo swings for the body but Niederreiter moves out of range.
Melo misses with a wild body shot.
Niederreiter walks into a left hand.
Niederreiter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Melo ducks under a wild hook from Niederreiter.
Nice body kick from Niederreiter.
Melo ducks right into an uppercut from Niederreiter.
Melo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niederreiter throws a jab when Melo was well out of range.
Melo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Niederreiter checks a leg kick.
Niederreiter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Melo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Niederreiter's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Niederreiter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo lands with a cross.
Jab by Melo.
Melo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Melo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niederreiter scores with a jab.
Melo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Niederreiter gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Melo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Melo has a couple of punches blocked by Niederreiter.
Niederreiter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niederreiter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niederreiter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Niederreiter misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Niederreiter does it's job there.
Melo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, jab by Melo - just one landing.
Melo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Niederreiter. Niederreiter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Melo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Niederreiter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niederreiter checks a leg kick.
Melo blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niederreiter throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Niederreiter.
Melo lands the left hand.
Niederreiter missing with a left hand there. Melo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Melo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Melo loads up on a big right hand but Niederreiter slips the punch.
Niederreiter swats away the attempt to clinch by Melo.
Melo lands a body shot.
Niederreiter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Melo misses its intended target.
Niederreiter connects with a body shot.
Niederreiter is looking to land body kicks.
Niederreiter blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Niederreiter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Melo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niederreiter slips a jab and a cross from Melo.
Niederreiter replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Melo blocks it well.
Niederreiter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niederreiter swings for the body but Melo moves out of range.
Melo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niederreiter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Niederreiter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Melo doesn't seem bothered though.
Niederreiter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Melo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niederreiter.
Niederreiter misses with a body kick.
Melo throws a hook to the side of Niederreiter's head but Niederreiter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niederreiter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Melo tries to clinch but Niederreiter is having none of it.
Niederreiter lands a really nice looking cross but Melo seems unphased.
Niederreiter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Melo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Niederreiter will feel that in the morning.
Melo looks to score with a jab to the body but Niederreiter is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Melo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Niederreiter walks into a straight right hand from Melo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Niederreiter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Niederreiter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Niederreiter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Niederreiter!
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