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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radnos Inathana (ranked 3458 p4p, 382 weight class) and Tarik Mello (ranked 3960 p4p, 420 weight class). Radnos Inathana has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
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171 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Radnos Inathana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Mello!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Mello or perhaps it was just good defense by Inathana, which made it look bad.
Inathana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Inathana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mello keeping control of the position.
Inathana lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inathana slips a nice elbow through Mello's hands, connecting with Mello's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inathana working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Inathana prevents Mello from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Inathana there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mello is trying to control but can't.
Mello tries to roll over but Inathana keeps him under control.
Mello is controlling Inathana's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mello looks winded!
Inathana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Inathana lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mello regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Inathana.
Mello looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Inathana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mello's head.
Mello preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Inathana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Inathana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Inathana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mello's head.
Inathana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Inathana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Inathana is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Special Ops N7 Training that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Inathana stopping the sweep attempt from Mello.
Inathana throws a strike but Mello rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mello sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Inathana's guard.
Mello throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mello thows a huge punch but Inathana dodges it nicely.
Inathana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mello.
Inathana taking some punishment here, with Mello in his half guard.
Mello thows a huge punch but Inathana dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mello sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inathana defending well though.
Mello thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Inathana has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mello is working away from the top position though.
Mello working Inathana over with strikes.
Mello throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mello not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mello tries to pass to full mount but Inathana defends it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Inathana shoots in and gets a takedown into Mello's guard.
Mello bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Inathana's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inathana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mello tries to free his leg and advance position but Inathana is retaining full guard.
Inathana wants to hit a switch here but Mello passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Inathana there!
Poor strikes thrown by Mello there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mello has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mello throwing strikes but Inathana recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mello passes to side control.
Inathana takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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 Radnos Inathana will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mello decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mello throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mello thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mello not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mello lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mello working the head and body with strikes.
Inathana is looking for a sweep. Mello is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mello wants to pass the guard but Inathana is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mello throws a strike but Inathana avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mello throwing strikes from guard but Inathana blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mello makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mello passes into half guard.
Inathana really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mello wants to pass the guard but Inathana is defending well.
Mello throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mello missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mello winds up and cracks Inathana with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mello working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mello sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inathana defending well though.
Inathana blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mello.
Mello missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Inathana feints and as Mello raises his hands in defense, Inathana changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Inathana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Inathana lands a couple of digs.
Inathana is working Mello over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Inathana scoring with punches to the head and body.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mello can do anything to dispel that myth.
Inathana throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mello works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Inathana lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inathana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Inathana stopping the sweep attempt from Mello.
Inathana connects with a couple of short punches.
Inathana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mello looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inathana is one step ahead there.
Inathana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Inathana lands a couple of elbows.
Mello manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Inathana manages to get himself to full guard.
Mello throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inathana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mello.
Inathana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Inathana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mello's guard.
Inathana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mello is keeping the position for now.
Mello wants to sweep but no luck.
Inathana throwing strikes from guard but Mello blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Inathana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Inathana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tarik Mello will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Inathana shoots in and gets a takedown into Mello's guard.
Inathana scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inathana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mello has his hands on Inathana's head, controlling the position.
Inathana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Inathana preventing the sweep.
Inathana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inathana throws a strike but Mello rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Inathana is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inathana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mello is in close to Inathana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Radnos Inathana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mello throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mello postures up in Inathana's guard and throws a big left but Inathana blocks it.
Mello throws an elbow that misses. Inathana uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mello's guard. Nice move by Inathana!
Mello has momentary wrist control but Inathana slips an elbow through the middle.
Mello is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Inathana won't allow Mello to sweep him here.
Inathana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inathana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Inathana chips away with some ground and pound.
Inathana pushing down on Mello's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Inathana working Mello over with strikes.
Mello trying to control but Inathana postures up.
Inathana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Inathana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Inathana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Inathana tries to pass to full mount but Mello defends it.
Inathana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inathana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mello keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Inathana prevents Mello from improving his position.
Mello has hold of Inathana's hands but Inathana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mello taking some punishment here, with Inathana in his half guard.
Inathana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mello makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mello.
Mello is trying to keep Inathana in close.
Inathana throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inathana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mello's head.
Inathana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Inathana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Inathana working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Inathana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mello is trying to keep Inathana in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Inathana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Inathana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Inathana throws a strike but Mello rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Radnos Inathana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inathana 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radnos Inathana!
A victorious Radnos Inathana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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