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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Muller (ranked 324 p4p, 211 weight class) and Zheko Melondov (ranked 53 p4p, 36 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Muller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In the Hall of the Mountain King. Melondov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shawty's like a melody . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zheko Melondov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Melondov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muller misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Melondov. Beautiful body shot.
Muller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muller throws a hook but Melondov avoids it easily.
Muller throws a lazy body kick
and Melondov counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Wolfgang Muller has been cut.
Muller motions for Melondov to come forward. Muller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Melondov misses its intended target.
Muller takes one on the button.
Melondov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muller. Muller obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melondov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Melondov.
A big right from Melondov misses.
As Melondov backs away, Muller returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Muller thuds his right hand into Melondov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Melondov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Muller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Muller thumps Melondov with a low kick.
Muller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muller staying out of range there.
Melondov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muller.
No joy there for Melondov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Melondov counters with a stiff right hand.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melondov.
Melondov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melondov slips under a jab from Muller.
Melondov lands a left and a right that send Muller crashing to the mat, dazed. Melondov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Melondov feints and then cracks Muller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muller down.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melondov.
Muller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Melondov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melondov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muller. Muller obviously looking to wear him down.
Melondov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Melondov lands a left and a right that send Muller crashing to the mat, dazed. Melondov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Melondov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Muller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Melondov counters with an outside leg kick.
Melondov throws a lazy uppercut
and Muller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melondov throws the left hand but Muller avoids the punch easily.
Muller scores with the left hand. Melondov knows he should have avoided that one.
Muller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Melondov ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Melondov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melondov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muller.
Melondov scores with a hook.
Melondov throws a right hand that misses
and Muller counters with a right hand to the body.
Muller throws a poor cross that misses
and Melondov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melondov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muller to score with a decent uppercut.
Muller misses with a looping left.
Melondov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melondov manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melondov! But no joy.
Muller moves out of range as Melondov strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Muller misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zheko Melondov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Muller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Melondov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller scores with a hook.
Melondov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melondov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Melondov's sensitive parts.
Melondov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of Muller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Melondov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muller.
Muller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Melondov throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melondov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melondov! But no joy.
Melondov throws a good cross that connects.
Muller cracks Melondov with an open hand slap.
Muller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Melondov.
Melondov slips a jab from Muller.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Muller might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Muller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Melondov throws a lazy right hand but Muller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muller.
Melondov connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller swings widly with a right hand
and Melondov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muller, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some bone on bone action there as Muller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Muller throws a lazy uppercut
and Melondov counters with a stiff right hand.
Muller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Melondov counters with a huge left! Muller is in big trouble! He's backing up but Melondov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Muller from any more damage. A dominating finish by Melondov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zheko Melondov!
A very excited looking Zheko Melondov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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