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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drew Bones (ranked 4897 p4p, 4353 weight class) and Felipe Melo Rocha (ranked 423 p4p, 397 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Drew Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felipe Melo Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Felipe Melo Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melo Rocha dives in for a single leg takedown but Bones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Bones. Those never looked like landing.
Melo Rocha shoots in but no luck this time.
Bones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drew Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Melo Rocha.
Bones moves into range and clinches up with Melo Rocha.
Bones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melo Rocha blocks it with crossed arms.
Bones keeps control of Melo Rocha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo Rocha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bones.
Melo Rocha gets control of Bones's arms and successfully pulls guard. Melo Rocha will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Melo Rocha wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bones looking to pass the guard.
Bones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bones wants to get up but he can't break Melo Rocha's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Melo Rocha wants to stand up but Bones is controlling him.
Bones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Melo Rocha is adopting a defensive guard.
Bones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Melo Rocha works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Bones trying to control but Melo Rocha is working from the bottom.
Bones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Melo Rocha wants to get back to his feet but Bones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice takedown defense from Melo Rocha. No joy for Bones on that attempt.
Melo Rocha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bones as he avoids it easily.
Bones seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Melo Rocha wants to clinch up but Bones keeps it at a distance.
Melo Rocha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bones is fending him off so far but Melo Rocha persists. Nope, Bones circles away and we're back to standing.
Bones throws a head kick but Melo Rocha moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Melo Rocha is defended easily by Bones.
Bones shoots in for a double leg but Melo Rocha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Melo Rocha is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bones shoots for a double leg takedown but Melo Rocha sprawls well. He's pushed Bones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Melo Rocha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bones avoids it really well and circles away.
Melo Rocha misses with a takedown
and Bones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Melo Rocha looks winded!
Bones leaves Melo Rocha with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bones is looking for a counter combo.
Melo Rocha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bones avoids it really well and circles away.
Bones misses with a two punch combination.
Melo Rocha shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Felipe Melo Rocha has been cut.
Melo Rocha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bones counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones drives through and clinches with Melo Rocha against the cage.
Melo Rocha tries to score a body lock takedown but Bones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bones stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Melo Rocha blocks an elbow strike from Bones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melo Rocha drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bones pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melo Rocha drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Melo Rocha jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Bones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Melo Rocha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Melo Rocha throws a sloppy head kick and Bones moves out of range easily.
Melo Rocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bones.
Melo Rocha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bones closes the distance and clinches up with Melo Rocha, looking for a takedown. Bones pushes Melo Rocha against the cage but Melo Rocha circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And Melo Rocha tries to counter it with a takedown but Bones pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Melo Rocha or perhaps it was just good defense by Bones, which made it look bad.
Bones has managed to clinch.
Bones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Melo Rocha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo Rocha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bones tries to kick Melo Rocha off but Melo Rocha keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Melo Rocha seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones is trying to control but can't.
Melo Rocha is breathing heavily.
Melo Rocha wants to work for an arm triangle but Bones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bones wants to control but Melo Rocha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melo Rocha can do to turn this around?
Bones wants to get back to full guard.
Bones tries to kick Melo Rocha off but Melo Rocha keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Melo Rocha seems to be working for a kimura but Bones defends the submission attempt.
Melo Rocha prevents Bones from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bones actively working from the bottom here.
Melo Rocha seems to be looking for submissions.
Bones is defending against the submission attempts here by Melo Rocha.
Bones wants to control but Melo Rocha is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones is defending against the submission attempts here by Melo Rocha.
Melo Rocha seems to be looking for submissions.
Bones is controlling Melo Rocha's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bones is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Melo Rocha jumps into side control!
Bones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melo Rocha on the ground.
Melo Rocha working the ground and pound but Bones is defending the strikes.
Bones is looking to reverse the position.
Bones is working hard here to advance position.
Melo Rocha tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones is looking for a sweep.
Melo Rocha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Felipe Melo Rocha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Melo Rocha trying to control the position but Bones is working away.
Melo Rocha thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Melo Rocha wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melo Rocha is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Melo Rocha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felipe Melo Rocha's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Melo Rocha has a takedown stuffed.
Bones clinches.
Bones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melo Rocha avoids it.
Melo Rocha is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Melo Rocha up against the cage.
Melo Rocha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drew Bones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Melo Rocha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melo Rocha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Melo Rocha feints the counter takedown.
Bones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melo Rocha is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo Rocha throws a head kick that Bones semi-blocks.
Bones throws a series of strikes that have Melo Rocha backpedaling.
Bones closes the distance and clinches.
Bones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bones lands a knee to the body.
Bones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bones scores with a shot to the body.
Bones has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones manages to break the clinch.
Bones closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bones manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bones, as that shot connected.
Melo Rocha fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bones.
Melo Rocha avoids the head kick by Bones.
Bones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bones avoids the head kick by Melo Rocha.
Bones throws a head kick but Melo Rocha moves out of range.
Bones forces Melo Rocha back against the cage and clinches.
Bones is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones manages to break the clinch.
Bones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Melo Rocha tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bones is in Melo Rocha's guard.
Bones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Melo Rocha's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones wants to stand and escape but instead Melo Rocha has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Melo Rocha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Melo Rocha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bones wants to stand up but Melo Rocha is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Melo Rocha's guard.
Bones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Melo Rocha's guard.
Melo Rocha trying to control the position.
Bones preventing the sweep.
Melo Rocha lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bones has Melo Rocha pulled in close to control his posture.
Bones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Bones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Bones!
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