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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masomakali Mosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erin Melcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Masomakali Mosi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Masomakali Mosi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erin Melcher!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosi tries to land a front kick but Melcher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mosi tries to bum rush Melcher with a series of wild strikes but Melcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melcher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mosi to the mat! Mosi manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Mosi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mosi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melcher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Melcher trying to control but Mosi is working from the bottom.
Mosi being controlled here, momentarily.
Melcher pushes down on Mosi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mosi trying to control from the bottom.
Melcher decides to stand and escape the position.
Melcher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mosi circles away.
Melcher shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mosi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Melcher has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Melcher scores with a takedown into Mosi's guard.
Melcher stops Mosi from standing up.
Melcher stands up from Mosi's guard - Melcher perhaps looking for a knockout.
Melcher looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Mosi scores with a four punch combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Mosi scores with a four punch combination!
Melcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melcher looks to land a combination but Mosi avoids it well.
Mosi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Melcher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Melcher.
Mosi stops a takedown attempt from Melcher.
Mosi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melcher has him pressed against the cage.
Mosi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Melcher backwards.
Melcher wants a takedown.
Masomakali Mosi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erin Melcher.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mosi.
A left hand lands to the body for Mosi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melcher has a couple of punches blocked by Mosi.
Mosi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Melcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melcher drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mosi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Melcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mosi tries to clinch but Melcher moves out of range.
Mosi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Melcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Mosi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mosi slaps away a takedown attempt from Melcher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mosi scores with a three punch combo!
Mosi looks to land a combination but Melcher avoids it well.
Mosi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Melcher but Melcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mosi closes the distance but Melcher moves to the side
and Melcher moves into the clinch.
Mosi stalling in the clinch but Melcher improves position.
Mosi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Melcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melcher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Melcher misses.
Mosi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Melcher is fending him off so far but Mosi persists. Nope, Melcher circles away and we're back to standing.
Melcher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Melcher tries to clinch up.
Melcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mosi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Melcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melcher scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mosi wants to control but Melcher is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erin Melcher 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.
Mosi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Melcher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Melcher throws a combination that misses
and Mosi counters with a one-two to the body.
Melcher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Melcher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Melcher lands in his opponent's guard.
Melcher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Melcher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Melcher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Melcher prevents Mosi from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Mosi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mosi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Melcher wants to control from the top but Mosi keeps moving.
Melcher sitting in guard here, content to control.
Melcher stops Mosi from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Melcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melcher walks into a jab.
Masomakali Mosi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mosi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Melcher dodges the punch combination from Mosi.
Masomakali Mosi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melcher has managed to clinch.
Melcher will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mosi up against the cage.
Mosi is leaning against Melcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Melcher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mosi prevents it.
Mosi lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Melcher as Mosi tries to tie him up.
Mosi working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosi managing to block the knees to the body from Melcher.
Melcher has hold of one of Mosi's legs. Mosi is fighting the takedown attempt but Melcher gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mosi keeping moving, preventing Melcher from controlling successfully.
Mosi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mosi, not yet.
Melcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mosi is keeping the position for now.
Mosi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Melcher won't allow Mosi to get back to his feet.
Mosi keeping moving, preventing Melcher from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mosi looks to land a combination. Melcher sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Melcher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Melcher looking to stall.
Mosi blocks an uppercut.
Melcher wants a takedown but no success here.
Mosi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Melcher.
Masomakali Mosi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erin Melcher.
Melcher trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mosi tries to stall but Melcher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mosi lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erin Melcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Mosi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Melcher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Mosi.
Melcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mosi is working an open guard so Melcher takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mosi wants to clinch
and Melcher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mosi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Melcher is keeping busy.
Melcher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Melcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Mosi avoids the damage to the body.
Mosi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melcher backwards.
Melcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Melcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Mosi does no damage.
Melcher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mosi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mosi tries to clinch but Melcher is having none of it.
Melcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Melcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Mosi is just out of range.
Melcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Melcher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Melcher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Melcher prevents Mosi from improving his position.
Melcher prevents Mosi from standing back up.
Mosi wants to improve his position but Melcher is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melcher content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Melcher throwing shots but Mosi is blocking nicely.
Mosi is trying to control but can't.
Melcher not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher wants to control but Mosi is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mosi trying to control from the bottom.
Mosi wants to get back to full guard.
Melcher decides to stand up.
Mosi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melcher walks into a jab.
Melcher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Melcher counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosi gets underhooks to prevent Melcher's takedown attempt.
Mosi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Melcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mosi is defending well for now.
Mosi trying to stall but Melcher improves his position.
Mosi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Melcher missing with knees to the body.
Mosi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melcher backwards.
Mosi lands a shot to the body.
Erin Melcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mosi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mosi lands a left hand.
Melcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mosi.
Mosi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Masomakali Mosi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melcher missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erin Melcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Melcher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erin Melcher!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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