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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erin Melcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erin Melcher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ross Pearson's chin.
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162 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erin Melcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ross Pearson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson misses with a head kick.
A jab from Pearson does it's job there.
Pearson wants to clinch up but Melcher keeps it at a distance.
Pearson throws a right and a left that Melcher avoids nicely.
Pearson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Melcher in his tracks.
Pearson looks to land a right hand but Melcher moved out of range.
Pearson doesn't manage to clinch there - Melcher circles away.
Melcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pearson throws a push kick but Melcher slaps the foot to one side.
Melcher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pearson is fending him off so far but Melcher persists. Nope, Pearson circles away and we're back to standing.
Melcher cracks Pearson with a good jab.
Melcher has closed the distance and engaged Pearson in a clinch.
Pearson misses with an elbow strike.
Melcher looking for a takedown.
Pearson lands with a light punch inside.
Pearson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melcher blocks it with crossed arms.
Pearson throws an elbow that misses.
Melcher is pressed up against the cage. Pearson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Melcher down to the mat. Melcher avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Melcher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pearson.
Pearson looks gassed!
Melcher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Melcher shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pearson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Melcher advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melcher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melcher trying to control but Pearson is having none of it.
Melcher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Melcher looking to control but Pearson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Melcher is working for a guillotine from mount but Pearson frees his head quite easily.
Pearson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Melcher controlling from mount.
Melcher's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is desperately trying to improve his position but Melcher has a good base and remains in mount.
Pearson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Melcher landing strikes from the mount and Pearson is in trouble!
Melcher controlling the position easily from mount.
Pearson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Melcher. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Melcher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson is squirming around, avoiding Melcher's attempts to control the action.
Pearson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Melcher. What's that going to do exactly?
Pearson is squirming around, avoiding Melcher's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher landing strikes from the mount and Pearson is in trouble!
Melcher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Melcher scoring with strikes but Pearson is staying in there.
Melcher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pearson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Melcher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pearson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Melcher trying to control but Pearson is having none of it.
Pearson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Melcher lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Melcher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Erin Melcher just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pearson darts in trying to clinch
and Melcher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pearson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Melcher jumps into side control!
Pearson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Melcher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Melcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pearson keeps working.
Pearson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Pearson trying to remain calm as Melcher controls from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Pearson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erin Melcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Melcher closes the distance and clinches.
Melcher blocks an elbow strike from Pearson.
Melcher pulls guard successfully.
Pearson wants to stand but Melcher is controlling his posture from full guard.
Melcher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Melcher is trying to keep Pearson in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson postures up in Melcher's guard and throws a big left but Melcher blocks it.
Pearson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pearson throws a strike but Melcher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Melcher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good shot there by Pearson.
Pearson misses with a few strikes there.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Melcher avoids them all with ease.
Melcher dives in and grabs Pearson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pearson pushes down on Melcher's head and hops out.
Melcher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pearson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Melcher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Melcher.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pearson is on top in guard.
Melcher controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Melcher is looking for a triangle but Pearson pushes his legs off easily.
Pearson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Melcher controlling the position.
Melcher has momentary wrist control but Pearson slips an elbow through the middle.
Melcher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Melcher is controlling Pearson's posture.
Melcher controls Pearson momentarily but Pearson frees himself.
Pearson landing some decent shots from guard.
Pearson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pearson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pearson takes the fight into the clinch.
Melcher is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erin Melcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson pushes off an throws an elbow but Melcher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Melcher jumps guard and drags Pearson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pearson throws a strike but Melcher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Melcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Pearson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearson pushes Melcher off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pearson scores with a head kick.
Melcher drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melcher is looking to take a break and control but Pearson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pearson looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.
Pearson is trying to buck Melcher off.
Melcher is staying tight to Pearson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Melcher prevents Pearson from escaping the position.
Melcher working the ground and pound.
Pearson is trying to strike from the bottom but Melcher has passed into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erin Melcher dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Melcher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Pearson with that takedown attempt.
Pearson throws a combination. Melcher tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Melcher shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Melcher showed some decent athleticism there.
Melcher trying to control from half guard but Pearson is working away.
Melcher controlling the pace.
Melcher gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Pearson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Melcher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Melcher some visible discomfort.
Pearson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Melcher gets back to half guard.
Pearson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Melcher wants to improve his position but Pearson is controlling well.
Pearson lands with a punch from half guard.
Melcher trying to control here.
Melcher has hold of Pearson's hands but Pearson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Melcher wants to improve his position but Pearson is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pearson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pearson tries a low kick but Melcher avoids it.
Melcher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pearson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Melcher smiles and moves away.
Pearson tries to clinch up.
Melcher keeps the fight on the outside.
Melcher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pearson misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Melcher has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Erin Melcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melcher tries to clinch but Pearson moves out of range.
Melcher throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Pearson.
Pearson misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
Pearson wants to improve his position but Melcher is controlling well.
Pearson wants to get back to his feet.
Melcher passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pearson!
Melcher tries to control but Pearson wriggling away.
Melcher won't let Pearson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Melcher. What's that going to do exactly?
Pearson is trying desperately to improve position.
Pearson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pearson is looking to improve his position but Melcher isn't that keen on the idea.
Erin Melcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melcher looking to control and managing it successfully.
Melcher tries to control but Pearson wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erin Melcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Melcher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erin Melcher!
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