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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between sergio liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). liddell comes to the cage accompanied by Dream On. Melo has chosen Who let the dogs out as his entrance music. Victor Melo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, sergio liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Melo!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
liddell throws a nice looking combination but Melo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Melo dives in and grabs liddell's left leg, looking for a takedown. liddell pushes down on Melo's head and hops out.
liddell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
liddell misses with the combination.
liddell scores with a three punch combo!
liddell throws a series of punches but Melo avoids them all with ease.
Melo shoots in but liddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
liddell stuns Melo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from liddell misses.
liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Melo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
liddell misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
liddell misses with a few strikes there.
Melo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
sergio liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Melo.
liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
liddell cracks a nice hook into Melo's ribs.
A combination from liddell does no damage.
liddell throws a right hand that Melo ducks under and follows up with a left that Melo also avoids with ease.
liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
liddell digs a good hook to Melo's body.
liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melo misses with a takedown attempt - liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
liddell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by liddell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
liddell is looking to wear down Melo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
liddell works Melo's body with a nice hook.
liddell lands with a nice combination. Melo backs away looking to recover.
Melo looks gassed!
liddell cracks Melo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
liddell thuds his right hand into Melo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
liddell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
liddell lands a with a good body shot.
liddell throws a right hand that Melo ducks under and follows up with a left that Melo also avoids with ease.
sergio liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
liddell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Melo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
liddell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
liddell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Victor Melo has been cut.
liddell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melo ducks right into an uppercut from liddell.
A lazy left from liddell finds it's target.
liddell lands a nice shot that snaps Melo's head back.
liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melo circles away quickly and effectively.
liddell connects with a jab.
liddell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
liddell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
sergio liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
liddell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
liddell misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
liddell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from liddell finds it's way through Melo's defenses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from liddell.
liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
liddell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Melo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
liddell stalks Melo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Melo's face. Melo staggers backwards, shaken.
liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melo is trying desperately to land a takedown but liddell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Melo.
liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Melo moves forwards but liddell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melo dodges the punch combination from liddell.
liddell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
liddell looks to land a combination. Melo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sergio liddell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Melo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
liddell dips to his left and cracks Melo with an uppercut!
liddell misses with a two punch combination.
Melo dodges the punch combination from liddell.
sergio liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
Melo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Melo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
liddell manages to get to full guard.
liddell is looking to stand up but Melo isn't so interested in that idea.
Melo is breathing heavily.
liddell keeping moving, preventing Melo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
liddell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
liddell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
liddell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Melo defending well though.
liddell decides to return to a standing position.
liddell throws a right and a left that both miss.
liddell throws a one two combo.
A combination from liddell does no damage.
liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
liddell throws a combination. Melo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
liddell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
liddell misses with a double jab.
liddell throws a series of strikes that have Melo backpedaling.
liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
liddell is working the combinations to good effect here.
liddell works Melo's body with a nice hook.
sergio liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from liddell misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from liddell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by liddell - just one landing.
liddell lands with a nice body punch.
Melo moves forwards but liddell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
liddell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
liddell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
liddell works over Melo's head and body with a nice combination.
liddell stuns Melo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from liddell.
liddell stalks Melo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Melo's face. Melo staggers backwards, shaken.
liddell misses with a two punch combination.
liddell lands a slapping body shot.
liddell fails to land with a series of punches.
liddell scores with a nice head shot.
A combination from liddell does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
liddell misses with a two punch combination.
liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from liddell both land. Nice combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts liddell, as that shot connected.
liddell scores with a one two! Melo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
liddell lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Melo there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sergio liddell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Victor Melo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
liddell jabs at Melo's body.
liddell misses with the combination.
liddell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
liddell throws a combination. Melo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Melo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. liddell defends it nicely.
liddell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Melo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
liddell swinging wildly here.
liddell misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
liddell stalks Melo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Melo's face. Melo staggers backwards, shaken.
liddell throws a series of punches but Melo avoids them all with ease.
Jab from liddell.
liddell tries to bum rush Melo with a series of wild strikes but Melo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
liddell scores with a three punch combo!
liddell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melo can do to turn this around?
liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melo dodges the punch combination from liddell.
liddell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by liddell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
liddell connects with a crisp jab.
liddell scores with a jab. Melo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
liddell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
liddell swinging wildly here.
liddell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
liddell tries to bum rush Melo with a series of wild strikes but Melo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from liddell.
liddell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Melo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
liddell scores with a jab.
liddell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That has opened up Victor Melo's cut even more.
liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
liddell misses with a few strikes there.
liddell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Melo has time to react.
liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
liddell throws a one two combo.
liddell connects with a single shot there.
sergio liddell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
liddell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
liddell looks to land a combination. Melo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
liddell throws a right hand that Melo ducks under and follows up with a left that Melo also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
liddell jabs at Melo's body.
Nice jab there from liddell.
A left and a right from liddell both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from liddell.
Victor Melo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
liddell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
liddell misses with a series of wild punches.
liddell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
liddell lands a with a good body shot.
liddell misses with a double jab.
liddell throws a series of strikes that have Melo backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
sergio liddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well liddell 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sergio liddell!
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