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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Melo working for a triangle but St Pierre defends it easily.
Melo has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Melo is retaining full guard.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Melo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! St Pierre escapes and throws Melo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
St Pierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
St Pierre moves into full mount!
St Pierre working for a guillotine from mount but Melo is in no mood to give up.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Melo regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Melo looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Melo is defending well.
Melo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Melo actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melo tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
Melo looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Melo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melo with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
Melo manages to work his way to half guard, despite St Pierre's best efforts.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pierre is trying to control. Melo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Melo is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
St Pierre should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Melo defends the submission attempt.
St Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
Melo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Melo is just riding it out for now. St Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
Melo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Melo wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Melo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Melo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Melo doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Melo throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St Pierre is looking to land body kicks.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Melo lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre's sensitive parts.
Nice takedown defense from St Pierre. No joy for Melo on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Melo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Melo looks for a takedown but St Pierre sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Melo counters with an inside leg kick.
Melo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Pierre defends it nicely.
Melo has a takedown stuffed.
Melo shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed Melo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Melo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melo doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Melo tries to clinch but St Pierre is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melo has a takedown stuffed.
Good leg kick by Melo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Melo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Melo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melo wants to clinch.
Melo clinches up with St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage.
Melo pulls guard effortlessly.
St Pierre 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.
Melo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Melo is working from the bottom.
Melo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Melo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but St Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Pierre passes Melo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St Pierre wants to take a breather but Melo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but Melo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
St Pierre moves into full mount! Melo won't be happy about that!
Melo is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Melo blocking the ground and pound.
Melo is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
Melo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Melo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute St Pierre jumps into side control!
St Pierre is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Melo has escaped the position, nice work there.
St Pierre gets to mount! Melo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Melo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Melo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Georges St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre is trying to take his opponent's back.
St Pierre looking to control but Melo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Melo working to try and regain half guard.
St Pierre looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabio Melo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Melo is looking to slow St Pierre down with leg kicks.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Melo counters with a takedown into side control.
Melo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, St Pierre has escaped the position, nice work there.
Melo landing strikes.
Melo is working St Pierre over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Melo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Melo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
St Pierre throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre struggling a bit here.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
Melo tries for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
St Pierre tries to bench press Melo off him but Melo keeps the position.
St Pierre wants to control but Melo postures up.
Melo is trying to get an arm triangle but St Pierre is defending well.
Melo tries for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
Melo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Melo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but St Pierre is avoiding damage 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.
Melo throws a strike aimed at the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre avoids it well.
Melo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
St Pierre striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Melo lands an elbow.
Melo throws a strike aimed at the side of St Pierre's head but St Pierre avoids it well.
St Pierre lands with an elbow strike from the bottom.
Melo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Melo regains half guard.
Melo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Melo defends the submission attempt.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Melo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Melo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Pierre drops back looking for a leg! Melo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Melo manages to kick St Pierre off! St Pierre jumps back into Melo's guard.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Melo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Melo!
St Pierre scoring with strikes but Melo is staying in there.
Melo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by St Pierre.
Melo working to try and regain half guard.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the head.
Melo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
St Pierre tries to control but Melo wriggling away.
St Pierre throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Melo because St Pierre loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fabio Melo.
I think Melo 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Melo!
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energy
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