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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rakharo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Melbrooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Monster. Melbrooks has chosen Motorhead - Smiling like a killer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rakharo Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Melbrooks!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko throws and low kick but Melbrooks moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Melbrooks.
Ko looks for the body kick but Melbrooks saw that one coming.
Melbrooks throws a shot from downtown. Ko moves away and avoids it.
Ko blocks the body kick.
Melbrooks instigates a clinch.
Melbrooks misses with the head strike.
Ko avoids the elbow strike from Melbrooks, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Melbrooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ko throws an elbow but misses.
Melbrooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Melbrooks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Melbrooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Rakharo Ko has been cut.
Ko managing to block the knees to the body from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ko avoids the elbow strike from Melbrooks, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Melbrooks throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ko misses with an elbow strike.
Melbrooks blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Melbrooks's brow.
Melbrooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ko is defending well for now.
Melbrooks lands a nice knee to the body.
Melbrooks blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Melbrooks throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Melbrooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Melbrooks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ko blocks an elbow strike.
Melbrooks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Melbrooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Ko.
Ko managing to block the knees to the body from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Melbrooks dodges an elbow strike from Ko.
Melbrooks takes an elbow to the temple.
Ko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Melbrooks misses with an elbow strike.
Ko lands a nice elbow.
Ko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Melbrooks throws an elbow but it misses.
Melbrooks throws an elbow but it misses.
Ko blocks the elbow strike.
Ko blocks the elbow strike.
Ko managing to block the knees to the body from Melbrooks.
Ko blocks an elbow strike.
Melbrooks blocks an elbow strike from Ko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melbrooks working Ko over with knees to the body.
Melbrooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ko dodges an elbow strike from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Ko lands an elbow that stopped Melbrooks in his tracks for a moment.
Ko blocks an elbow strike from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands an elbow inside that Ko shrugs off.
Melbrooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ko's defenses.
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow.
Melbrooks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Melbrooks misses with a knee strike.
Melbrooks blocks an elbow strike from Ko.
Melbrooks blocks the elbow strike.
Ko lands an elbow inside that Melbrooks shrugs off.
Ko throws an elbow but it misses.
Melbrooks misses with an elbow over the top.
Ko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ko avoiding damage as Melbrooks throws knees to the body.
Melbrooks lands an elbow just above Ko 's eye.
Melbrooks being controlled against the cage.
Melbrooks lands an elbow that stopped Ko in his tracks for a moment.
Rakharo Ko's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melbrooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ko's defenses.
Melbrooks avoids the elbow strike from Ko, against the cage.
Ko avoids a wild elbow strike from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ko throws an elbow but misses.
Ko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Melbrooks misses with an elbow strike.
Ko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ko avoiding damage as Melbrooks throws knees to the body.
Melbrooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Melbrooks is trying to break the clinch but Ko has him pressed against the cage.
Ko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ko tries to stall but Melbrooks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Melbrooks lands a nice knee to the body.
Melbrooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ko.
Ko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Melbrooks missing with knees to the body.
Melbrooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Melbrooks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melbrooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Melbrooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Melbrooks blocks an elbow strike from Ko.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Melbrooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ko's brow.
Ko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Melbrooks misses with an elbow strike.
Melbrooks avoiding damage as Ko throws knees to the body.
Ko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Melbrooks trying to land knees to the body.
Melbrooks misses with an elbow strike.
Melbrooks lands an elbow inside that Ko shrugs off.
Rakharo Ko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ko pushes off an throws an elbow but Melbrooks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Melbrooks lands an elbow just above Ko 's eye.
Melbrooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ko misses with an elbow strike.
Ko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Melbrooks avoids a wild elbow strike from Ko.
Melbrooks blocks the elbow strike.
Melbrooks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ko lands an elbow just above Melbrooks 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Melbrooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Melbrooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rakharo Ko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Melbrooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melbrooks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ko's head backwards.
Melbrooks throws a looping overhand right but Ko ducks down to avoid it.
Ko moves out of range of the body kick from Melbrooks.
Nice body kick from Ko.
Melbrooks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melbrooks rushes Ko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Melbrooks.
Ko blocks an elbow strike from Melbrooks.
Ko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ko is stalling here.
Melbrooks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ko blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melbrooks missing with knees to the body.
Ko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Melbrooks lands an elbow just above Ko 's eye.
Melbrooks misses with an elbow strike.
Ko managing to block the knees to the body from Melbrooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Melbrooks.
Nice elbow from Ko.
Melbrooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Ko avoids the damage to the body.
Melbrooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Melbrooks blocks an elbow strike from Ko.
Melbrooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Ko uses good head movement to avoid it.
John Melbrooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Melbrooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ko backwards.
Ko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Melbrooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ko's brow.
Ko blocks the elbow strike.
Ko lands an elbow just above Melbrooks 's eye.
Melbrooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks throws a shot from downtown. Ko moves away and avoids it.
Melbrooks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ko moves into the clinch.
Ko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Melbrooks misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melbrooks tries to land a knee to the head but Ko blocks with his arms.
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Melbrooks is trying to force a seperation but Ko has the dominant position.
Ko blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ko.
Ko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Melbrooks lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Rakharo Ko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Melbrooks lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Melbrooks throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Ko.
Ko avoids the elbow strike from Melbrooks, against the cage.
Melbrooks avoids the elbow strike from Ko, against the cage.
Ko keeps control of Melbrooks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ko managing to block the knees to the body from Melbrooks.
Ko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Melbrooks's efforts to push away.
Ko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Melbrooks is keeping busy.
Melbrooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Ko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Melbrooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melbrooks blocks an elbow strike.
Melbrooks avoids the elbow strike from Ko, against the cage.
Melbrooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Melbrooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ko's defenses.
Melbrooks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Melbrooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ko is defending well for now.
Melbrooks throws an elbow but it misses.
Melbrooks throws an elbow but it misses.
Ko avoids the elbow strike from Melbrooks, against the cage.
Melbrooks lands a knee to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Melbrooks in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ko blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Melbrooks.
Ko blocks an elbow strike from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks looking to throw knees to the head but Ko is blocking nicely.
Ko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Melbrooks is breathing heavily.
Melbrooks lands an elbow just above Ko 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rakharo Ko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Melbrooks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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