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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between carl dewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Melkonyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melkonyan has chosen 25/17 as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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265 lbs
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183 cm
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253 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, carl dewitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eduard Melkonyan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melkonyan looks to land a left hand but dewitt moved out of range nicely.
Melkonyan slips a straight right by dewitt.
Nice defenses there by Melkonyan.
carl dewitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dewitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melkonyan misses with a straight right.
dewitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
dewitt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from dewitt misses.
Melkonyan just misses with a punch to the body.
dewitt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Melkonyan blocks a jab.
dewitt throws a shot from downtown. Melkonyan moves away and avoids it.
Melkonyan misses with a body shot.
dewitt throws a hook but Melkonyan avoids it easily.
Melkonyan moves away from the strike by dewitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from dewitt misses.
dewitt misses with a few strikes there.
Melkonyan misses with a hook.
dewitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melkonyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
dewitt misses with a few strikes there.
Melkonyan misses with a double jab
and dewitt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
dewitt misses with a straight left.
dewitt slips under a jab.
Melkonyan slips a straight right by dewitt.
dewitt throws a looping overhand right but Melkonyan ducks down to avoid it.
dewitt punishes Melkonyan's body with a nice straight punch.
dewitt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
dewitt misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dewitt lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
dewitt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melkonyan.
Melkonyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from dewitt.
Melkonyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
carl dewitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dewitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Melkonyan misses.
Some wild striking there from Melkonyan.
Melkonyan moves forwards but dewitt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
dewitt lands with an uppercut that bounces Melkonyan off the cage and back into rage.
Melkonyan throws a nice looking combination but dewitt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Melkonyan clinches but dewitt breaks the clinch
letting dewitt counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dewitt.
Melkonyan closes this distance looking for a takedown but dewitt circles away.
dewitt ducks under a wild hook from Melkonyan.
Melkonyan slips a straight right by dewitt.
dewitt fails to land with a series of punches.
Melkonyan closes this distance looking for a takedown but dewitt circles away.
dewitt throws a series of punches but Melkonyan moves out of range.
dewitt misses with a looping left.
dewitt moves into range and connects with a jab.
dewitt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
dewitt scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan throws a head kick but dewitt moves out of range.
dewitt throws a hook to the side of Melkonyan's head but Melkonyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
dewitt moves out of range of the strikes.
dewitt throws a hook but Melkonyan avoids it easily.
dewitt throws a hook but Melkonyan avoids it easily.
Melkonyan defending well as dewitt loads up on a big left hand.
dewitt throws out a loose jab but Melkonyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melkonyan slips under a jab from dewitt.
dewitt misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dewitt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Melkonyan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
dewitt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Melkonyan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
carl dewitt dominated that round.
That's time! dewitt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
dewitt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melkonyan.
Melkonyan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract dewitt.
Melkonyan misses with a double jab
and dewitt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Melkonyan throws a hook but dewitt avoids it easily.
dewitt slips a jab from Melkonyan.
Nice defenses there by Melkonyan.
Melkonyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
dewitt lands a head shot.
dewitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melkonyan circles away quickly and effectively.
Melkonyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from dewitt.
Melkonyan fails with a takedown attempt.
Melkonyan ducks under a wild hook from dewitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkonyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Melkonyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melkonyan misses with a hook. dewitt ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Melkonyan misses its intended target.
dewitt misses with a looping left.
dewitt ducks under a wild hook from Melkonyan.
Melkonyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
dewitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Melkonyan misses its intended target.
Melkonyan staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dewitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
dewitt blocks a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Melkonyan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, dewitt has got the better of the exchanges.
dewitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Melkonyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Melkonyan fails with the takedown.
dewitt misses with a looping left.
Melkonyan misses with a looping left.
Melkonyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from dewitt.
Melkonyan throws a solid leg kick but dewitt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Melkonyan.
A jab from dewitt finds it's way through Melkonyan's defenses.
Melkonyan misses with an uppercut.
Melkonyan 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.
Melkonyan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? dewitt is fending him off so far but Melkonyan persists. Nope, dewitt circles away and we're back to standing.
carl dewitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduard Melkonyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in dewitt's half guard.
Melkonyan works his way into full mount!
Melkonyan looking to finish with strikes here!
Melkonyan unloads with some shots from mount but dewitt bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
dewitt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Melkonyan looking to secure an arm triangle but dewitt defends it well.
Melkonyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Melkonyan lands a nice shot to the head.
Melkonyan working for a guillotine from mount but dewitt is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melkonyan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that carl dewitt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
dewitt lands a jab-cross combination.
dewitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Melkonyan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Melkonyan works his foot free and advances to mount.
dewitt defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Melkonyan.
Melkonyan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkonyan is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Melkonyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melkonyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
dewitt lands with a shot to the body.
dewitt cracks Melkonyan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Melkonyan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around dewitt's waist but dewitt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melkonyan off to one side.
Melkonyan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
dewitt throws a jab when Melkonyan was well out of range.
Melkonyan takes a swing at dewitt's ribcage but misses.
dewitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Melkonyan is just out of range.
Good shot there by dewitt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
dewitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melkonyan moves away.
dewitt throws a big shot that misses.
dewitt tries to sprawl but Melkonyan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Melkonyan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Melkonyan trying to control the action but dewitt is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkonyan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but dewitt sees it coming and defends easily.
Melkonyan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Melkonyan maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! dewitt could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Melkonyan has cracked it and dewitt is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Melkonyan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eduard Melkonyan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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