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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Melartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollace's entrance music is Outside by Staind. A fine choice. Melartin has chosen Pennywise- Homesick as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Rafael Melartin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollace blocks a jab.
Melartin scores with a three punch combo!
Hollace moves out of range of the strikes.
Melartin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hollace moves away.
Hollace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Melartin.
Hollace is looking to slow Melartin down with leg kicks.
Melartin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hollace.
Hollace misses with the combination.
Melartin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollace manages to avoid it.
Hollace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melartin circles away quickly and effectively.
Hollace connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Melartin's hands.
Melartin tries to sprawl but Hollace drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hollace seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hollace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Melartin defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melartin is looking for a sweep. Hollace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hollace looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Well, if Hollace is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Melartin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hollace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hollace content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace stops Melartin from getting back to his feet.
Hollace has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hollace has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Melartin's face.
Melartin tries to buck Hollace off but he can't manage it.
Hollace working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hollace goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Melartin is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melartin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace keeping moving, preventing Melartin from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rafael Melartin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Melartin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hollace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Melartin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hollace lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Melartin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hollace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melartin.
Hollace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melartin moves away.
Melartin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melartin scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Melartin. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Melartin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hollace lands a nice shot to the body.
Hollace throws a good cross that connects.
Hollace slips under a jab.
Hollace's corner calls for a 1-2. Hollace obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Melartin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollace gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hollace lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollace. Melartin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Melartin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Hollace lands an impressive looking overhand right. Melartin doesn't seem phased though.
Hollace scores with a punch to the head.
Melartin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Hollace 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.
Hollace looks for a takedown but Melartin sprawls well.
Melartin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollace.
Hollace misses with a low kick.
Hollace shoots in looking for a takedown. Melartin tries to sprawl out of it but Hollace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Melartin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hollace attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Melartin digs a good body shot into Hollace's ribs.
Melartin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollace swings for the body but Melartin moves out of range.
Hollace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melartin throws out the jab.
Melartin scores with a jab.
Melartin keeps the fight on the outside.
Hollace fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronan Hollace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melartin. Hollace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melartin.
Rafael Melartin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hollace shoots in but no luck this time.
Hollace looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Melartin tries to get to full guard but Hollace has control of the leg.
Melartin pushes Hollace off and gets back to his feet.
Melartin lands a body shot.
Melartin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Melartin loads up on a big right hand but Hollace slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hollace looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hollace ducks under a wild hook from Melartin.
Melartin looks to land a right hand but Hollace moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melartin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollace.
A jab from Melartin misses.
Hollace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Melartin is trying to defend but Hollace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollace is looking to stall here but Melartin recovers full guard.
Hollace tries to free his leg and advance position but Melartin is retaining full guard.
Melartin keeping moving, preventing Hollace from controlling successfully.
Hollace prevents Melartin from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace is looking to work some ground and pound but Melartin has wrist control.
Melartin wants to get back to his feet but Hollace is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hollace lands a couple of digs.
Hollace wants to control from the top but Melartin keeps moving.
Hollace throwing strikes but missing.
Hollace controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hollace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hollace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melartin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hollace showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Melartin is looking to stand up but Hollace isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Hollace dominated that second round.
That's time! Hollace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A left and a right from Melartin both land. Nice combination.
Melartin throws out a powerful jab.
Hollace is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Melartin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hollace lands a glancing blow to the side of Melartin's head.
Melartin defending well as Hollace loads up on a big left hand.
Hollace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Melartin throws a hook but Hollace avoids it easily.
Hollace closes the distance and clinches.
Hollace works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Melartin tries to break free but Hollace pushes him back against the cage.
Hollace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hollace gets a clinch.
Hollace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Melartin is defending well for now.
Hollace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Melartin is trying to push Hollace away but Hollace has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hollace tries to throw a body punch but Melartin avoids it by throwing Hollace back against the cage.
Hollace trying to land knees to the body.
Melartin tries to break free but Hollace pushes him back against the cage.
Hollace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Rafael Melartin has been cut.
Hollace pushes off an throws an elbow but Melartin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hollace lands a nice knee to the body.
Hollace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Melartin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hollace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melartin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Melartin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Melartin is trying to break the clinch but Hollace has him pressed against the cage.
Hollace has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Melartin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hollace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hollace.
Hollace keeps control of Melartin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Melartin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hollace is leaning against Melartin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rafael Melartin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hollace.
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!
Hollace working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Melartin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Melartin trying to stall but Hollace improves his position.
A left hand lands to the body for Hollace.
Hollace keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Melartin's efforts to push away.
Melartin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hollace manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace lands a nice looking body kick.
Hollace lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Melartin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hollace.
Hollace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melartin.
A cross from Hollace lands.
Melartin throws the left hand but Hollace avoids the punch easily.
Hollace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Melartin throws an overhand right that lands on Hollace's shoulder, as Hollace tries to avoid the shot.
Hollace cracks the inside of Melartin's front leg.
Melartin throws a hook to the side of Hollace's head but Hollace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Melartin thows a body shot but no joy.
Hollace catches Melartin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Melartin throws a hook but Hollace avoids it easily.
Hollace connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Melartin with a jab.
Hollace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace pushes Melartin up against the cage in a clinch.
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 elbow from Hollace.
Melartin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hollace is keeping busy.
Hollace is working for takedown but Melartin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hollace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Melartin breaks the clinch.
Rafael Melartin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hollace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Melartin works on Hollace's body with a couple of short punches.
Melartin tries to work over Hollace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hollace works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Melartin breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollace tests Melartin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hollace tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Melartin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hollace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melartin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Hollace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hollace, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Hollace!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ronan Hollace thanked BLKOUT CLothing 93% Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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hype
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