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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nonito Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nonito Melo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oliveira takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Ronaldo Oliveira has been cut.
Oliveira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Melo avoids it really well and circles away.
Melo misses with a few strikes there.
Melo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Melo moves out of range.
Melo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Melo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Melo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oliveira is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira struggling a bit here.
Melo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Melo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Oliveira to his feet.
A head kick misses from Melo.
Melo jabs at Oliveira's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Melo swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Melo misses with a head kick.
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Melo circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melo looks to land a combination but Oliveira avoids it well.
Oliveira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Melo tries to avoid it but Oliveira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Melo to the ground. Melo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Melo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Melo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Melo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira dives in for a single leg takedown but Melo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Melo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Melo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Melo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Oliveira really felt that one!
A head kick from Melo lands but Oliveira takes it in his stride.
Melo stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Melo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Melo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oliveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Melo wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Melo defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melo is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nonito Melo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Oliveira's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Melo.
Oliveira tries to move into range but Melo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oliveira looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Melo is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well.
Oliveira misses with a head shot. Melo uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira stands and throws Melo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Melo wants to get back to his feet but Oliveira drags him back down.
Oliveira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Melo wants to get back to his feet but Oliveira drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Melo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ronaldo Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Oliveira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Melo swinging wildly here.
Oliveira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots in for a double leg but Melo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Melo swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Melo.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Melo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oliveira is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Melo misses with a two punch combination.
Oliveira tries to land a front kick but Melo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Oliveira tries to pass to full mount but Melo defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo is defending against the submission attempts here by Oliveira.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira prevents Melo from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melo keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Oliveira's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Melo as Oliveira shoots in.
Melo thuds a left hand into Oliveira's body.
Oliveira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nonito Melo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Melo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Melo.
Melo misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Melo shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira throws the left hand but Melo avoids the punch easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Melo.
Melo misses with a head kick.
Melo throws a nice head kick!
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Melo circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Melo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oliveira scrambles back to his feet.
Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Melo punishes Oliveira's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Melo counters with a solid body kick.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt - Melo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Melo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oliveira rather than just go for the knockout.
Melo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melo throws a series of punches but Oliveira avoids them all with ease.
Melo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Melo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Melo lands a jab.
Melo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oliveira working a defensive guard here.
Melo gets to his feet. Oliveira looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Melo feints and then cracks Oliveira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliveira down.
Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melo. That's going to slow Oliveira down.
Melo misses with a head kick.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oliveira throws a strike but Melo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliveira escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Melo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo scoring with some ground and pound.
Melo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oliveira working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Melo has passed into half guard!
Oliveira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nonito Melo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Melo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nonito Melo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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