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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Reiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherman Melvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Reiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sherman Melvin!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melvin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Melvin throws a right and a left that Reiser avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Melvin.
Reiser connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Melvin moves in looking to clinch but Reiser pushes him off.
Reiser tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reiser tries to clinch up
and Melvin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Melvin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melvin lands a jab to Reiser's midsection.
Melvin moves in looking to clinch but Reiser pushes him off.
Melvin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reiser closes the distance and clinches.
Reiser just leaning against Melvin, taking a breather.
Melvin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Reiser.
Reiser throws a head kick that misses.
Reiser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Melvin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Reiser really felt that one!
Reiser takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Melvin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reiser lands with a thumping leg kick.
Melvin looks gassed!
Reiser throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reiser has Melvin up against the cage in a clinch.
Melvin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reiser tries a knee to the head but Melvin blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Reiser fails to land.
Melvin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reiser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melvin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reiser keeps control of Melvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Melvin wants to break free but Reiser has control.
The is referee keeping an eye on Reiser - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Reiser for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Melvin misses with a punch on the inside.
Melvin wants to break free but Reiser has control.
Reiser looking to throw knees to the head but Melvin is blocking nicely.
Reiser gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Melvin has had enough of the clinch but Reiser keeps him there for the moment.
Melvin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reiser with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reiser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Melvin wants to break free but Reiser has control.
Melvin throws a head punch that misses.
Reiser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reiser is trying to break free.
Melvin looking to slow down the pace here.
Reiser is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melvin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Melvin misses with some punches.
Melvin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reiser has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Reiser.
Reiser tries to stall but Melvin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reiser stalling.
Reiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Melvin.
Melvin working aggressively here.
Reiser letting Melvin take a breather here.
Melvin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Melvin is trying to break free.
Reiser prevents Melvin from breaking the clinch.
Melvin tries to land knees in the clinch but Reiser avoids the damage to the body.
Reiser prevents Melvin from breaking the clinch.
Melvin looking to slow down the pace here.
Reiser stalls.
Melvin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
Reiser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melvin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reiser moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reiser clinches but Melvin breaks the clinch
and Melvin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Reiser throws a sloppy head kick and Melvin moves out of range easily.
Melvin throws a right and a left that Reiser avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Melvin.
Melvin throws a right hand that Reiser ducks under and follows up with a left that Reiser also avoids with ease.
Melvin lands a right hook to the body.
Melvin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reiser, pushing him back against the cage.
Reiser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reiser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melvin blocks it with crossed arms.
Reiser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reiser lands a head kick!
Melvin is rocked!
Melvin doesn't manage to clinch there - Reiser circles away.
Melvin is still on wobbly legs! Can Reiser finish him?
Reiser closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Reiser dominated that round.
That's time! Reiser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Melvin throws a right hand that Reiser ducks under and follows up with a left that Reiser also avoids with ease.
Melvin seems to have recovered his senses.
Reiser throws a sloppy head kick
and Melvin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Melvin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reiser counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reiser misses with a knee strike.
Reiser's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Reiser lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melvin backwards.
Reiser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Reiser lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Reiser.
Reiser misses with a knee to the head.
Reiser manages to break the clinch.
Melvin tries to clinch up
and Reiser counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reiser.
Melvin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reiser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Reiser using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melvin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reiser scores with a shot to the side of Melvin's head.
Reiser tries to land a knee to the head but Melvin blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Reiser.
Reiser with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reiser has Melvin pressed against the cage.
Melvin misses with a punch on the inside.
Reiser with a knee to the head.
Reiser lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reiser.
Reiser lands a knee to the body.
Reiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melvin throws a leg kick
and Reiser counters with a leg kick.
Melvin looks to clinch
and Reiser counters by moving into the clinch.
Reiser manages to break the clinch.
Reiser rushes Melvin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Melvin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reiser pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Melvin.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reiser.
Reiser crunches a lovely knee into Melvin's ribcage.
Reiser leaning against his opponent.
Reiser throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melvin blocks it with crossed arms.
Reiser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reiser wants to clinch
and Melvin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Reiser tries a knee to the head but Melvin blocks it.
Melvin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reiser avoiding damage.
Reiser keeps control of Melvin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reiser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Melvin misses with some punches.
Reiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reiser tries to clinch up
and Melvin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reiser wants to clinch
and Melvin counters with a two punch combo.
Reiser tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Melvin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reiser tries to clinch but Melvin moves away
and Melvin counters with a left and a right that stings Reiser.
Reiser tries to clinch but Melvin moves away
letting Melvin counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Reiser.
Melvin misses with a series of wild punches.
Reiser looks to clinch
and Melvin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Melvin.
Melvin lands a body punch.
Melvin lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Reiser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Melvin wants to get back to striking at distance but Reiser won't allow it.
Melvin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reiser breaks from the clinch.
Reiser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Melvin counters with a low kick, right behind Reiser 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reiser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reiser tries to clinch
and Melvin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reiser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reiser darts in trying to clinch
and Melvin counters with a series of strikes. Reiser will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reiser slips a straight right by Melvin.
Reiser throws a leg kick
and Melvin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reiser chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melvin can pounce on him.
Reiser closes the distance looking to clinch
and Melvin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reiser closes the distance but Melvin moves to the side
and Melvin counters with a two punch combo.
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 Hans Reiser will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Reiser clinches but Melvin breaks the clinch
and Melvin counters with a straight right hand.
Reiser moves into the clinch.
Melvin wants to get back to striking at distance but Reiser won't allow it.
Reiser tries to land a knee to the head but Melvin blocks with his arms.
Melvin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reiser up against the cage.
Melvin misses with a punch on the inside.
Reiser prevents a body shot from Melvin.
Hans Reiser has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Melvin looking to stall.
Reiser scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Reiser.
Reiser with a knee to the head.
Reiser throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reiser stalling against the cage.
Melvin can't break the clinch.
Reiser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reiser looks to clinch
and Melvin counters with a left and a right that stings Reiser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melvin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Melvin counters with a two punch combo.
Reiser lands with a slapping head kick.
Reiser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Melvin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Melvin.
Knees to the body from Reiser.
Reiser lands a nice elbow.
Melvin lands a body shot.
Melvin misses with some punches.
Reiser lands a nice elbow.
Melvin lands a shot to the body.
Reiser prevents a body shot from Melvin.
Reiser blocks an uppercut.
Reiser is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reiser lands a nice knee to the body.
Reiser landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reiser scores with a knee to the head.
Melvin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Melvin letting Reiser take a breather here.
Melvin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reiser breaks the clinch.
Reiser wants to clinch but Melvin slips to the side
and Melvin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A shot in the inside from Reiser.
Reiser is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Reiser landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reiser controlling the action here for a moment.
Melvin takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reiser.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reiser.
Reiser is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Melvin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melvin moves into range and clinches up with Reiser.
Melvin controlling the action here for a moment.
Reiser will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Melvin up against the cage.
Melvin blocks an elbow strike from Reiser.
Melvin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reiser has him pressed against the cage.
Reiser looking to stall.
Melvin wants to get back to striking at distance but Reiser won't allow it.
Melvin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Melvin breaks the clinch.
Melvin tries to clinch but Reiser is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melvin connects with a nice looking jab.
Melvin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Melvin takes the fight into the clinch.
Melvin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melvin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Melvin tries to clinch up but Reiser circles away and keeps his distance.
Melvin closes the distance and clinches.
Melvin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reiser stalls.
Melvin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melvin lands a body shot.
Sherman Melvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melvin throws a right hand that Reiser ducks under and follows up with a left that Reiser also avoids with ease.
Hans Reiser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reiser tries to clinch but Melvin moves away
enabling Melvin to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melvin tries to keep at a distance but Reiser has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reiser lands a right hand.
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 Hans Reiser.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reiser, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Reiser!
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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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