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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Hope Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristoff Melkovick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hope Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Phenomenal Eminem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Hope Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cristoff Melkovick!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melkovick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hope Jr sprawls well. Hope Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Melkovick gets slowly back to his feet.
Hope Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Melkovick throws a big shot that misses.
Melkovick closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hope Jr's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melkovick throwing strikes from guard but Hope Jr blocks nicely.
Melkovick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hope Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hope Jr trying to work for an americana but Melkovick has managed to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melkovick wants to sweep but no luck.
Melkovick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Melkovick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hope Jr defends it easily.
Hope Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Melkovick is retaining full guard.
Hope Jr trying to control but Melkovick is working from the bottom.
Hope Jr is stalling in the full guard.
Hope Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hope Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Melkovick has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hope Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Melkovick is trying to control the position but Hope Jr postures up.
Melkovick looking for a guillotine here but Hope Jr defends easily.
Hope Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Melkovick lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Melkovick stops Hope Jr from standing up.
Melkovick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melkovick wants to control from the top but Hope Jr keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Melkovick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hope Jr regains half guard.
Melkovick drops an elbow to the side of Hope Jr's head.
Hope Jr is trying to stand.
Melkovick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Melkovick thows a huge punch but Hope Jr dodges it nicely.
Melkovick looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Melkovick keeps trying to improve his position.
Hope Jr wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick is trying to control the action in half guard but Hope Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Melkovick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hope Jr is trying to stand.
Melkovick tries to pass to full mount but Hope Jr defends it.
Melkovick seems to be working for a kimura but Hope Jr defends the submission attempt.
Melkovick prevents Hope Jr from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melkovick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hope Jr.
Melkovick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristoff Melkovick dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Melkovick leaves Hope Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hope Jr connects with a single shot there.
Melkovick throws a big shot that misses.
Hope Jr slips a straight right by Melkovick.
Melkovick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hope Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice jab there from Hope Jr.
Hope Jr tries to bum rush Melkovick with a series of wild strikes but Melkovick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melkovick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melkovick swings widly with a right hand
and Hope Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Melkovick thinking.
Good exchange - Hope Jr coming out on top.
Melkovick dives in and grabs Hope Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hope Jr pushes down on Melkovick's head and hops out.
Hope Jr throws a big counter combination but Melkovick scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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!
Hope Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melkovick.
Hope Jr shoots in and drives through. Melkovick sprawls well.
Melkovick feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkovick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hope Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Hope Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melkovick misses with a body shot.
Hope Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Melkovick doesn't seem bothered though.
Billy Hope Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Melkovick drives through and clinches with Hope Jr against the cage.
Melkovick drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hope Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Melkovick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hope Jr's half guard.
Melkovick is trying to control the action in half guard but Hope Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Melkovick is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hope Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Melkovick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope Jr is staying active underneath Melkovick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Melkovick content to control rather than advance.
Hope Jr has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Melkovick escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Melkovick!
Melkovick is putting a hurting on Hope Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hope Jr is trying to improve his position.
Hope Jr tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Melkovick dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick landing strikes from the mount and Hope Jr is in trouble!
Melkovick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hope Jr squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Melkovick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hope Jr is looking to escape.
Hope Jr taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hope Jr taking shots to the head.
Melkovick breaks from Hope Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Melkovick scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hope Jr tries to hold on but Melkovick pushes him away.
Melkovick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Melkovick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hope Jr tries to buck Melkovick off but he can't manage it.
Melkovick cracks Hope Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melkovick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Melkovick trying to control but Hope Jr is having none of it.
BOOM! Melkovick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hope Jr is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Melkovick landing shots from mount.
Melkovick is working for a guillotine from mount but Hope Jr frees his head quite easily.
Melkovick punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristoff Melkovick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hope Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Melkovick fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hope Jr to the ground. Melkovick is now in Hope Jr's guard.
Melkovick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Melkovick trying to control but Hope Jr is working from the bottom.
Melkovick postures up.
Melkovick drops back looking for a leg! Hope Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hope Jr manages to kick Melkovick off! Melkovick jumps back into Hope Jr's guard.
Melkovick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Melkovick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkovick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Melkovick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Melkovick chips away with some ground and pound.
Melkovick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hope Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Melkovick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Melkovick wants to control from the top but Hope Jr keeps moving.
Hope Jr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Melkovick has picked Hope Jr up and slammed him! Hope Jr can't keep hold of the triangle and Melkovick manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hope Jr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cristoff Melkovick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Melkovick trying to control the action but Hope Jr is working from the bottom.
Hope Jr wants to get back to his feet but Melkovick is dominant here and he's now got Hope Jr's back!
Hope Jr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Melkovick connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hope Jr to escape the position.
Melkovick is not going to allow Hope Jr to sit and survive in this position.
Melkovick scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick is persistently looking for the submission but Hope Jr is defending it well.
Melkovick lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The referee is taking a good look at Hope Jr as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Melkovick!
Melkovick connects with a big shot to the side of Hope Jr's head.
Melkovick lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Melkovick scores with punches to the body.
Hope Jr is taking damage to the body and head.
Hope Jr tries to escape but Melkovick has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Melkovick lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Melkovick has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hope Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melkovick scores with strikes from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melkovick struggling to keep hold of the position.
Melkovick working for the choke.
Billy Hope Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Melkovick go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hope Jr trying to get back to his feet but Melkovick is in full control for now.
Melkovick is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Hope Jr up.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Melkovick.
Cristoff Melkovick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Melkovick controlling well, preventing Hope Jr from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cristoff Melkovick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Melkovick winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristoff Melkovick!
In defeat, Billy Hope Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ILL BE BACK AND BE BETTER THAN EVER! '.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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