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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renan Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo comes to the cage accompanied by Fireball - Pitbull. Skrumbo has chosen It's a fight!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renan Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Melo tries for a kimura but Skrumbo is defending well.
Skrumbo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skrumbo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Melo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Melo tries for a kimura but Skrumbo is defending well.
Skrumbo tries to escape but Melo is in control.
Melo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Skrumbo , who protects the arm well.
Melo taking a breather here.
Skrumbo throws Melo to one side and escapes!
Skrumbo tries to work over Melo's front leg with a kick but Melo checks it.
Melo attempts a counter takedown but Skrumbo avoids it well and moves away.
Melo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo looks for the body kick but Melo saw that one coming.
Melo tries to counter with a takedown but Skrumbo is quick to defend against it.
Melo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Melo tries to clinch but Skrumbo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skrumbo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Melo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skrumbo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Skrumbo .
Melo misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skrumbo . That's going to slow Melo down.
Melo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skrumbo lands a lovely overhand right.
Melo cracks a nice hook into Skrumbo 's ribs.
Melo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skrumbo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Melo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Melo darts in and clinches Skrumbo up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skrumbo .
Melo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Skrumbo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skrumbo is keeping the position for now.
Melo stops Skrumbo from standing up.
Skrumbo keeping moving, preventing Melo from controlling successfully.
Melo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Skrumbo wants to stand but Melo is controlling the position.
Melo wants to pass the guard but Skrumbo is keeping the position.
Melo is working hard here to advance position.
Melo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Melo is pushing down on Skrumbo 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Skrumbo is fighting to maintain full guard but Melo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Melo prevents Skrumbo from standing back up.
Melo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Skrumbo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Melo.
Melo stops Skrumbo from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo kicks off Melo and gets to his feet.
Melo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Melo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Skrumbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skrumbo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Skrumbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Melo looks to land a left hand but Skrumbo moved out of range nicely.
Melo checks the leg kick.
Renan Melo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skrumbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skrumbo lands a jab to the nose.
Skrumbo scores with a leg kick.
Skrumbo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Melo misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Skrumbo - just one landing.
Skrumbo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Melo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Melo slips under a jab.
Melo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Skrumbo sprawls and moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Skrumbo connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skrumbo manages to avoid it.
Skrumbo lands with a straight right. Melo didn't see that one coming.
Melo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Melo lands with a right hand.
Melo scores with a hook to the body. Skrumbo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skrumbo lands with a good body shot.
Da Skrumbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skrumbo scoring well with a low kick there.
Melo connects with the punch.
Melo throws a leg kick but Skrumbo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skrumbo throws a chopping leg kick but Melo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Melo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Skrumbo slips a jab from Melo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Melo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Skrumbo - the referee stops the clock and Melo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Skrumbo . Melo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Skrumbo slips a jab from Melo.
A countering left hand to the body from Skrumbo misses.
Melo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skrumbo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Melo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A lazy body kick from Skrumbo
and Melo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Skrumbo won't be happy with that.
Skrumbo prevents Melo from moving into mount.
Skrumbo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Melo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Melo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Skrumbo wants to get back to his feet.
Skrumbo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Melo lands with an uppercut that bounces Skrumbo off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skrumbo slips under a jab.
Melo missing with a left hand there. Skrumbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skrumbo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Melo finds it's way round the side to connect with Skrumbo 's head.
A jab lands there for Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skrumbo throws a body punch but Melo moves out of range.
Skrumbo slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo throws a hook to the side of Skrumbo 's head but Skrumbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skrumbo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Melo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skrumbo misses with a straight right.
Skrumbo staying out of range there.
Melo scores with a shot to the body.
Melo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Da Skrumbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skrumbo connects with a leg kick. Melo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skrumbo throws a shot from downtown. Melo moves away and avoids it.
Melo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skrumbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melo takes one to the side of the head.
Melo darts in trying to clinch
and Skrumbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Melo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melo throws a lazy right hand but Skrumbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo blocks a jab.
Melo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skrumbo misses the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skrumbo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skrumbo .
Skrumbo misses with a wild body shot.
Skrumbo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Melo scores with a nice right hand.
Skrumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Melo is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skrumbo .
Melo defending well as Skrumbo loads up on a big left hand.
Melo missing with a left hand there. Skrumbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Melo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Skrumbo misses.
Melo tries to counter with a takedown but Skrumbo is quick to defend against it.
Melo swings widly with a right hand
and Skrumbo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skrumbo .
Melo misses with a body shot.
Melo throws a looping overhand right but Skrumbo ducks down to avoid it.
Skrumbo 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Melo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skrumbo scrambles back to his feet.
Melo swinging wildly here.
Melo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Melo cracks the inside of Skrumbo 's front leg.
Skrumbo misses with a right hand
and Melo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Skrumbo kicks Melo off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo catches Skrumbo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Skrumbo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Melo on the side of the head.
Melo throws a right hand that Skrumbo ducks under and follows up with a left that Skrumbo also avoids with ease.
Skrumbo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo walks into a left hand.
Skrumbo ducks under a wild hook from Melo.
Melo tries to close the distance and clinch but Skrumbo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skrumbo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Melo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Melo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Melo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skrumbo scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skrumbo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the liver by Skrumbo . Beautiful body shot.
Melo throws out a loose jab but Skrumbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skrumbo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Skrumbo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Melo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Melo connects with an inside leg kick.
Skrumbo slips a jab from Melo.
Melo lands a nice looking body shot.
Melo lands a glancing blow to the side of Skrumbo 's head.
Skrumbo tries to land a body kick
and Melo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Skrumbo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Melo is on him like a limpet, forcing Skrumbo back against the cage.
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!
Melo prevents a body shot from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Melo backwards.
Skrumbo misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Melo's elbow.
Melo fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Skrumbo .
Skrumbo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skrumbo tries to work over Melo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skrumbo misses with a punch to the body.
Skrumbo tries to work over Melo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skrumbo tries to throw a body punch but Melo avoids it by throwing Skrumbo back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skrumbo .
Melo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Skrumbo misses with a punch on the inside.
Skrumbo presses Melo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Melo jumps guard but Skrumbo stands there with Melo around his waist. Melo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Melo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skrumbo lands a shoulder strike.
Skrumbo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Skrumbo 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skrumbo breaks from the clinch.
Melo dips to his left and cracks Skrumbo with an uppercut!
Skrumbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Skrumbo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skrumbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Skrumbo looks to score with a jab to the body but Melo is just out of range.
Melo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Skrumbo .
Melo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Da Skrumbo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skrumbo .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skrumbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melo slips a straight right by Skrumbo .
Melo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Melo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick which misses Melo's front leg but catches the back leg as Melo tries to avoid it.
Melo cracks a nice hook into Skrumbo 's ribs.
Skrumbo lands a nice shot to the body.
Skrumbo throws a leg kick but Melo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Melo throws an off balance right hand
and Skrumbo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skrumbo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Melo is out of range and Skrumbo settles back down.
Melo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skrumbo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Melo's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Melo. That's going to slow Skrumbo down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Melo, right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Skrumbo .
Melo throws the left hand but Skrumbo avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Melo's calf.
Skrumbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melo is looking to clinch but Skrumbo is avoiding it.
Melo misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Melo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skrumbo fakes the leg kick and cracks Melo in the body.
Nice defenses there by Melo.
Melo feinted with a counter takedown.
Renan Melo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice straight punches there by Skrumbo . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skrumbo .
Skrumbo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Melo misses the target.
Skrumbo scores with a nice right hand.
Melo moves into the clinch.
Melo tries a body shot but Skrumbo blocks it.
Melo misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo can't find room to land a body shot as Skrumbo controls the action.
Melo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Melo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skrumbo after a bit of a struggle.
Melo tries to pull guard but Skrumbo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Melo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Melo tries to work over Skrumbo 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Melo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Skrumbo just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Melo fails to land.
Skrumbo blocks a body shot from Melo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Melo fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Skrumbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skrumbo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Skrumbo !
During a confident post fight interview, Da Skrumbo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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