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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renan Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo comes to the cage accompanied by Fireball - Pitbull. Landry has chosen country boy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 cm
28
145 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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171 cm
38
136 lbs
30 - 15 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renan Melo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Landry! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Landry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Landry dodges the punch combination from Melo.
Melo misses with a straight left. Melo misses with a looping left. Melo swings for the body but Landry moves out of range.
Landry tests Melo's chin there with a solid looking shot. Melo swings and misses with a shot to the body and Landry counters with a stiff right hand. Landry dodges the punch combination from Melo.
Landry tries a low kick but Melo avoids it. Landry cracks Melo with an open hand slap. A cross from Melo lands. Melo tries to clinch but Landry is having none of it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A slow jab from Landry misses its intended target. Nice uppercut lands for Melo. That snapped Landry's head back.
Melo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A left lands for Landry. Landry throws the kick towards the body but Melo avoids it. Landry throws a low kick, looking for Melo's leg but Melo calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Landry.
Landry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cletus Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Landry throws a looping overhand right but Melo ducks down to avoid it. Landry throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Landry throws a hook but Melo avoids it easily. Landry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Melo backs up against the cage.
Landry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Melo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Melo connects with a nice looking jab.
Melo misses with a looping right. Melo cracks Landry with a right hand to the side of the head. Landry misses with a hook
and Melo counters with a lovely straight right hand! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Landry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melo. Melo lands with an overhand left.
Landry is rocked! Landry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Landry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Landry is still on wobbly legs! Can Melo finish him? Landry fails to land with a series of punches.
Landry throws an off balance right hand
and Melo counters with a huge left! Landry is in big trouble! He's backing up but Melo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Landry from any more damage. A dominating finish by Melo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renan Melo! A victorious Renan Melo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
75% |
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