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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes into the arena with Face the pain - Steem blaring out of the sound system. Melo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Who let the dogs out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Victor Melo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with SergiO Ortiz's chin.
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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218 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Melo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo gets caught flat footed, as Ortiz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Melo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Melo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Melo blocks nicely.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Melo keeps moving.
Ortiz stands up over Melo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melo on the ground.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
Ortiz is working Melo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo wants to stand and escape but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Melo blocks nicely.
Ortiz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Melo, up you get!
Ortiz tries to clinch but Melo is having none of it.
SergiO Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Melo avoids it really well and circles away.
Melo fails with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a takedown into side control.
Ortiz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Melo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown. Melo fights it but they end up in guard.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Melo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Melo keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz won't allow Melo to sweep him here.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz distracts Melo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortiz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ortiz distracts Melo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Melo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz content to stall in guard here.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Melo keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Melo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ortiz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ortiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Melo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortiz has managed to get both his arms back between Melo's legs - danger averted.
Melo keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ortiz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Melo!
Melo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Melo taking shots to the head.
Melo is bucking up trying to escape but Ortiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Ortiz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Melo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ortiz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melo is trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
SergiO Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the head.
Ortiz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Melo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ortiz with a couple of short strikes.
Ortiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ortiz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Melo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ortiz controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Ortiz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Melo hang on?
Ortiz unloading with bombs!
Ortiz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ortiz is landing with some decent strikes but Melo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ortiz avoids the attempt from Melo to control.
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz unloading with bombs!
Melo is bucking up trying to escape but Ortiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Melo really wants to buck Ortiz off and get back to his feet.
Melo tries to hold on but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Ortiz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Melo looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Melo is looking to improve his position but Ortiz isn't that keen on the idea.
Melo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ortiz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Melo tries to hold on but Ortiz postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ortiz.
Ortiz taking a break here but Melo is having none of it and regains half guard.
Melo kicks off Ortiz and gets to his feet.
Ortiz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Melo counters with a shoot takedown. Ortiz fights it but they end up in guard.
Ortiz 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Melo tries to pass.
Melo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ortiz dives on top into guard.
Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Melo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortiz has managed to get both his arms back between Melo's legs - danger averted.
Melo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortiz stands up over Melo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ortiz stands up and waves to Melo to follow him.
Ortiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Melo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ortiz!
Melo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ortiz turns into him and now he's in Melo's guard.
Ortiz cracks Melo with a solid left hand.
Ortiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Ortiz distracts Melo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ortiz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ortiz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz distracts Melo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melo keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Melo wants to stand and escape but Ortiz is having none of it.
SergiO Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Melo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Victor Melo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz stops Melo from standing up.
Ortiz gets to his feet. Melo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ortiz wants to clinch but Melo slips to the side
and Melo counters with a shoot takedown. Ortiz fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Melo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortiz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight for SergiO Ortiz!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for SergiO Ortiz!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for SergiO Ortiz!
SergiO Ortiz wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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