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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Coltin Scheihing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Melon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Melon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Coltin Scheihing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walter Melon!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scheihing shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Melon defends it nicely.
Scheihing is looking to clinch.
Melon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Scheihing. That one must have hurt.
Melon shoots in and drives through. Scheihing sprawls well.
Melon misses with a low kick.
Scheihing changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Melon misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scheihing moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMelon.
Scheihing closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Melon throws a head kick that misses.
Scheihing tries to clinch there but Melon circles away.
Scheihing sets himself, and Melon steps forward looking for the clinch! Scheihing avoids it this time.
Scheihing wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Melon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Scheihing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scheihing tries to clinch there but Melon circles away.
Melon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Scheihing throws a series of strikes that have Melon backpedaling.
It looks like Walter Melon has been cut.
Scheihing closes the distance and clinches.
Melon keeps control of Scheihing as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scheihing takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Scheihing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scheihing thuds a left hand into Melon's body.
Scheihing slaps away a takedown attempt from Melon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Scheihing appears to be looking for a big counter.
Coltin Scheihing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Melon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scheihing shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Scheihing tries to stand but can't do so whilst Melon controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scheihing content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Melon is looking to control Scheihing's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Melon avoid being mounted?
Scheihing is pressing down on Melon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Melon is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scheihing missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scheihing doesn't manage to clinch there - Melon circles away.
Melon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Scheihing misses the body punch
and Melon counters with a nice body kick.
Scheihing attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Melon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scheihing tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Melon manages to circle out of the way.
Scheihing tries to close the distance and clinch but Melon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Melon is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Scheihing wants to clinch up but Melon keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scheihing tries to clinch there but Melon circles away.
Coltin Scheihing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scheihing closes the distance and clinches.
Scheihing tries to score a body lock takedown but Melon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coltin Scheihing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Melon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Melon swinging wildly here.
Melon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melon blocks a head kick by Scheihing.
Scheihing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melon misses with a two punch combination.
Melon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Scheihing to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Scheihing has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Melon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Scheihing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melon can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melon looking for a sweep. Not yet Melon, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scheihing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melon trying to keep a closed guard but Scheihing is proving a slippery customer.
Scheihing works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Scheihing tries to stand but can't do so whilst Melon controls his leg.
Melon looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scheihing is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scheihing.
Scheihing wants to clinch up but Melon keeps it at a distance.
Scheihing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Melon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scheihing somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melon tries to bum rush Scheihing with a series of wild strikes but Scheihing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scheihing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scheihing is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Melon.
Scheihing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Melon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A head kick misses from Melon.
Melon wants to clinch but Scheihing slips to the side
and Scheihing counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Melon wants to improve his position but Scheihing is controlling well.
Scheihing controlling the action here.
Melon trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheihing content to control rather than advance.
Scheihing prevents Melon from standing back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melon wants to improve his position but Scheihing is controlling well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Melon wants to slow Scheihing down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coltin Scheihing dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter Melon's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Melon is looking to slow Scheihing down with leg kicks.
Melon tries to clinch up but Scheihing circles away and keeps his distance.
Coltin Scheihing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scheihing fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Melon avoids it really well and circles away.
Scheihing shoots in and gets a takedown into Melon's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scheihing has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Melon is proving hard to escape from.
Scheihing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Scheihing might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melon is trying to control the position but Scheihing postures up.
Scheihing is pushing down on Melon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Melon is fighting to maintain full guard but Scheihing has managed to sneak the leg through.
Melon is trying to control but can't.
Scheihing prevents Melon from improving his position.
Scheihing is working for a kimura but Melon is defending it quite comfortably.
Melon is trying to maintain the position but Scheihing is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Melon won't allow Scheihing to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scheihing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Melon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scheihing tries to clinch up.
Scheihing fails with the takedown
and Melon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Scheihing is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Melon to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coltin Scheihing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scheihing looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melon blocks an uppercut.
Scheihing is trying to drag Melon to the mat but Melon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Melon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scheihing wants to clinch.
Melon is looking for the big counter here.
Scheihing throws the kick towards the body but Melon avoids it.
Scheihing misses with a body shot
and Melon counters with a series of strikes. Scheihing will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scheihing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melon.
Scheihing shoots for a double leg takedown but Melon sprawls well. He's pushed Scheihing's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scheihing is looking to clinch but Melon is avoiding it.
Melon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scheihing counters with a shoot takedown. Melon fights it but they end up in guard.
Melon controls Scheihing momentarily but Scheihing frees himself.
Scheihing stands up and waves to Melon to follow him.
Walter Melon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scheihing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Melon misses with a head kick.
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 Coltin Scheihing.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scheihing, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coltin Scheihing!
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energy
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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