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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Melcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Melcher acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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157 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alberto Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Melcher!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melcher tries to work over Caesar's front leg with a kick but Caesar checks it.
Melcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melcher tries to clinch but Caesar moves away
so Caesar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Melcher keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Caesar is looking to work some ground and pound but Melcher has wrist control.
Caesar looking to pass the guard.
Caesar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caesar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Caesar is looking to work some ground and pound but Melcher has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Caesar advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here as Caesar stalls from top position.
Caesar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Melcher for as long as he can get away with.
Caesar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Melcher has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
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.
Caesar controlling the position.
Caesar in side control, throwing shots but Melcher defends.
Melcher is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Melcher throws a hook to the side of Caesar's head but Caesar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher loads up on a big right hand but Caesar slips the punch.
Melcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Melcher finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Melcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Caesar checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Melcher.
Melcher is looking to clinch.
Melcher closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Caesar quickly recovers to half guard.
Caesar is looking for a sweep. Melcher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Caesar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Caesar seems keen to control Melcher's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Caesar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caesar has his hands on Melcher's head, controlling the position.
Melcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Caesar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caesar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Melcher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caesar keeping moving, preventing Melcher from controlling successfully.
Melcher stopping the sweep attempt from Caesar.
Caesar is pulling down on Melcher's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caesar keeping moving, preventing Melcher from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caesar holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alberto Caesar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Caesar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caesar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Melcher.
Melcher throws a chopping leg kick but Caesar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Caesar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Caesar lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caesar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melcher has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Caesar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Melcher fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Melcher parries the strikes from Caesar easily there. Caesar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Melcher to escape.
Caesar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Melcher to see if he's OK.
Melcher wants to get back to his feet.
Caesar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Melcher sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Caesar wants to control but Melcher is keeping him busy.
Melcher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Caesar working the ground and pound but Melcher is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melcher is letting Caesar control him for a moment.
Caesar is looking to take a break and control but Melcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caesar controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar continues to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Melcher looks to land a left hand but Caesar moved out of range nicely.
Melcher stuffs the takedown attempt from Caesar. Caesar gets slowly back to his feet.
Caesar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caesar misses with a hook. Melcher ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Caesar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melcher.
Caesar dodges the punch combination from Melcher.
Melcher misses with a two punch combination.
Melcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caesar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Caesar pushes down on Melcher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Caesar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Melcher to regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melcher wants to get back to his feet but Caesar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Caesar dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Melcher throws a series of punches but Caesar avoids them all with ease.
Melcher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Caesar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Caesar is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Melcher wants to control but Caesar is keeping him busy.
Caesar manages to get back to half guard.
Caesar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar has his hands clasped together around Melcher's back. He's all about the action.
Melcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Caesar defending well though.
Caesar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Caesar is pulling down on Melcher's head to control his posture.
Melcher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melcher wants to control from the top but Caesar keeps moving.
Caesar is controlling Melcher's posture.
Caesar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Caesar wants to sweep here but Melcher controlling him for the moment.
Melcher scoring with punches to the head and body.
Melcher won't allow Caesar to sweep him here.
Caesar controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Melcher tries to clinch
and Caesar counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Caesar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Melcher has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Caesar is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Caesar turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Melcher wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Caesar stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Caesar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jon Melcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alberto Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caesar is staying tight to Melcher's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Caesar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caesar works to advance to full mount. Melcher defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Caesar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Caesar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caesar, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Caesar!
During a confident post fight interview, Alberto Caesar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Jon Melcher was interviewed post fight and said 'We tried. We failed. I guess it's back to the ol' drawing board!'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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