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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renan Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fireball - Pitbull. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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137 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Renan Melo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo just misses with a punch to the body.
Melo misses with an uppercut.
Melo blocks a leg kick.
Melo scores with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Heath's head coaches at Team Meanor MMA™ [14 Elites, $850] that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the liver by Melo. Beautiful body shot.
Melo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heath.
Melo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Melo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Melo walks into a left hand.
Heath closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Melo did well to prevent Heath getting side control.
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 trying to control from the bottom.
Heath wants to free his trapped foot but Melo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Melo is looking for a sweep. Heath is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Melo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Melo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Melo.
Melo trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Heath trying to control but Melo is working from the bottom.
Heath postures up.
Melo keeping full guard, as Heath tries to pass.
Heath is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Melo working for a triangle but Heath defends it easily.
Heath trying to control the position from guard on top but Melo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Heath sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Melo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heath's guard.
Melo trying to control the position from guard on top but Heath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Melo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Melo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heath is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath is trying to control. Melo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Heath in particular looking to stall.
Heath is trying to control. Melo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Melo wants to control but Heath is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Melo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Melo.
Melo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Melo keeping moving, preventing Heath from controlling successfully.
Heath stopping the sweep attempt from Melo.
Melo is trying to control the position but Heath postures up.
Heath stopping the sweep attempt from Melo.
Melo being controlled here, momentarily.
Melo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heath sitting in guard here, content to control.
Heath'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.
Melo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Melo cracks Heath with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heath scores with a hook.
Melo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliver Heath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melo throws a big shot that misses.
Heath cracks Melo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Heath takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 Oliver Heath will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good work by Melo as he checks the leg kick.
Heath throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Melo was covering up waiting for the punch and Heath finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Melo looking for a sweep. Not yet Melo, not yet.
Melo trying to keep a closed guard but Heath is proving a slippery customer.
Heath knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melo on the ground.
Heath wants to control from the top but Melo keeps moving.
Heath is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Melo is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Melo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Heath is trying to keep Melo in close.
Melo won't allow Heath to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath controlling Melo's posture.
Melo slips nicely into half guard.
Heath tries to get to full guard but Melo has control of the leg.
Melo is thwarting Heath's attempts to control the position.
Melo is looking to advance position but Heath won't allow it.
Melo is thwarting Heath's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Heath is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Heath wants to improve his position but Melo is controlling well.
Heath is pressing down on Melo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Melo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heath's guard.
Heath wants to control but Melo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Heath is looking to improve his position.
Melo is trying to control the action in half guard but Heath is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Melo is working for a submission of some sort.
Oliver Heath overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heath wants to control but Melo is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath is trying to get back to full guard.
Melo tries to pass to full mount but Heath defends it.
Melo is trying to control the action in half guard but Heath is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Melo is looking for a kimura but Heath is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Melo to get the leverage.
Heath is looking to improve his position.
Melo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Melo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heath sees it coming and defends easily.
Heath wants to get back to full guard.
Heath trying to hold on to Melo's head to control him but Melo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Melo wants to control but Heath is keeping him busy.
Heath wants to improve his position but Melo is controlling well.
Melo is looking to take a break and control but Heath is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Heath tries to get to full guard but Melo has control of the leg.
Melo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Heath defends it well.
Heath is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melo is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan Melo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Heath staying out of range there.
Melo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Heath to the ground. Melo is now in Heath's guard.
Heath not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Heath keeping moving, preventing Melo from controlling successfully.
Heath on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heath tries to get out of the position.
Heath can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Melo controls the pace.
Melo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Heath is looking for a sweep.
Melo trying to control the action but Heath is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heath prevents Melo from moving into mount.
Heath tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath is trying to control Melo's posture but Melo avoids it.
Heath tries to bench press Melo off him but Melo keeps the position.
Heath is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Melo off and has taken his back!
Melo is in bad spot here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Melo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Melo turns into Heath and is now in his guard.
Melo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Melo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Heath is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath stops Melo from passing to mount.
Heath is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Melo works to advance to full mount. Heath defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Heath wants to control but Melo is having none of it.
Heath can't escape the position.
Melo is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Heath is in real trouble.
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!
Heath defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Melo's arms.
Melo has got one arm under Heath's chin. This could be trouble... Heath trying to control the other hand but Melo gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Heath has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Renan Melo!
Renan Melo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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