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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Parvati Mellia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlon Worthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellia comes into the arena with KMA - Pommeja blaring out of the sound system. Worthy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drop the world. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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171 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parvati Mellia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marlon Worthy!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Worthy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Worthy.
Worthy scores with a shot to the body.
Worthy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worthy. Mellia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mellia moves away from the strike by Worthy.
Worthy throws a good cross that connects.
Worthy walks into a left hand.
Worthy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mellia thuds a left hand into Worthy's body.
Mellia dips to his left and cracks Worthy with an uppercut!
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!
Worthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Worthy throws a jab when Mellia was well out of range.
Mellia slips under a jab.
Mellia lands a jab to the nose.
Worthy throws a leg kick that misses.
Marlon Worthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worthy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mellia.
A punch lands to the side of Worthy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellia throws a lazy right hand but Worthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Worthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mellia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mellia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Worthy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Worthy misses with a body shot.
Mellia slips a straight right by Worthy.
A jab lands there for Worthy.
Mellia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mellia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Worthy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mellia misses with a wild body shot.
Mellia looks to score with a jab to the body but Worthy is just out of range.
Worthy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mellia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Worthy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mellia has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mellia throws a jab but it's blocked by Worthy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mellia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Mellia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Worthy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Worthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mellia manages to avoid it.
Worthy lands a really nice looking cross but Mellia seems unphased.
Worthy jabs Mellia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Worthy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Worthy tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mellia.
Worthy misses the shot to the body.
Mellia misses with a wild body shot.
Worthy connects with an inside leg kick.
Mellia lands a nice hook to Worthy's body. Worthy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Worthy.
Mellia loads up on a big right hand but Worthy slips the punch.
Donk. Worthy catches Mellia right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellia scores with a jab.
Mellia walks into a straight right hand from Worthy.
Mellia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Worthy.
Worthy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mellia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Worthy throws a shot from downtown. Mellia moves away and avoids it.
Mellia defending well as Worthy loads up on a big left hand.
Worthy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mellia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Worthy tries to bum rush Mellia with a series of wild strikes but Mellia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Mellia coming out on top.
Worthy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mellia catches Worthy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Worthy scores with a punch to the head.
Worthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mellia staying out of range there.
Worthy tries to move into range but Mellia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy takes a swing at Mellia's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Mellia coming out on top.
Mellia throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Mellia.
Worthy is rocked!
Worthy misses with a hook.
Worthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Mellia finish him?
Worthy misses with a series of wild punches.
Worthy throws a hook to the side of Mellia's head but Mellia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Worthy seems to have recovered his senses.
Mellia clinches up with Worthy and pushes him back against the cage.
Mellia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Worthy's efforts to push away.
Mellia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mellia cracks Worthy with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worthy is trying to break the clinch but Mellia is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Worthy misses with a punch to the body.
Mellia lands a shoulder strike.
Mellia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marlon Worthy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Worthy throws a poor cross that misses
and Mellia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Worthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Mellia misses with a body shot.
Worthy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Worthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worthy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Worthy does no damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Worthy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mellia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mellia wants to clinch.
Worthy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Worthy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mellia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worthy.
Mellia moves out of range as Worthy throws a body kick.
Worthy scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy sizes up Mellia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mellia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Worthy finds it's way through Mellia's defenses.
Worthy has Mellia up against the cage in a clinch.
Mellia swings wildly with an uppercut but Worthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Worthy gets through Mellia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Worthy working aggressively here.
Worthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Worthy throws a hook to the side of Mellia's head but Mellia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Worthy clinches.
Worthy takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worthy can't break the clinch.
Worthy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worthy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worthy's elbow.
Mellia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mellia throws a head punch that misses.
Worthy misses with a body punch.
Worthy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Worthy fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mellia misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Worthy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Worthy prevents a body shot from Mellia.
Worthy misses with a body punch.
Worthy prevents a body shot from Mellia.
Worthy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mellia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Worthy throws a head punch that misses.
Worthy can't find room to land a body shot as Mellia controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Worthy.
Worthy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Worthy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mellia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Worthy wants to stall.
Mellia stalling against the cage.
Mellia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Worthy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worthy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mellia has him pressed against the cage.
Mellia looking to slow down the pace here.
Mellia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mellia is leaning against Worthy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthy has a couple of punches blocked by Mellia.
Worthy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Worthy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mellia misses with a punch to the body.
Worthy just leaning against Mellia, taking a breather.
Mellia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Worthy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mellia has him pressed against the cage.
Worthy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mellia stalling in the clinch but Worthy improves position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mellia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worthy lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Mellia.
Mellia lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worthy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mellia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Worthy working aggressively here.
Mellia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marlon Worthy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mellia takes a swing at Worthy's ribcage but misses.
Mellia lands a jab.
Marlon Worthy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worthy clinches up against the cage.
Mellia lands a shot to the body.
Mellia misses with the head strike.
Parvati Mellia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Worthy takes a shot to the head.
Mellia misses with a punch to the body.
Worthy breaks the clinch.
Worthy misses with a body shot.
Mellia punishes Worthy's body with a nice straight punch.
Worthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Worthy.
Mellia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mellia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Worthy misses with a looping right.
Mellia takes a swing at Worthy's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Worthy.
Worthy cracks Mellia with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mellia throws a jab when Worthy was well out of range.
Worthy scores with a decent looking hook.
Mellia throws the left hand but Worthy avoids the punch easily.
Mellia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mellia taking a breather.
Worthy misses with the head strike.
Mellia prevents a body shot from Worthy.
Worthy blocks a body shot from Mellia.
Mellia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mellia gets through Worthy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthy tries to throw a body punch but Mellia avoids it by throwing Worthy back against the cage.
Worthy scores with a hook to the body.
Mellia blocking some punches.
Worthy misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Mellia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Worthy prevents a body shot from Mellia.
Mellia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mellia.
Mellia is working Worthy over against the cage.
Worthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Mellia.
A nice left hand lands by Mellia.
Worthy prevents a body shot from Mellia.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mellia throws a punch but it's blocked by Worthy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mellia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Worthy.
Mellia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Worthy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Worthy working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mellia.
Mellia prevents a body shot from Worthy.
Mellia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mellia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mellia scores with a shot to the side of Worthy's head.
Mellia misses with some punches.
Parvati Mellia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mellia is trying to maintain a safe position but Worthy gets an underhook and turns Mellia into the cage.
Worthy can't find room to land a body shot as Mellia controls the action.
Worthy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Worthy working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mellia fails to land.
Worthy looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mellia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worthy breaks the clinch.
Mellia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mellia takes the fight into the clinch.
Mellia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Worthy has a couple of punches blocked by Mellia.
Mellia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthy is trying to maintain a safe position but Mellia gets an underhook and turns Worthy into the cage.
Worthy tries to work over Mellia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Parvati Mellia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Worthy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlon Worthy!
An out of breath Marlon Worthy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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