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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe De Rossi (ranked 5083 p4p, 3723 weight class) and Zion Melton (ranked 505 p4p, 396 weight class). De Rossi comes to the ring accompanied by VERANO ZOMBIE PT.3. 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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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe De Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zion Melton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rossi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from De Rossi.
De Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Melton backwards.
De Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Melton blocks with his arms.
De Rossi has Melton pressed against the ropes, preventing Melton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Melton is trying to force a seperation but De Rossi has the dominant position.
Melton tries to land knees in the clinch but De Rossi avoids the damage to the body.
Melton wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Melton.
Melton missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melton takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Zion Melton has been cut.
De Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
Melton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Rossi takes the fight into the clinch.
Melton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melton can't break the clinch.
Melton misses with an elbow strike.
Melton trying to land knees to the body.
Melton tries a body shot but De Rossi blocks it.
Melton working hard to break the clinch.
De Rossi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Melton.
Melton breaks from the clinch.
Melton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
De Rossi moves into range and clinches up with Melton.
De Rossi dodges an elbow strike from Melton.
Melton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Rossi is defending well for now.
De Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Melton.
Melton is looking to break free of the clinch but De Rossi has double underhooks.
De Rossi lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
De Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Melton.
De Rossi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meltons head.
De Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Melton.
Melton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Rossi is defending well for now.
De Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melton blocks it with crossed arms.
Melton swings wildly with an uppercut but De Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Rossi scores with a shot to the side of Melton's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Rossi avoiding damage as Melton throws knees to the body.
De Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Melton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Melton is trying to push De Rossi away but De Rossi has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Melton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Melton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Rossi moves into the clinch.
Melton wants to break free but De Rossi has control.
De Rossi taking a breather.
Melton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Rossi is defending well for now.
A short left from Melton.
Melton manages to break the clinch.
Melton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Rossi defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
De Rossi tries to stall but Melton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Melton'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.
De Rossi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
De Rossi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Rossi landing knees to the head.
Melton lands a body punch.
Melton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melton wants to get back to striking at distance but De Rossi won't allow it.
De Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
Melton tries to land knees in the clinch but De Rossi avoids the damage to the body.
Melton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe De Rossi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zion Melton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Melton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging De Rossi to the ground. Melton is now in De Rossi's guard.
De Rossi wants to stand up but Melton is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Melton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Melton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Melton throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melton is standing up over De Rossi. De Rossi looks to escape but Melton dives into side control.
De Rossi tries to escape but Melton is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melton working away.
De Rossi trying his best to control but Melton has mounted him.
De Rossi tries to lock up and control but Melton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Rossi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
De Rossi is desperately trying to improve his position but Melton has a good base and remains in mount.
Melton misses with a head shot.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can De Rossi hang on?
A nice elbow there by Melton.
De Rossi tries to lock up and control but Melton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Rossi is trying desperately to improve position.
De Rossi wants to get back to his feet.
Melton misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Melton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Melton.
De Rossi tries to lock up and control but Melton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Rossi regains half guard.
Melton stops De Rossi from getting back to his feet.
Melton wants to stand up but De Rossi is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Rossi tries to kick Melton off but Melton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Melton lands strikes from half guard.
De Rossi gets full guard.
Melton postures up in De Rossi's guard and throws a big left but De Rossi blocks it.
Melton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Rossi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zion Melton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zion Melton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Melton shoots in for a double leg but De Rossi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Melton goes for a double leg but De Rossi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as De Rossi continues to drive forward.
Melton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Melton breaks the clinch.
De Rossi closes the distance and clinches.
De Rossi connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from De Rossi.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, De Rossi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Melton's brow.
Melton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from De Rossi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi blocks an uppercut.
De Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
Melton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Melton blocks with his arms.
Melton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Melton blocks with his arms.
De Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Melton tries a knee to the head but De Rossi blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by De Rossi.
Melton can't break the clinch.
Melton lands a left hand.
De Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Melton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Rossi misses with a knee strike.
De Rossi has Melton pressed against the ropes, preventing Melton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by De Rossi.
De Rossi takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Melton.
De Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Melton lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Giuseppe De Rossi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melton wants to break free but De Rossi has control.
Melton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Rossi.
De Rossi lands a right hand.
Melton lands an elbow inside.
Melton working aggressively here.
Melton has had enough of the clinch but De Rossi keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Melton fails to land.
Giuseppe De Rossi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Melton blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Rossi has him pressed against the ropes.
Melton misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Melton.
Melton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Rossi is defending well for now.
Melton is trying to force a seperation but De Rossi has the dominant position.
Melton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Rossi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Melton, pushing him back against the ropes.
Melton manages to break the clinch.
Melton tries to keep at a distance but De Rossi has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Melton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Rossi is keeping busy.
De Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Melton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Melton tries to land knees in the clinch but De Rossi avoids the damage to the body.
Melton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Melton blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Melton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Melton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Rossi's elbow.
Melton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Rossi as Melton tries to tie him up.
Melton has had enough of the clinch but De Rossi keeps him there for the moment.
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 Giuseppe De Rossi.
I think De Rossi 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe De Rossi!
Giuseppe De Rossi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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