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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Let the bodies hit the floor. Wade Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peeta Mellark!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Mellark pushes him off.
Mellark throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Wade Wilson has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Mellark misses the target.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Mellark.
Mellark stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
Wilson tries to clinch but Mellark moves out of range.
A combination from Mellark does no damage.
Mellark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mellark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Mellark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark keeps the fight on the outside.
Mellark keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Mellark is avoiding it.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Mellark circles away.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mellark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mellark avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Mellark swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Mellark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mellark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Mellark.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mellark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mellark keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mellark.
Mellark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Mellark.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mellark circles away.
Mellark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mellark circles away.
Wilson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mellark.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mellark.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Mellark fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Mellark is avoiding it.
Mellark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mellark keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson clinches.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wilson.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mellark is defending well for now.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mellark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Mellark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mellark avoids it.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mellark.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mellark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Mellark blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mellark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mellark circles away.
Mellark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Mellark keeps it at a distance.
Mellark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mellark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mellark misses with a wild combination.
Mellark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wilson.
Mellark stalks Wilson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wilson's face. Wilson staggers backwards, shaken.
Mellark scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson tries to clinch but Mellark is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peeta Mellark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilson is looking to clinch but Mellark is avoiding it.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Mellark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mellark circles away.
Mellark throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Peeta Mellark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mellark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mellark.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mellark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mellark circles away.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Mellark circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mellark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Mellark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Mellark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mellark blocks an elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mellark.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mellark's brow.
Mellark avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Mellark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson keeps control of Mellark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mellark blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mellark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mellark tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
That's two 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.
Mellark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mellark avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson prevents Mellark from breaking the clinch.
Mellark has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Mellark tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mellark avoids the damage to the body.
Mellark wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson keeps control of Mellark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mellark wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Mellark is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mellark avoids it.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark dodges an elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson taking a breather.
Mellark wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Mellark wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Mellark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Mellark avoids the damage to the body.
Mellark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mellark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mellark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mellark is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mellark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mellark is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Mellark wants to break free but Wilson has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilson.
Wilson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mellark blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mellark.
Mellark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mellark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mellark tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson wants to stall.
Mellark is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Mellark is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Mellark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mellark avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Mellark blocks with his arms.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mellark's efforts to push away.
Wilson keeps control of Mellark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilson has Mellark pressed against the cage, preventing Mellark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mellark has Wilson pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wade Wilson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wade Wilson'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!
Nice uppercut lands for Mellark. That snapped Wilson's head back.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mellark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Mellark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mellark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Mellark connects with a crisp jab.
Wilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mellark circles away.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mellark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mellark misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mellark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Mellark circles away and keeps his distance.
Peeta Mellark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mellark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Mellark moves out of range easily.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Wilson takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mellark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mellark blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mellark taking a breather.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mellark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Mellark blocks it.
Wilson lands a good knee to the midsection. Mellark won't want to take too many of those.
Mellark can't break the clinch.
Mellark tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson prevents Mellark from breaking the clinch.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Mellark tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Mellark avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mellark throws an elbow but misses.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mellark blocks it with crossed arms.
Mellark is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Mellark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Mellark trying to control the position but instead, Wilson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mellark into the cage.
Mellark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mellark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson tries to stall but Mellark uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark can't break the clinch.
Mellark tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson landing knees to the head.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Mellark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson keeps control of Mellark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson letting Mellark take a breather here.
Mellark has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Mellark leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mellark tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Mellark.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mellark is pushing Wilson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mellark can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mellark wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mellark.
Mellark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mellark is struggling to control the position.
Wilson has Mellark pressed against the cage, preventing Mellark from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mellark taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mellark avoids it.
Mellark tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Mellark stalling in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mellark is defending well for now.
Mellark tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peeta Mellark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mellark 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peeta Mellark!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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