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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Devine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Devine has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peeta Mellark's chin.
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173 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peeta Mellark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dexter Devine!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devine throws the left hand but Mellark avoids the punch easily.
Peeta Mellark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mellark tries to clinch up.
Mellark slips under a jab.
Mellark with a hook.
Devine throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A jab from Devine misses.
Mellark throws a body punch but Devine moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mellark tries to clinch but Devine moves out of range.
Mellark lands with a nice combination. Devine backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark wants to clinch up but Devine keeps it at a distance.
Mellark is looking to clinch but Devine is avoiding it.
Mellark moves in looking to clinch but Devine pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mellark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mellark moves in looking to clinch but Devine pushes him off.
Mellark instigates a clinch.
Mellark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Devine tries to break the clinch but Mellark is controlling the position.
Mellark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mellark.
Mellark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Devine is trying to force a seperation but Mellark has the dominant position.
Mellark has Devine pressed against the cage, preventing Devine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Devine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Devine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mellark blocks an uppercut.
Mellark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mellark keeps control of Devine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mellark has a couple of punches blocked by Devine.
Mellark has Devine pressed against the cage, preventing Devine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mellark lands an uppercut.
Mellark gets through Devine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Mellark.
Mellark lands a shoulder strike.
Mellark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mellark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Devine.
Mellark lands an uppercut.
Mellark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Devine trying to control the position but instead, Mellark has worked for underhooks and has pushed Devine into the cage.
Mellark is working Devine over against the cage.
Mellark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Devines head.
Devine is looking to break free of the clinch but Mellark has double underhooks.
Mellark keeps control of Devine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Devine is trying to break the clinch but Mellark is controlling him.
Mellark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Devine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mellark.
A body shot lands from Mellark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devine is trying to break the clinch but Mellark is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mellark.
Mellark has Devine pressed against the cage.
Devine tries to break the clinch but Mellark is controlling the position.
Mellark lands with a left to the head.
Mellark lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Devine.
Mellark keeps control of Devine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Devine looks gassed!
Devine is looking to break free of the clinch but Mellark has double underhooks.
Mellark effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Mellark.
Devine working hard to break the clinch.
Mellark prevents Devine from breaking the clinch.
Mellark lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mellark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mellark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Mellark on the inside.
Devine is trying to break the clinch but Mellark has him pressed against the cage.
Mellark lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mellark.
Mellark lands with a left to the head.
Devine stalling in the clinch but Mellark improves position.
Devine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mellark pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mellark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devine takes a shot to the head.
Mellark stalling.
A short right from Mellark on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Devine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mellark cracks Devine with a nice body shot.
Mellark scores with a shoulder strike.
Devine working hard to break the clinch.
Mellark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Devine's efforts to push away.
A short right from Mellark on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Devine.
Mellark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Devine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Devine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Devine taking a breather.
The referee calls for Mellark to work.
Devine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mellark digs a right hand underneath Devine's ribcage. Devine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mellark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mellark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mellark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Devine working hard to break the clinch.
Mellark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mellark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Devine's efforts to push away.
Mellark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peeta Mellark dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mellark gets a clinch.
Mellark pushes Devine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mellark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Devines head.
Devine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mellark lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mellark.
Mellark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Devine is trying to break the clinch but Mellark is controlling him.
Mellark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mellark.
Devine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mellark lands with a light punch inside.
Mellark lands a left hand.
Mellark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mellark has Devine pressed against the cage, preventing Devine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mellark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Devine working hard to break the clinch.
Mellark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Mellark effectively controlling the action here.
Devine is trying to break the clinch but Mellark has him pressed against the cage.
Mellark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Mellark to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mellark lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mellark.
Devine is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Devine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mellark slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Mellark.
Nice body punch from Mellark - that landed with a thud.
Devine can't break the clinch.
Mellark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Devine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mellark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Mellark working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mellark works on Devine's body with a couple of short punches.
Mellark lands an uppercut.
Mellark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Devine has had enough of the clinch but Mellark keeps him there for the moment.
Devine can't break the clinch.
Mellark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Mellark on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Devine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Devine swings wildly with an uppercut but Mellark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mellark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Mellark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Mellark gets through Devine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mellark lands a right hand.
Mellark displaying some good clinch control by pressing Devine up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark has Devine pressed against the cage, preventing Devine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Devine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Devine working hard to break the clinch.
Devine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mellark lands with a light punch inside.
Mellark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mellark lands with a right to the head.
Mellark digs a right hand underneath Devine's ribcage. Devine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mellark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Devine 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 works on Devine's body with a couple of short punches.
Mellark lands a shot to the body.
Mellark lands with a left to the head.
Mellark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Devine wants to break free but Mellark has control.
Mellark lands a nice uppercut.
Devine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Devine takes a shot to the head.
Devine wants to get back to striking at distance but Mellark won't allow it.
Come on Mellark - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Peeta Mellark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Mellark scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Mellark.
Mellark prevents Devine from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark slowing the pace effectively.
Devine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mellark prevents Devine from breaking the clinch.
Mellark prevents Devine from breaking the clinch.
Mellark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mellark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Devine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Devine working hard to break the clinch.
Mellark stalling in the clinch.
Mellark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mellark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mellark has Devine pressed against the cage, preventing Devine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Devine misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Mellark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Devine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Devine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mellark scores with a shoulder strike.
Mellark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Mellark lands with a left to the head.
Devine is trying to force a seperation but Mellark has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Mellark.
Mellark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mellark lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mellark.
Mellark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Mellark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice body punch from Mellark - that landed with a thud.
Mellark lands a nice uppercut.
Mellark has Devine pressed against the cage, preventing Devine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mellark lands a left hand.
Devine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Devine working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mellark.
Mellark works on Devine's body with a couple of short punches.
Mellark pushes Devine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Devine wants to get back to striking at distance but Mellark won't allow it.
Mellark has Devine pressed against the cage, preventing Devine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mellark lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mellark.
Devine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mellark has him pressed against the cage.
Mellark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Devines head.
Nice body punch from Mellark.
Mellark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mellark stalls.
Devine working aggressively here.
Devine has had enough of the clinch but Mellark keeps him there for the moment.
Mellark presses Devine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mellark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mellark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peeta Mellark dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mellark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Devine.
Mellark tries to clinch but Devine is having none of it.
Mellark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Devine.
A slow jab from Devine misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devine scores with a jab to the head.
Mellark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mellark tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devine with a hook.
Mellark throws a combination. Devine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Devine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mellark.
Mellark scores with a jab. Devine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devine swats away the attempt to clinch by Mellark.
Mellark defending well as Devine loads up on a big left hand.
Devine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mellark clinches up against the cage.
Mellark works on Devine's body with a couple of short punches.
Mellark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Devine's efforts to push away.
Mellark leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mellark.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mellark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Mellark.
Mellark misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mellark lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Devine backwards.
Mellark lands a body shot.
Mellark avoiding damage.
Mellark lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dexter Devine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Mellark.
Mellark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Devine can't break the clinch.
Devine tries to break free but Mellark pushes him back against the cage.
Devine is trying to break free.
Devine can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mellark.
A left hand lands to the body for Mellark.
Mellark is stalling here.
Devine is trying to break the clinch but Mellark has him pressed against the cage.
Devine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mellark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mellark swings wildly with an uppercut but Devine uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Devine wants to break free but Mellark has control.
Devine can't break the clinch.
Mellark keeps control of Devine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Mellark.
Peeta Mellark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Devine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Devine working hard to break the clinch.
Mellark has Devine pressed against the cage, preventing Devine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Devine tries to break free but Mellark pushes him back against the cage.
Devine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Devine tries to break free but Mellark pushes him back against the cage.
Devine is trying to force a seperation but Mellark has the dominant position.
Mellark has Devine pressed against the cage, preventing Devine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Devine tries to circle away but Mellark has him pinned against the cage.
Mellark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Devine tries to break free but Mellark pushes him back against the cage.
Mellark pushes Devine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Devine misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peeta Mellark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mellark has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peeta Mellark!
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hype
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