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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alzado is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Peeta Mellark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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168 cm
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147 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peeta Mellark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellark misses with an uppercut
and Alzado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mellark throws a leg kick but Alzado checks it.
Mellark lands a lovely overhand right.
Mellark misses with a left hand
and Alzado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mellark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzado misses with a left hand
enabling Mellark to counter with a crisp jab.
Mellark tries to land a leg kick but Alzado saw it coming and moves away.
Mellark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark tries to clinch there but Alzado circles away.
Alzado shoots and misses
and Mellark counters with an inside leg kick.
Alzado has his takedown stuffed
and Mellark counters with a stiff right hand.
Mellark tries to clinch up but Alzado circles away and keeps his distance.
Mellark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mellark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alzado, pushing him back against the cage.
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.
Alzado throws a punch but it's blocked by Mellark.
Mellark misses with a knee to the head.
Alzado wants a takedown.
Peeta Mellark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyle Alzado.
Mellark stalling the fight.
Mellark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mellark scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mellark.
Mellark blocks an uppercut.
Alzado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alzado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mellark's elbow.
Alzado has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mellark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Mellark.
Mellark blocking some punches.
Mellark lands a knee to the head.
Alzado is rocked!
It looks like Lyle Alzado has been cut.
Alzado throws a head punch that misses.
Alzado is still on wobbly legs! Can Mellark finish him?
Mellark working Alzado over with knees to the body.
Alzado seems to have recovered his senses.
Alzado looks gassed!
Mellark is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mellark blocks a body shot from Alzado.
Mellark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alzado takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mellark has Alzado pressed against the cage.
Mellark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alzado blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alzados head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mellark takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mellark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mellark misses with a knee strike.
Alzado has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mellark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mellark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alzado throws a punch but it's blocked by Mellark.
Mellark lands a knee to the body.
Mellark gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alzado.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mellark.
Alzado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mellark misses with a knee to the head.
Mellark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mellark landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mellark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mellark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alzado's face.
Mellark crunches a lovely knee into Alzado's ribcage.
Mellark stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mellark seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mellark working Alzado over with knees to the body.
Alzado misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Mellark as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mellark.
Mellark with a knee to the head.
Mellark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Alzado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mellark manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mellark working Alzado over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Mellark.
Mellark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mellark stalling.
Alzado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mellark lands a knee to the body.
Mellark is stalling here.
Mellark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alzado's efforts to push away.
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 Lyle Alzado's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big left from Alzado misses.
Alzado takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alzado throws a lazy right hand but Mellark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mellark leaves Alzado with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mellark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzado closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mellark quickly recovers to half guard.
Alzado is trying to control the action in half guard but Mellark is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mellark keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mellark is looking to control Alzado's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mellark avoid being mounted?
Alzado tries to pass to full mount but Mellark defends it.
Alzado trying to control from half guard but Mellark is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzado is pressing down on Mellark's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mellark is holding on for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alzado is looking to stall here but Mellark recovers full guard.
Alzado has gone for a leg lock! Mellark slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alzado's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alzado is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzado throws and elbow that misses. Mellark uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alzado's guard. Nice move by Mellark!
Alzado wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alzado has a closed guard, preventing Mellark from standing up.
That's four 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.
Alzado working a defensive guard here.
Mellark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alzado is pulling down on Mellark's head to control his posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mellark throws a head kick that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mellark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alzado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mellark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lyle Alzado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lyle Alzado's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mellark connects with a solid leg kick.
Mellark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mellark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alzado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mellark pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alzado is out of range and Mellark settles back down.
Mellark scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzado shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mellark defends it nicely.
Alzado keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mellark is looking to clinch but Alzado is avoiding it.
Mellark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mellark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alzado on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mellark. Mellark obviously looking to wear him down.
Mellark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mellark fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alzado has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alzado with a hook.
Alzado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mellark.
Mellark throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mellark misses with a body shot
and Alzado counters with a stiff right hand.
Mellark scores with a hook to the body. Alzado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alzado throws a right hand that misses
and Mellark counters with a low kick, right behind Alzado 's knee.
A clash of legs there as Alzado blocks the low kick.
Alzado misses with a hook
and Mellark counters with a low kick, right behind Alzado 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzado misses with a straight right.
Mellark misses with an attempted mid kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alzado.
Peeta Mellark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyle Alzado.
Mellark tries to clinch but Alzado moves away
and Alzado counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alzado is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mellark reverses the position - he's now on top in Alzado's guard.
Mellark preventing the sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peeta Mellark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mellark 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
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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