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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parvati Mellia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hunter Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parvati Mellia!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellia throws a hook to the side of Scott's head but Scott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scott throws a series of punches but Mellia moves out of range.
Mellia throws a hook to the side of Scott's head but Scott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Scott throws a right and a left that Mellia avoids nicely.
Scott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mellia can't find room to land a body shot as Scott controls the action.
Mellia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mellia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mellia slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Mellia wants to clinch
and Scott counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Scott.
Scott fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scott stalling the fight.
Scott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scott breaks from the clinch.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott looks to land a combination but Mellia avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Scott.
Mellia misses with a few strikes there.
Mellia tries to clinch but Scott moves out of range.
Mellia misses with a hook. Scott ducked under it nicely.
Parvati Mellia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Mellia misses.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mellia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scott wants to clinch up but Mellia keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Scott.
Scott tries to clinch but Mellia is having none of it.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up with Mellia, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes Mellia against the cage but Mellia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mellia's half guard.
Scott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mellia trying to control but Scott postures up.
Scott works his way into full mount!
Mellia holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Scott tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mellia is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mellia is looking to escape.
Scott is really struggling to control Mellia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellia is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
Scott sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott wants to control the pace but Mellia is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Scott dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mellia is looking to clinch.
Scott connects with a looping right hand.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scott closes the distance and pushes Mellia back into the cage.
Scott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mellia looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Hunter Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott wants to clinch.
Scott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mellia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott throws a looping overhand right but Mellia ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Mellia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott clobbers Mellia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Scott.
Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mellia circles away.
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mellia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mellia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mellia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mellia looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
Mellia keeps the fight on the outside.
Scott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mellia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mellia is trying to get back to half guard.
Scott misses with the ground and pound.
Mellia tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mellia is really stuck here.
Mellia is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mellia trying to get back to his feet but Scott is in full control for now.
Scott is not going to allow Mellia to sit and survive in this position.
Scott struggling to keep hold of the position.
Scott has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mellia has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Scott controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott tightening his grip on Mellia, looking for the choke.
Mellia is trying to get back to his feet but Scott has full control of the position and if anything, Mellia has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mellia is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mellia defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Scott dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mellia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mellia gets caught flat footed, as Scott shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Scott lands a couple of digs.
Mellia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Scott decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Scott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mellia is fending him off so far but Scott persists. Nope, Mellia circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Scott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mellia.
Mellia throws a lazy right hand but Scott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scott wants to clinch.
Mellia misses with a few strikes there.
Scott shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mellia is trying to defend but Scott finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mellia is trying to stand back up but Scott is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scott is thwarting Mellia's attempts to control the position.
Scott is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mellia defends it well.
Parvati Mellia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mellia is staying active underneath Scott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mellia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scott. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hunter Scott wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Scott bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mellia's head.
Mellia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Scott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Scott. Those never looked like landing.
Scott moves out of range of the leg kick from Mellia.
Mellia tries to clinch up.
Hunter Scott is winning the standup battle so far.
Mellia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mellia tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but Mellia shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mellia moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellia checks a low kick from Scott.
Mellia wants to clinch up but Scott keeps it at a distance.
Mellia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scott.
Mellia tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance.
Scott tries to clinch but Mellia is having none of it.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mellia tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it.
Scott shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott moves out of range of the strikes.
Mellia is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Hunter Scott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mellia should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Scott misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scott 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Scott!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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