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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parvati Mellia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Ride the Lightning. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mellia's choice of entrance music: KMA - Pommeja. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
25 - 17 - 2 |
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170 cm
30
171 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parvati Mellia!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi stuns Mellia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mellia avoids the head kick by Kivi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mellia! But no joy.
Mellia misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Mellia.
Kivi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kivi jabs Mellia right on the nose. Mellia blinks but takes it well.
Kivi lands with a good body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Kivi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kivi throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mellia counter with a right hand.
It looks like Atlas Kivi has been cut.
Mellia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kivi misses with a body shot.
A jab from Kivi misses.
Jab from Kivi.
Mellia with a nice cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Kivi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi misses with a straight right.
Kivi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kivi misses with a wild body shot.
Mellia moves out of range of the strikes.
Mellia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kivi misses with an uppercut
and Mellia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mellia.
Mellia wants to stall.
Mellia throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kivi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kivi has a couple of punches blocked by Mellia.
Mellia tries a body shot but Kivi blocks it.
Mellia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellia lands a right hand.
Mellia working aggressively here.
Mellia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Mellia fails to land.
Kivi slows down the pace here.
Kivi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kivi misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mellia lands a left hand.
Kivi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivi tries to stall but Mellia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mellia.
Kivi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kivi taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi digs a right hand underneath Mellia's ribcage. Mellia let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kivi avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kivi.
Nice body punch from Kivi.
Mellia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kivi's efforts to push away.
Mellia misses with a punch to the body.
Mellia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kivi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mellia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kivi controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Kivi.
Kivi working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mellia as Kivi tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mellia trying to stall but Kivi improves his position.
Kivi tries to work over Mellia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kivi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mellia misses with some punches.
Kivi struggles to land a body shot inside as Mellia controls his hands.
Kivi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mellia's elbow.
Kivi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mellia prevents a body shot from Kivi.
Kivi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kivi.
Kivi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mellia lands with a right to the head.
Mellia throws a head punch that misses.
Kivi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Atlas Kivi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kivi throws a looping overhand right but Mellia ducks down to avoid it.
Kivi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mellia counters with a nice uppercut.
Atlas Kivi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kivi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kivi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mellia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mellia throws a hook to the side of Kivi's head but Kivi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mellia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kivi avoids the body shot from Mellia.
Kivi misses with a body shot
and Mellia counters with a left and a right that stings Kivi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mellia throws a hook to the side of Kivi's head but Kivi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mellia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kivi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kivi looks to throw a body kick
and Mellia counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mellia defends well and Kivi ends up having to push Mellia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kivi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mellia.
Kivi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kivi swings for the body but Mellia moves out of range.
Mellia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kivi lands with an uppercut that bounces Mellia off the cage and back into range.
Kivi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mellia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kivi lunges at Mellia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mellia's hand.
Mellia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kivi.
Kivi misses with a wild body shot.
Kivi throws a head kick but Mellia moves out of range.
Atlas Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kivi staying out of range there.
Mellia might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mellia.
Kivi throws out a loose jab but Mellia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mellia throws out a counter right but Kivi avoids it with no problem.
Kivi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kivi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kivi ducks under a wild hook from Mellia.
Mellia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kivi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mellia avoids it really well and circles away.
It seemed like Mellia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kivi blocks a jab.
Kivi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi scores with a hook to the body. Mellia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Kivi misses.
Kivi cracks a nice hook into Mellia's ribs.
Kivi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parvati Mellia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kivi misses with a hook. Mellia ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Mellia.
Kivi misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Mellia misses its intended target.
Kivi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mellia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kivi manages to avoid it.
Kivi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kivi trying to control the action but Mellia is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellia has one of Kivi's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Mellia can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Kivi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Atlas Kivi'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!
Kivi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mellia.
Mellia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kivi.
Kivi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mellia is trying to defend but Kivi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kivi is trying to control. Mellia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellia keeping hold of Kivi's head, controlling as best he can.
Kivi is just content to waste time from the top position. Mellia takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kivi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mellia keeping moving, preventing Kivi from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kivi tries to bum rush Mellia with a series of wild strikes but Mellia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kivi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mellia can do to turn this around?
Kivi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mellia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kivi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mellia finds it's way round the side to connect with Kivi's head.
Mellia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kivi.
Nice jab there from Kivi.
Mellia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kivi. Kivi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kivi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kivi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kivi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Mellia misses its intended target.
Mellia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mellia cracks Kivi with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mellia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mellia.
Mellia just misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mellia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mellia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kivi gets a takedown into half guard.
Mellia kicks off Kivi and gets to his feet.
Parvati Mellia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mellia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kivi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mellia slips a jab from Kivi.
Kivi misses with a looping right.
Mellia throws out a counter right but Kivi avoids it with no problem.
Kivi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mellia throws out the jab.
Mellia throws a good cross that connects.
Atlas Kivi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atlas Kivi's cut is getting worse.
Mellia throws out a loose jab but Kivi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kivi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mellia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kivi.
A slow jab from Mellia misses its intended target.
Kivi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Mellia misses.
Kivi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mellia.
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 Atlas Kivi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kivi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atlas Kivi!
Atlas Kivi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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RATING
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