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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheko Melondov (ranked 344 p4p, 508 weight class) and Inspektor Gee (ranked 56 p4p, 78 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zheko Melondov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Gee!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gee connects with a leg kick.
Melondov doesn't manage to clinch there - Gee circles away.
We've been told by Melondov's head coaches at High Kicks that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A good leg kick by Gee.
Melondov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gee throws a lazy body kick
and Melondov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Inspektor Gee has been cut.
Gee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Gee.
Melondov slips under a jab.
Melondov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gee lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Melondov misses.
Gee throws a head kick but Melondov moves out of range.
Gee misses with the body kick
and Melondov counters with a crisp one two that drops Gee! Melondov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gee to his feet! Gee is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gee throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Melondov checks a leg kick.
Gee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Melondov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gee throws a big counter head kick but Melondov avoids it with no problem.
Melondov throws a lazy right hand but Gee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gee defending well as Melondov loads up on a big left hand.
Gee with a hook.
Melondov wants to clinch
and Gee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gee throws a wild body kick that Melondov sees coming a mile off.
Gee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Inspektor Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melondov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Melondov takes a swing at Gee's ribcage but misses.
Gee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Gee as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Gee. That snapped Melondov's head back.
Gee scores with a sloppy right hand. Melondov should have avoided that one.
Melondov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melondov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Melondov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Melondov throws a lazy body kick
and Gee finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gee moves out of range of the body kick from Melondov.
Melondov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gee's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gee's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Melondov.
Gee works Melondov's body with a nice hook.
Melondov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gee.
Gee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melondov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee misses with a hook to the body
and Melondov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Gee throws a leg kick which misses Melondov's front leg but catches the back leg as Melondov tries to avoid it.
Gee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Melondov appears to be looking for a big counter.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gee.
Gee is looking to chop away at Melondov's legs.
Gee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Melondov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gee throws a lazy body kick
and Melondov counters with a straight right hand.
Melondov clinches.
Gee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Melondov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melondov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Melondov sends Gee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Melondov is motioning to the referee to let Gee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gee is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Inspektor Gee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Inspektor Gee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Gee.
It looked like Melondov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gee tries a head kick but it misses.
Melondov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Melondov instigates a clinch.
Melondov taking a breather.
Gee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Melondovs head.
Melondov misses with some punches.
Melondov working aggressively here.
Gee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melondov avoids it.
Gee stalling in the clinch.
Gee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Melondov backwards.
Gee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gee missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melondov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gee working Melondov over with knees to the body.
Gee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gee punishes Melondov's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee lands a jab to Melondov's midsection.
Good leg kick by Gee.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gee. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gee scores with a hook to the body. Melondov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Melondov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid body kick from Gee.
Gee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Gee.
Inspektor Gee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gee connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gee - that will leave a mark!
Gee lands a nice shot to the body.
Melondov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gee, pushing him back against the cage.
Gee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gee misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melondov tries a body shot but Gee blocks it.
Gee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Melondov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Melondov tries to work over Gee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gee.
Gee landing knees to the head.
It looks like Zheko Melondov has been cut.
A short right from Gee.
Melondov trying to control the position but instead, Gee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Melondov into the cage.
Gee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gee misses the shot to the body.
Gee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melondov takes one to the side of the head.
Melondov throws a body punch but Gee moves out of range.
Gee connects with a body shot that sends Melondov's belly button to the back.
Melondov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee misses with a head kick.
Melondov throwing a counter right hand but Gee manages to avoid it.
Gee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Melondov's hands.
Gee throws a head kick but Melondov moves out of range.
Gee scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gee.
Melondov connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Gee misses.
Melondov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melondov.
Melondov slips a straight right by Gee.
Melondov throwing a counter right hand but Gee manages to avoid it.
Melondov moves out of range as Gee throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Melondov at a distance.
Gee throws a wild body kick that Melondov sees coming a mile off.
A counter left hand to the body from Melondov misses its target.
Gee misses with a body punch
and Melondov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Melondov rather than just go for the knockout.
Gee misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melondov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gee can pounce on him.
Gee throws a combination. Melondov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Melondov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gee. That one must have hurt.
No joy there for Gee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melondov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Melondov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Inspektor Gee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Gee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Melondov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Melondov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gee throws a lazy uppercut
and Melondov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Melondov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Melondov throws a solid leg kick but Gee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Melondov.
Melondov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gee shapes to counter with a head kick.
Gee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Melondov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Melondov drops Gee with a straight right hand, right on the button! Melondov follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zheko Melondov!
During a confident post fight interview, Zheko Melondov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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