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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zion Melton (ranked 2793 p4p, 3535 weight class) and Shawn Low (ranked 326 p4p, 405 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zion Melton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Low!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Low tests Melton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Melton shoots in for a double leg but Low sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slow jab from Low misses its intended target.
As Low tries to get set, Melton tries to push him back and clinch up but Low manages to avoid the attempt.
Low has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A cross from Low lands.
It looks like Zion Melton has been cut.
Low gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Melton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Low is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Melton throws a big elbow that misses.
Low has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Melton has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Low is trying to break the clinch but Melton has him pressed against the cage.
Low is trying to push Melton away but Melton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Low is trying to break free.
Low wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Low looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Melton tries to throw a body punch but Low avoids it by throwing Melton back against the cage.
Melton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Low's efforts to push away.
Melton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
I was talking to Melton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low manages to break the clinch.
Melton dives in and grabs Low's left leg, looking for a takedown. Low pushes down on Melton's head and hops out.
Melton throws a head kick that Low semi-blocks.
Melton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Low defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zion Melton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Low lands a jab to the head.
Shawn Low is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Low as he jumps to the side.
Melton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Low.
Melton slips under a jab from Low.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Low!
Low leaves Melton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Low has one foot on Melton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Low throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Low misses the target.
A punch combination from Low misses.
Low throws a big shot that misses.
Low misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melton darts in looking for a takedown but Low gets double underhooks and turns Melton into the cage.
Melton just leaning against Low, taking a breather.
Melton breaks from the clinch.
Low misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Low.
Melton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Low looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low pushes Melton off but Melton dives into side control.
Melton prevents Low from escaping the position.
Melton in side control, throwing shots but Low defends.
Low wants to get back to his feet.
Low explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Melton fails with the takedown.
Low throws a counter combo.
Melton shoots in for a takedown but Low shows good takedown defense.
Melton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Melton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Low.
Melton slips under a jab.
Melton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Low is fending him off so far but Melton persists. Nope, Low circles away and we're back to standing.
Low misses with an uppercut.
Melton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Low swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shawn Low seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Low sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Low will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Melton moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Melton.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Melton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melton is trying to maintain a safe position but Low gets an underhook and turns Melton into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Low's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Low is trying to force a seperation but Melton has the dominant position.
Melton landing knees to the body.
Melton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melton prevents Low from breaking the clinch.
Melton digs a right hand underneath Low's ribcage. Low let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Low keeps control of Melton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Melton breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Low dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zion Melton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Melton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Low.
Low misses the jab.
Melton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Low sprawls well. Low wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Melton gets slowly back to his feet.
Low throws out a counter right but Melton avoids it with no problem.
Low tries to keep at a distance but Melton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Melton.
A frustrated look appears on Low's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Low wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Low tries to break the clinch but Melton is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Low is trying to break the clinch but Melton has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Melton.
Melton manages to break the clinch.
Low looks to land a combination. Melton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed right hand from Low misses the target.
Melton dives in and grabs Low's left leg, looking for a takedown. Low pushes down on Melton's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melton tries to clinch up but Low circles away and keeps his distance.
Melton misses with a takedown attempt - Low sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zion Melton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Low finds it's way through Melton's defenses.
Melton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Low darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shawn Low seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Low throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Low has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melton connects with an inside leg kick.
Low throws a lazy right hand but Melton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Melton fails with a takedown attempt.
Zion Melton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Low lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melton circles away quickly and effectively.
Low lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melton circles away quickly and effectively.
Low is breathing heavily.
Melton clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Melton obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Low in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Melton digs a right hand into Low's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Low's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melton lands a nice knee to the body.
Melton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Melton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Low defends well and Melton ends up having to push Low into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Melton lands a good knee to the midsection. Low won't want to take too many of those.
Melton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Low in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Melton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Melton slips a jab and a cross from Low.
Melton dives in and grabs Low's left leg, looking for a takedown. Low pushes down on Melton's head and hops out.
Low is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Melton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Low misses with an uppercut. Melton saw that one coming.
Melton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Melton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Low sneaks out the side door and pushes Melton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Melton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Low misses with a wild combination.
Melton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Melton is defended easily by Low.
A jab from Low misses.
Melton blocks a jab.
Melton wants to clinch up but Low keeps it at a distance.
Melton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Melton shoots in for a takedown but Low shows good takedown defense.
Nice defenses there by Melton.
Good shot there by Low.
Melton slips under a jab from Low.
Melton slips a straight right by Low.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Low tries to avoid it but Melton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Low to the ground. Low escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It seemed like Low was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Low lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Low connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Low throws a right hand that Melton ducks under and follows up with a left that Melton also avoids with ease.
Low 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.
Low throws a right and a left that Melton avoids nicely.
Low defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Melton.
Low throws a hook but Melton avoids it easily.
Melton dives in for a single leg takedown but Low sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Melton has Low pressed against the cage, preventing Low from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Melton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Melton working Low over with knees to the body.
Melton misses with an elbow strike.
Low is looking to break free of the clinch but Melton has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melton lands a nice knee to the body.
Melton lands an elbow inside.
Low is looking to break free of the clinch but Melton has double underhooks.
Melton lands a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Low showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zion Melton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Low misses with a wild combination.
Melton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Low uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Low. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Low.
Low misses with a left hand
and Melton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Low wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Low wants to get back to striking at distance but Melton won't allow it.
Low manages to break the clinch.
Low avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melton wants to clinch.
Low takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Melton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Melton moves out of range as Low strikes.
Low lands with a hook. Melton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low throws a right and a left that Melton avoids nicely.
Melton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Low waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melton.
Low displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Melton.
Low swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zion Melton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Low will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melton shoots for a takedown but Low saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Low swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Low thows a left - swing and a miss!
Melton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Low throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Melton shoots in and bounces Low off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Low is looking to stand up but Melton isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low wants to get back to his feet but Melton passes into half guard.
Melton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Melton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Melton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Low tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Melton manages to move to mount!
Low holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Melton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low trying desperately to get to his feet.
Melton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Low is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Low bucks up and throws Melton to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Melton dives in and scores a takedown into Low's guard.
Melton prevents Low from getting back to his feet.
Low is wriggling around but Melton manages to pass to half guard.
Low on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Low wants to get back to his feet.
Melton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Low is trying to stand up here but Melton is controlling him well.
Low tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Melton manages to move to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Low is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Melton landing punches.
Low is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Low is in a horrible position here. Melton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Low can do anything to dispel that myth.
Low squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Zion Melton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 Zion Melton.
I think Low has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Low!
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RATING
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