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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lion El Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dante Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lion El Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Melendez as El Johnson shoots in.
El Johnson jabs Melendez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Melendez throws a jab when El Johnson was well out of range.
El Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Melendez avoids it.
Melendez misses with a looping right.
Melendez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A clash of legs there as El Johnson blocks the low kick.
El Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
Melendez throws a hook but El Johnson blocks it.
Melendez throws a big shot that misses.
Melendez walks forward, straight into a front kick from El Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Johnson blocks a jab.
Dante Melendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melendez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from El Johnson.
Melendez looks to land a right hand but El Johnson moved out of range.
Melendez misses with a straight left.
Melendez 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.
Melendez scores with a hook.
Melendez throws a hook to the side of El Johnson's head but El Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Melendez's calf.
Melendez looks to score with a jab to the body but El Johnson is just out of range.
Lion El Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Melendez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dante Melendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lion El Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Melendez.
Melendez connects with a crisp jab.
El Johnson connects with a body shot.
El Johnson throws a low kick but Melendez moves out of range easily.
Melendez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Melendez scores with a nice strike.
Melendez takes a swing at El Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Melendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Melendez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Melendez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
El Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Melendez but Melendez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slow jab from El Johnson misses its intended target.
Melendez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Melendez avoids a kick to the body.
Melendez looks to land a combination but El Johnson avoids it well.
Melendez tries to sprawl but El Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from El Johnson.
El Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
El Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
El Johnson passes to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
El Johnson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lion El Johnson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Melendez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Melendez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melendez misses with a hook.
El Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Melendez.
A combination from El Johnson does no damage.
Melendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
El Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
El Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Melendez rather than just go for the knockout.
Melendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
El Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
El Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Melendez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a right hand
and El Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Melendez won't be happy with that.
El Johnson trying to control the position but Melendez is working away.
El Johnson tries for a kimura but Melendez is defending well.
Melendez is trying to control El Johnson's posture but El Johnson avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
El Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Melendez is holding El Johnson down, trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Melendez, who protects the arm well.
El Johnson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Melendez dodges the ground and pound from El Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
El Johnson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
El Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Melendez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
El Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Melendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
El Johnson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lion El Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
El Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Melendez. That did some damage!
Dante Melendez is winning the standup battle so far.
Melendez takes a swing at El Johnson's ribcage but misses.
El Johnson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Melendez lunges at El Johnson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by El Johnson's hand.
El Johnson misses the jab.
Melendez throws a jab but it's blocked by El Johnson.
El Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Melendez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
El Johnson misses with a low kick as Melendez jumps back.
El Johnson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
El Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez stuffs the takedown attempt from El Johnson. El Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Melendez misses with a hook. El Johnson ducked under it nicely.
El Johnson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body punch from El Johnson.
Melendez misses with a straight left.
El Johnson shoots in and drives through. Melendez sprawls well.
Dante Melendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lion El Johnson.
Melendez throws a hook to the side of El Johnson's head but El Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dante Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses the body punch
and El Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
El Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Melendez shows good takedown defense.
El Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Melendez.
Melendez slaps away a takedown attempt from El Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
El Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Melendez throws a right and a left that El Johnson avoids nicely.
El Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Melendez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Melendez throws the left hand but El Johnson avoids the punch easily.
El Johnson throws a low kick but Melendez avoids it.
Melendez throws out a powerful jab.
El Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Melendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for El Johnson.
Melendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Melendez misses.
El Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Melendez misses with a few strikes there.
El Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melendez.
El Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from El Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
El Johnson misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lion El Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well El Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lion El Johnson!
Lion El Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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
38% |
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