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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Melendez (ranked 6924 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dlabiere (ranked 4677 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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197 cm
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Dlabiere!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dlabiere darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Melendez keeping control of the position.
Melendez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Melendez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Melendez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dlabiere pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Melendez is keeping the position for now.
Dlabiere looking to sit in guard and control but Melendez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez lands a couple of elbows.
Dlabiere is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dlabiere has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Melendez works to full guard.
Melendez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dlabiere trying to control the position from guard on top but Melendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dlabiere wants to pass the guard but Melendez is keeping the position.
Melendez pulls Dlabiere in close to his closed guard and prevents Dlabiere from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlabiere trying to control the position from guard on top but Melendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melendez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Melendez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dlabiere gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dlabiere drops back, looking for a kneebar! Melendez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Melendez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Melendez!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlabiere sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dlabiere looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Melendez is nestled in close to Dlabiere, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dlabiere wants to control but Melendez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Melendez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dlabiere is just riding it out for now. Melendez eventually gives up the hold.
Melendez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dlabiere trying to hold on to Melendez's head to control him but Melendez postures up.
Melendez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dlabiere trying to hold on to Melendez's head to control him but Melendez postures up.
Dlabiere wants to get back to his feet.
Dlabiere has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Melendez is working away from the top position though.
Dlabiere regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Melendez.
Dlabiere looks winded!
Dlabiere throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Dlabiere trying to control the position.
Melendez connects with a couple of short punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dlabiere preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melendez throws an elbow that misses. Dlabiere uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Melendez's guard. Nice move by Dlabiere!
Melendez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dlabiere can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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 Thomas Melendez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Melendez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dlabiere closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dlabiere is trying to control. Melendez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Melendez is concentrating on defense, preventing Dlabiere from advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dlabiere wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Melendez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlabiere is looking to stand up but Melendez won't let him.
Melendez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dlabiere trying to control but Melendez is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dlabiere drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dlabiere is breathing heavily.
Melendez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Melendez has control of Dlabiere's left arm, preventing Dlabiere from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dlabiere can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Melendez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Melendez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlabiere is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dlabiere closes the distance and clinches.
Melendez looking to throw knees to the head but Dlabiere is blocking nicely.
Melendez pulls guard successfully.
Dlabiere is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Melendez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dlabiere is one step ahead there.
Dlabiere tries to free his leg and advance position but Melendez is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlabiere has gone for a leg lock! Melendez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dlabiere's guard.
Melendez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Melendez postures up in Dlabiere's guard and throws a big left but Dlabiere blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melendez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Melendez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dlabiere's head.
Dlabiere not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Melendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Dlabiere has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dlabiere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Melendez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but Dlabiere shows good takedown defense.
Thomas Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dlabiere tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Melendez swivels and escapes.
Melendez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dlabiere sprawls and moves away.
Dlabiere gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Melendez tries to pull guard but Dlabiere forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Melendez pulls guard successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Melendez holds on and takes a little breather.
Dlabiere looking to sit in guard and control but Melendez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dlabiere wants to sweep but no luck.
Dlabiere utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Melendez landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dlabiere controlling Melendez's posture.
Dlabiere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dlabiere wants to stand and escape but Melendez is having none of it.
Dlabiere avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dlabiere is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Melendez is in close to Dlabiere's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Melendez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dlabiere utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Melendez landing some decent shots from guard.
Dlabiere has a closed guard, preventing Melendez from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Melendez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Melendez postures up and lands a big shot to Dlabiere's brow.
Melendez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Melendez postures up and lands a big shot to Dlabiere's brow.
Dlabiere doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Melendez throwing strikes but missing.
Melendez cracks Dlabiere with a solid left hand.
Melendez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Melendez scoring with some ground and pound.
Melendez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Melendez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dlabiere works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Melendez is looking to stand up but Dlabiere won't let him.
Melendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez cracks Dlabiere with a solid left hand.
Dlabiere has momentary wrist control but Melendez slips an elbow through the middle.
Melendez cracks Dlabiere with a solid left hand.
Melendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dlabiere looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melendez is one step ahead there.
Dlabiere preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melendez lands a couple of digs.
Dlabiere looking for a guillotine here but Melendez defends easily.
Melendez landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlabiere looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melendez is one step ahead there.
Dlabiere trying to keep a closed guard but Melendez is proving a slippery customer.
Melendez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Melendez throws a big elbow that misses.
Melendez landing with the ground and pound.
Melendez works over Dlabiere with some ground and pound from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Melendez throwing strikes from guard but Dlabiere blocks nicely.
Melendez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Melendez landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Melendez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Melendez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thomas Melendez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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