Melendez Shines in Debut

Fighter profile of Ricky Melendez by Andrew X

Los Angeles native Ricky Melendez (1-0) had a successful debut against native on Jordan Sanford (0-1) in his home town.

"It was great to get the victory. A lot of hard work went into this camp, and some good training was put it and it paid off" Melendez said at the post-fight press conference.

Melendez defeated Sanford, also making his MMA debut, via close splt decision. Melendez recieved a 30-29 and 30-27 scores from two judges, while one scored the fight 29-28 in favor of Sanford. When asked about the decision, Melendez respected the way Judge Don Winkell scored the bout.

"I think I won the first round for sure, but the other two were very close and could've gone ither way. One of them scored two rounds as 10-10 rounds, so it really goes to show you how close this fight was."

The fans in attendance for the fight stood and gave both fighters a huge ovation for the battle they put on, but the hometown crowd nearly blew off the roof of the building.

"When the annoucner said my name, all I could hear was a huge roar and my coaches cheering. It was great. I felt like a rockstar."

After his victory, Melendez signed with Hypnotic FC and is focused on sharpening his tools before he gets another fight. When asked during an appearance on the "Jungle Boogie Expresszone" podcast about his current plans, he stated that he's back in the gym and looking forward to a return to the cage.

"Right now I'm back in the gym and looking to get something going. I feel good and hope I'll get a fight soon. Fingers crossed!"

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