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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and johnny dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dunham has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! johnny dunham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, johnny dunham!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Melendez.
dunham looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Melendez misses with a double jab.
Melendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melendez works over dunham's head and body with a nice combination.
Melendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Melendez throws a combination. dunham tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That has opened up johnny dunham's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Melendez misses with a two punch combination.
Melendez misses with a double jab.
dunham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melendez throws a nice looking combination but dunham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Melendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Melendez misses with a wild combination.
Melendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Melendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Melendez does it's job there.
The cut above johnny dunham's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Melendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melendez tries to bum rush dunham with a series of wild strikes but dunham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
dunham lands a nice shot to the body.
Melendez throws a series of punches but dunham avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Melendez misses.
Melendez tries to bum rush dunham with a series of wild strikes but dunham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melendez misses with a double jab.
dunham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Melendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dunham circles away quickly and effectively.
Melendez throws a right hand that dunham ducks under and follows up with a left that dunham also avoids with ease.
Melendez tries to clinch but dunham is having none of it.
Melendez misses with an uppercut. dunham saw that one coming.
Antonio Melendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melendez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dunham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
dunham slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
dunham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
dunham won't allow Melendez to get back to his feet.
dunham trying to control the position from guard on top but Melendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez wriggles free and stands up.
Melendez swinging wildly here.
A combination from Melendez does no damage.
Melendez throws a nice looking combination but dunham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
dunham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Melendez throws a nice looking combination but dunham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Melendez lands with a nice combination. dunham backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Melendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melendez throws a right hand that dunham ducks under and follows up with a left that dunham also avoids with ease.
Melendez looks to land a combination but dunham avoids it well.
Melendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but dunham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
dunham moves into the clinch.
dunham keeps control of Melendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Melendez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dunham has him pressed against the cage.
dunham fails to pull guard.
Melendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Melendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Melendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
dunham keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Melendez's efforts to push away.
Melendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Melendez.
Melendez throws a series of punches but dunham moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Melendez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on johnny dunham's cut.
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.
Melendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dunham circles away quickly and effectively.
Melendez looks to land a combination but dunham avoids it well.
Melendez throws a combination. dunham tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Melendez.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Melendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dunham.
Melendez throws a right hand that dunham ducks under and follows up with a left that dunham also avoids with ease.
Melendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Melendez throws a right and a left that dunham avoids nicely.
dunham scores with a nice strike.
Melendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Antonio Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dunham drives through with a takedown into guard.
dunham trying to control the position from guard on top but Melendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dunham looking to sit in guard and control but Melendez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
dunham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Melendez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on dunham, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Melendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dunham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Melendez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melendez throws a series of punches but dunham avoids them all with ease.
Antonio Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melendez misses with a two punch combination.
Melendez misses with a double jab.
dunham looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Melendez swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Melendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melendez cracks dunham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Melendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Melendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but dunham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Melendez fails to land with a series of punches.
dunham pushes Melendez up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez can't break the clinch.
Melendez is trying to break free.
Melendez is trying to break free.
dunham tightens his grip and picks Melendez up, before dumping him to the ground. Melendez manages to land in guard.
dunham thows a big elbow that misses.
Melendez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst dunham is controlling him.
dunham trying to control but Melendez is working from the bottom.
dunham has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Melendez is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez wants to stand up but dunham is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
johnny dunham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on johnny dunham's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Melendez misses with the combination.
Melendez misses with a few strikes there.
Melendez looks to clinch
and dunham counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Melendez!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melendez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
dunham looking to finish with strikes here!
Melendez is trying to stand.
dunham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
dunham throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
dunham sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
dunham punching from mount but Melendez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Melendez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Melendez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Melendez throws a series of punches but dunham moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Melendez misses with a two punch combination.
Melendez tries to bum rush dunham with a series of wild strikes but dunham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melendez throws a combination that misses
and dunham counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Melendez!
Melendez manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Melendez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from dunham.
dunham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
dunham throwing shots but Melendez is blocking nicely.
Melendez is trying to stand back up but dunham is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dunham throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Melendez tries to kick dunham off but dunham keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Melendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but dunham circles away quickly and effectively.
Melendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Melendez misses with a series of wild punches.
Melendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
dunham darts in and clinches Melendez up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Melendez wants to get back to striking at distance but dunham won't allow it.
Melendez is trying to break the clinch but dunham has him pressed against the cage.
dunham fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Melendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Melendez breaks from the clinch.
Melendez throws a one two combo.
Melendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
dunham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melendez misses with a wild combination.
Melendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
dunham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Melendez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
johnny dunham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Melendez is trying to get back to his feet.
dunham trying to control the position but Melendez is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
johnny dunham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think dunham 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... johnny dunham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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