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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Caco Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Melindlez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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142 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caco Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Melindlez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melindlez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Melindlez looks for a takedown but Vera sprawls well.
Melindlez looks to clinch
and Vera counters with a nice leg kick.
Melindlez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Melindlez throws a sloppy body shot
and Vera moves into the clinch.
Vera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Melindlez as Vera tries to tie him up.
Vera with a knee to the head.
Melindlez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Melindlez fails to pull guard.
Caco Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Melindlez.
Melindlez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Melindlez breaks the clinch.
Melindlez wants to clinch.
No luck for Melindlez with that takedown attempt.
Vera throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera pushes Melindlez away with a front kick.
Vera throws a nice looking combination but Melindlez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Melindlez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Melindlez somewhat.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melindlez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vera scores with a hook to the body. Melindlez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Melindlez looks gassed!
Vera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Melindlez's sensitive parts.
That kick from Vera tenderised Melindlez's leg. Melindlez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vera landing knees to the head.
Come on Vera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Vera to work.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Melindlez's face.
Vera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vera trying to land knees to the body.
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Melindlez's face.
Vera taking a breather.
Melindlez tries to pull guard but Vera holds him up against the cage and eventually Melindlez drops back down to his feet.
Vera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melindlez blocks it with crossed arms.
Vera lands a good knee to the midsection. Melindlez won't want to take too many of those.
Melindlez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Melindlez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Vera uses from the top position.
Melindlez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera stands and steps away. Melindlez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A lazy body kick from Melindlez
and Vera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vera.
Vera lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vera.
Vera landing knees to the body.
Melindlez is trying to break the clinch but Vera has him pressed against the cage.
Melindlez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vera has him pressed against the cage.
Vera tries to land knees in the clinch but Melindlez avoids the damage to the body.
Vera lands an elbow just above Melindlez 's eye.
Vera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A body shot lands from Vera.
Melindlez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vera has Melindlez pressed against the cage, preventing Melindlez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Melindlez wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera avoiding damage.
Melindlez is working for takedown but Vera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Melindlez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vera missing with knees to the body.
Melindlez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vera just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vera stalling in the clinch.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Melindlez's efforts to push away.
Vera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melindlez avoids it.
Melindlez tries to pull guard but Vera holds him up against the cage and eventually Melindlez drops back down to his feet.
Melindlez tries for a takedown but Vera manages to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melindlez wants to break free but Vera has control.
Melindlez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vera slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caco Vera dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Melindlez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vera moves out of range as Melindlez throws a body kick.
Melindlez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vera pinned against the cage. Vera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Vera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melindlez throws a hook but Vera blocks it.
Vera darts in and clinches Melindlez up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vera obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vera stalling.
Melindlez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vera lands an elbow that stopped Melindlez in his tracks for a moment.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but Melindlez blocks with his arms.
Melindlez managing to block the knees to the body from Vera.
Vera misses with a knee strike.
Melindlez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vera pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vera.
Vera scores with a leg kick.
Vera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A nice combination there by Vera.
Melindlez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vera can pounce on him.
Vera connects with a jab.
Vera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melindlez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body kick from Vera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera blocks a jab.
Vera lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Melindlez backs up against the cage.
Melindlez shoots in for a takedown but Vera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Caco Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Melindlez.
Melindlez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vera with a jab.
Melindlez walks into a stiff left hand from Vera.
Vera lands a jab-cross combination.
Caco Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vera lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Melindlez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Melindlez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick by Melindlez misses
and Vera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Melindlez fails to land the takedown.
Melindlez tries to clinch but Vera moves away
and Vera counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Vera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera rushes Melindlez and presses him up against the cage.
Vera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vera has Melindlez pressed against the cage.
Vera seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Vera looking to slow down the pace here.
Vera has Melindlez pressed against the cage, preventing Melindlez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Melindlez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Melindlez wants to get back to striking at distance but Vera won't allow it.
Vera with a knee to the head.
Vera lands an elbow that stopped Melindlez in his tracks for a moment.
Melindlez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vera prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vera trying to land knees to the body.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vera misses with a knee to the head.
Melindlez struggles to land a body shot inside as Vera controls his hands.
Melindlez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vera lands with a light punch inside.
Vera stalling in the clinch.
Melindlez avoiding damage as Vera throws knees to the body.
Melindlez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melindlez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vera.
Caco Vera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melindlez misses with a head kick.
Vera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Melindlez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vera manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Melindlez trying to control but Vera is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caco Vera dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Melindlez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vera.
Vera is looking to wear down Melindlez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Melindlez shoots in for a double leg but Vera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A left and a right from Vera both land. Nice combination.
Vera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Melindlez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vera connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vera, as that shot connected.
Vera closes the distance and pushes Melindlez back into the cage.
Melindlez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Melindlez.
Melindlez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Melindlez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Melindlez is still on wobbly legs! Can Vera finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Melindlez has had enough of the clinch but Vera keeps him there for the moment.
Vera scores with a knee to the head.
Melindlez seems to have recovered his senses.
Melindlez tries to score a body lock takedown but Vera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Caco Vera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Melindlez.
Melindlez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vera misses with a knee strike.
Melindlez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vera misses with a knee to the head.
Vera misses with a knee strike.
Melindlez is trying to break the clinch but Vera is controlling him.
Melindlez can't break the clinch.
Vera tries to land knees in the clinch but Melindlez avoids the damage to the body.
Vera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melindlez avoids it.
Vera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melindlez blocks it with crossed arms.
Melindlez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Melindlez managing to block the knees to the body from Vera.
Vera is pressed up against the cage. Melindlez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vera down to the mat. Vera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vera has managed to clinch.
Melindlez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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.
Vera stalls.
Melindlez jumps guard but Vera stands there with Melindlez around his waist. Melindlez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vera trying to control the position but instead, Melindlez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vera into the cage.
Vera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Melindlez.
Melindlez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vera smiles and moves away.
Good exchange - Vera coming out on top.
Vera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vera is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Melindlez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melindlez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vera seems keen to control Melindlez's posture.
Melindlez thows a big elbow that misses.
Melindlez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vera wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vera pushes Melindlez up against the cage in a clinch.
Vera just leaning against Melindlez, taking a breather.
Melindlez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vera.
Vera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vera prevents Melindlez from breaking the clinch.
Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melindlez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Melindlez has had enough of the clinch but Vera keeps him there for the moment.
Melindlez jumps guard but Vera stands there with Melindlez around his waist. Melindlez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gilbert Melindlez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vera crunches a lovely knee into Melindlez's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caco Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caco Vera!
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energy
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hype
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