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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez has chosen El Coo Cooi as his entrance music. Calogero Anello has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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168 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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169 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high 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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anello throws a body punch but Melendez moves out of range.
Melendez throws a hook but Anello blocks it.
Melendez slips a jab from Anello.
Calogero Anello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Anello misses.
Melendez rushes Anello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anello is looking to slow Melendez down with leg kicks.
Anello lunges at Melendez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Melendez's hand.
Anello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Melendez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anello scores with a jab to the head.
Anello takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello misses the jab.
Anello looks to land a left hand but Melendez moved out of range nicely.
Melendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Anello lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anello as he jumps to the side.
Anello works the jab nicely.
Melendez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anello manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Melendez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Melendez looks for the body kick but Anello saw that one coming.
A jab from Anello finds it's way through Melendez's defenses.
Anello connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melendez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anello throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melendez.
Melendez moves forwards but Anello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Melendez. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to land a body kick
and Anello makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Melendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anello swivels and escapes.
A leg kick checked by Melendez.
Melendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anello.
A left lands for Anello.
Anello is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Melendez throws a leg kick but Anello sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Anello there.
Anello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Melendez looks to score with a jab to the body but Anello is just out of range.
Anello looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anello scores with a leg kick.
Anello jabs Melendez right on the nose. Melendez blinks but takes it well.
Melendez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Melendez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anello digs a good body shot into Melendez's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anello circles away.
Calogero Anello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Melendez.
Crunch! Anello slams his shin into Melendez's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calogero Anello dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anello keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melendez.
Anello scoring well with a low kick there.
Anello throws a predictable looking body shot
and Melendez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anello pulls Melendez in close to prevent any damage.
Anello wants to stand but Melendez is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melendez is pushing down on Anello's leg trying to pass to half guard. Anello is fighting to maintain full guard but Melendez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Anello is not content to let Melendez control the position.
Melendez slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello wants to get back to full guard.
Anello pushes Melendez off looking to stand but Melendez dives back in and keeps control.
Melendez trying to control the action but Anello is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Xavier Melendez.
Melendez staying out of range there.
Anello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melendez closes the distance but Anello moves to the side
and Anello connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a looping left.
Melendez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Anello misses.
Melendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anello.
Anello gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Melendez.
No luck for Melendez with that takedown attempt.
Melendez is looking to slow Anello down with leg kicks.
Melendez throws a right and a left that Anello avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Melendez misses with a looping left.
Xavier Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anello lands an overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Anello. Beautiful body shot.
Anello with a jab.
Melendez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anello swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Melendez shoots in looking for a takedown. Anello tries to sprawl out of it but Melendez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Calogero Anello is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Melendez.
A low kick from Melendez is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Melendez throws a chopping leg kick but Anello manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anello lands with a nice combination. Melendez backs away looking to recover.
Melendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anello was well out of range. Poor timing from Melendez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Melendez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Xavier Melendez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Anello finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Melendez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anello scores with a hook to the body. Melendez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut there from Anello.
Anello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Melendez.
Anello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Melendez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Anello, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Melendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Melendez was well out of range. Poor timing from Anello.
Anello chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Melendez scores with a takedown into Anello's guard.
Melendez wants to control from the top but Anello keeps moving.
Melendez prevents Anello from getting back to his feet.
Melendez passes Anello's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Melendez in particular looking to stall.
Melendez is trying to control the action in half guard but Anello is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Anello wants to get back to his feet.
Melendez trying to control from half guard but Anello is working away.
Melendez wants to free his trapped foot but Anello is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Xavier Melendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xavier Melendez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Melendez looks for the body kick but Anello saw that one coming.
Anello tries to land a leg kick but Melendez saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melendez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello loads up on a big right hand but Melendez slips the punch.
Melendez throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Anello bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Melendez's head.
Anello explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Melendez throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Anello scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anello 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 Melendez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Melendez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello connects with the punch.
Melendez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt - Anello sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A clash of legs there as Melendez blocks the low kick.
Anello throws a looping overhand right but Melendez ducks down to avoid it.
Melendez is looking to clinch but Anello is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anello as he avoids it easily.
Anello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Melendez's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xavier Melendez.
I think Melendez 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Melendez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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