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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Medranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Medranda has chosen Buck dich as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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164 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Medranda!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Medranda.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Melendez shoots for a double leg takedown but Medranda sprawls well. He's pushed Melendez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Medranda cracks Melendez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Medranda tries a head kick but it misses.
Melendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Melendez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Medranda.
Melendez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Medranda's waist but Medranda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melendez off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melendez avoids the head kick by Medranda.
Medranda lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medranda tries to work over Melendez's front leg with a kick but Melendez checks it.
Medranda fails to land with a series of punches.
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Melendez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Medranda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Medranda misses with a head kick.
Medranda throws a hook to the side of Melendez's head but Melendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Medranda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melendez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Melendez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Medranda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Medranda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melendez moves away.
Medranda throws a hook but Melendez avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medranda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Melendez.
Carlos Medranda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medranda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Medranda throws a leg kick that misses.
Medranda stuffs the takedown attempt from Melendez. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Medranda throws a head kick but Melendez moves out of range.
Medranda throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Melendez as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Melendez.
Medranda tries to land a leg kick but Melendez saw it coming and moves away.
Medranda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Medranda fails to land with a series of punches.
Melendez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Medranda.
Medranda throws the left hand but Melendez avoids the punch easily.
Medranda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Melendez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Melendez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Medranda is just riding it out for now. Melendez eventually gives up the hold.
Medranda trying to control but Melendez postures up.
Melendez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Medranda defends it well.
Melendez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Medranda defends it well.
Medranda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melendez wants to control from the top but Medranda keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Melendez looking to pass the guard.
Melendez throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez won't allow Medranda to sweep him here.
Medranda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melendez prevents Medranda from getting back to his feet.
Melendez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Medranda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Medranda dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Medranda throws a body punch but Melendez moves out of range.
Melendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Medranda.
Medranda misses with a body kick.
Medranda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Melendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Medranda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melendez circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Medranda.
Melendez blocks a head kick by Medranda.
Medranda throws a sloppy head kick and Melendez moves out of range easily.
Medranda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Medranda wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medranda throws a head kick that misses.
Melendez slips under a jab from Medranda.
Melendez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gilbert Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Medranda misses with a body kick.
Medranda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Melendez's head.
Medranda throws a wild body kick that Melendez sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Medranda misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Melendez.
Medranda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Melendez moves out of range as Medranda strikes.
Carlos Medranda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez shoots in looking for a takedown. Medranda tries to sprawl out of it but Melendez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Medranda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medranda throws a head kick but Melendez moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Medranda.
Medranda misses with a body shot.
Medranda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Medranda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melendez manages to avoid it.
Melendez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Melendez slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Medranda just misses with a punch to the body.
Medranda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Medranda. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Medranda misses.
Melendez shoots in looking for a takedown but Medranda manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Melendez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Melendez shoots for a takedown but Medranda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Medranda tries to bum rush Melendez with a series of wild strikes but Melendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melendez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Melendez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Medranda looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Medranda pushes Melendez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Melendez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Melendez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Melendez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Medranda can't do much from the bottom here.
Melendez with the ground and pound but Medranda regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Medranda looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Medranda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Medranda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Medranda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Medranda is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Medranda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Melendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Medranda.
Melendez avoids the head kick by Medranda.
Medranda throws a series of punches but Melendez moves out of range.
Medranda throws a right and a left that Melendez avoids nicely.
Medranda throws a poor cross that misses
and Melendez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Melendez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Medranda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melendez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Melendez is working for a kimura but Medranda is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medranda wants to get back to his feet.
Medranda won't allow Melendez to pass to mount.
Medranda is trying to stand up here but Melendez is controlling him well.
Melendez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Melendez is working for a submission of some sort.
Melendez is looking for a kimura but Medranda is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Melendez to get the leverage.
Medranda is trying to stand.
Melendez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Medranda defending well though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Melendez is trying to work for a kimura but Medranda is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez wants to pass the guard but Medranda is defending well.
Melendez trying to control from half guard but Medranda is working away.
Medranda regains full guard. Nicely done.
Melendez wants to control from the top but Medranda keeps moving.
Melendez postures up.
Melendez looking to pass the guard.
Medranda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Melendez is one step ahead there.
Melendez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Melendez throwing strikes but missing.
Gilbert Melendez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Medranda keeping moving, preventing Melendez from controlling successfully.
Melendez won't allow Medranda to get back to his feet.
Medranda is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Medranda throws a head kick but Melendez moves out of range.
Medranda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Medranda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Medranda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melendez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medranda kicks Melendez off and gets back to his feet.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Medranda but Medranda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Melendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Medranda throws a low kick but Melendez moves out of range easily.
Melendez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez cracks Medranda with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Medranda pushes Melendez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Melendez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Melendez clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Medranda throws a body kick that misses.
Melendez misses with a body shot.
Melendez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Medranda's guard.
Melendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Medranda wants to stand but Melendez is controlling the position.
Melendez trying to control but Medranda is working from the bottom.
Melendez throws a big elbow that misses.
Melendez prevents Medranda from getting back to his feet.
Melendez trying to control but Medranda is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Gilbert Melendez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A swing and a miss from Medranda.
Medranda is looking to land body kicks.
Medranda tried to score with a low kick but Melendez checks it.
Medranda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melendez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Medranda is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Medranda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melendez shoots in looking for a takedown. Medranda tries to sprawl out of it but Melendez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Medranda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medranda misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Medranda.
Melendez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Medranda defends it nicely.
Medranda throws out a powerful jab.
Melendez slips under a jab from Medranda.
Medranda lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Medranda.
Medranda throws a one two combo.
Medranda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Medranda scores with a three punch combo!
Medranda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Medranda.
Melendez avoids a kick to the body.
Medranda misses with a head kick.
Medranda wants to land a leg kick but Melendez is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez moves out of range of the leg kick from Medranda.
Melendez avoids the head kick by Medranda.
Medranda stuffs the takedown.
Medranda looks to score with a jab to the body but Melendez is just out of range.
Medranda misses with a head kick.
Medranda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Melendez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melendez moves out of range of the body kick from Medranda.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez dodges the punch combination from Medranda.
Melendez fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Medranda dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Medranda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Melendez circles away quickly and effectively.
Medranda throws a right and a left that Melendez avoids nicely.
Melendez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Medranda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Melendez is in Medranda's guard.
Medranda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Medranda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Melendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Melendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Medranda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melendez wants to control from the top but Medranda keeps moving.
Medranda working a defensive guard here.
Melendez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Medranda dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Medranda passes into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Melendez wants to improve his position but Medranda is controlling well.
Medranda is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Melendez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Medranda pulls his head out easily.
Melendez wants to get back to full guard.
Medranda trying to control the action but Melendez is working from the bottom.
Medranda uses his free foot to push down on Melendez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Melendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Melendez tries to lock up and control but Medranda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Medranda controlling his opponent.
Melendez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Medranda looking to control but Melendez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medranda might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Melendez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Melendez is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda tries to control but Melendez wriggling away.
Melendez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Medranda controlling from mount.
Medranda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Melendez is looking to get to half guard.
Medranda controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medranda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melendez is looking to escape.
Melendez is desperately trying to improve his position but Medranda has a good base and remains in mount.
Medranda trying to control but Melendez is having none of it.
Gilbert Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melendez working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Medranda controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Medranda.
I think Medranda 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Medranda!
After the fight, Carlos Medranda was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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