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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Tangcalagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Tangcalagan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilbert Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tangcalagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Melendez.
Melendez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tangcalagan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Melendez throws a series of punches but Tangcalagan avoids them all with ease.
Tangcalagan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Melendez counters with a right hand to the body.
Tangcalagan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Melendez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Melendez keeping moving, preventing Tangcalagan from controlling successfully.
Tangcalagan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tangcalagan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tangcalagan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangcalagan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Melendez scores with a sloppy right hand. Tangcalagan should have avoided that one.
Tangcalagan shoots for a takedown but Melendez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tangcalagan shoots in and drives through. Melendez sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Tangcalagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tangcalagan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Melendez's waist but Melendez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tangcalagan off to one side.
Tangcalagan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Melendez swinging wildly here.
Melendez throws a right hand that Tangcalagan ducks under and follows up with a left that Tangcalagan also avoids with ease.
Melendez throws a right and a left that Tangcalagan avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Melendez misses its intended target.
Melendez just misses with a punch to the body.
Melendez tries to bum rush Tangcalagan with a series of wild strikes but Tangcalagan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Tangcalagan.
Tangcalagan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Melendez is fending him off so far but Tangcalagan persists. Nope, Melendez circles away and we're back to standing.
Tangcalagan cracks Melendez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Melendez misses.
Tangcalagan blocks a jab.
Tangcalagan fails with a takedown attempt.
Melendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan has managed to clinch.
Tangcalagan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tangcalagan fails to land the takedown.
Melendez looks to score with a jab to the body but Tangcalagan is just out of range.
Tangcalagan drives through and clinches with Melendez against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Melendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tangcalagan has Melendez pressed against the cage, preventing Melendez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tangcalagan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Melendez regains guard.
Melendez is pulling down on Tangcalagan's head. It's preventing any offense from Tangcalagan, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Melendez is looking to stand up but Tangcalagan isn't so interested in that idea.
Melendez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tangcalagan is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tangcalagan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adrian Tangcalagan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Melendez blocks a jab.
Tangcalagan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Melendez scores with a one two! Tangcalagan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Melendez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Tangcalagan misses.
A right-left combo lands from Melendez.
Tangcalagan tries for a takedown but Melendez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tangcalagan shoots in for a takedown but Melendez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tangcalagan misses with a takedown attempt
and Melendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Tangcalagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangcalagan slips under a jab from Melendez.
Some wild striking there from Melendez.
Nice defenses there by Tangcalagan.
Melendez misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melendez. Tangcalagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Melendez.
Melendez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tangcalagan won't allow Melendez to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez pulls Tangcalagan in close to prevent any damage.
Tangcalagan trying to control but Melendez is working from the bottom.
Tangcalagan is looking to work some ground and pound but Melendez has wrist control.
That's three 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.
Melendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tangcalagan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tangcalagan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Melendez at a distance.
Melendez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tangcalagan rather than just go for the knockout.
Tangcalagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melendez throws out the jab.
Melendez moves out of range of the body kick from Tangcalagan.
Melendez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tangcalagan.
Gilbert Melendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tangcalagan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Melendez swivels and escapes.
Melendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Melendez keeps the fight on the outside.
Melendez with a nice cross.
Nice takedown defense from Melendez. No joy for Tangcalagan on that attempt.
Adrian Tangcalagan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Melendez misses.
A left lands for Melendez.
Melendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tangcalagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tangcalagan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Melendez is fending him off so far but Tangcalagan persists. Nope, Melendez circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melendez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tangcalagans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Melendez lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tangcalagan tries to clinch up but Melendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Tangcalagan throws a wild body kick that Melendez sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Melendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Melendez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Melendez wants it to stay on the feet.
Tangcalagan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Melendez stuffs the takedown.
Tangcalagan moves into range and clinches up with Melendez.
Tangcalagan is trying to trip Melendez. He has hold of a leg but Melendez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tangcalagan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Melendez has Tangcalagan pulled in close to control his posture.
Melendez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Melendez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Melendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tangcalagan won't allow Melendez to get back to his feet.
Gilbert Melendez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tangcalagan with a poor takedown
and Melendez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Tangcalagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tangcalagan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Melendez checks it well.
Melendez avoids the head kick by Tangcalagan.
Tangcalagan shoots in for a takedown but Melendez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tangcalagan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Melendez.
Melendez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tangcalagan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Melendez connects with a body shot that sends Tangcalagan's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tangcalagan circles away quickly and effectively.
Good exchange - Melendez coming out on top.
Tangcalagan has his takedown stuffed
and Melendez counters with a series of strikes. Tangcalagan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Melendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Melendez works the jab nicely.
Melendez lands with an uppercut that bounces Tangcalagan off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tangcalagan swings for the body but Melendez moves out of range.
Gilbert Melendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tangcalagan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Melendez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a two punch combination.
Tangcalagan misses with a double jab.
Tangcalagan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Melendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Melendez misses.
A punch combination from Melendez misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan drops his hands momentarily and Melendez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Melendez misses with a body shot.
Melendez throws a series of punches but Tangcalagan avoids them all with ease.
Melendez throws a hook but Tangcalagan blocks it.
Tangcalagan moves out of range of the strikes.
Tangcalagan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melendez manages to avoid it.
Melendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tangcalagan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tangcalagan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Melendez pinned against the cage. Melendez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Melendez misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Melendez really 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.
Melendez misses with a wild body shot.
Tangcalagan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Melendez pinned against the cage. Melendez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Melendez dips to his left and cracks Tangcalagan with an uppercut!
Tangcalagan slips a straight right by Melendez.
Melendez throws a right and a left that Tangcalagan avoids nicely.
Tangcalagan looks to score with a jab to the body but Melendez is just out of range.
Melendez leaves Tangcalagan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a wild combination.
Melendez lands with a shot to the body.
Tangcalagan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Melendez to score with a decent uppercut.
Tangcalagan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Melendez on his heels. He'll look to pass Melendez's guard now, I'm sure.
Melendez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tangcalagan is controlling him.
Tangcalagan won't allow Melendez to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan trying to control but Melendez is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adrian Tangcalagan.
Tangcalagan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Melendez tries to avoid it but Tangcalagan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Melendez to the ground. Melendez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Tangcalagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Melendez throws a nice looking combination but Tangcalagan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tangcalagan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Melendez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Melendez misses with a double jab.
Tangcalagan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tangcalagan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Melendez does no damage.
Adrian Tangcalagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tangcalagan was well out of range. Poor timing from Melendez.
Tangcalagan looks for a takedown but Melendez sprawls well.
Melendez lunges at Tangcalagan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tangcalagan's hand.
Melendez misses with the combination.
Melendez lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tangcalagan slips under a jab from Melendez.
Tangcalagan shoots for a takedown but Melendez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Melendez misses with a few strikes there.
Tangcalagan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Melendez misses with a few strikes there.
Melendez throws a series of punches but Tangcalagan moves out of range.
Melendez keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Melendez dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Melendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tangcalagan thows a body shot but no joy.
Melendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tangcalagan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Melendez wants to stand and escape but Tangcalagan is having none of it.
Melendez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Melendez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Melendez moves into full mount! Tangcalagan won't be happy about that!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tangcalagan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tangcalagan wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Tangcalagan breaks Melendez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tangcalagan trying to control but Melendez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez has Tangcalagan pulled in close to control his posture.
Melendez trying to keep a closed guard but Tangcalagan is proving a slippery customer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tangcalagan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adrian Tangcalagan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Melendez throws a right and a left that Tangcalagan avoids nicely.
Melendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tangcalagan closes the distance and clinches up with Melendez, looking for a takedown. Tangcalagan pushes Melendez against the cage but Melendez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tangcalagan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Melendez's waist but Melendez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tangcalagan off to one side.
Melendez just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tangcalagan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Tangcalagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melendez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tangcalagan circles away quickly and effectively.
A decent looking cross lands there for Melendez.
Nice body punch from Melendez.
Tangcalagan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Melendez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tangcalagan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Melendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Tangcalagan.
Melendez misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez lands a nice shot to the body.
Tangcalagan just misses with a punch to the body.
Adrian Tangcalagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gilbert Melendez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tangcalagan with a poor takedown
and Melendez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gilbert 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilbert Melendez!
Gilbert Melendez is the new lightweight champion!
As Gilbert Melendez got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I was upset that our last fight ended in a draw so I am glad I was able to get the win and the belt!'.
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energy
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hype
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