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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Survival. Kevin Arnold will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilbert Melendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Arnold!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arnold circles away.
Arnold closes the distance and clinches.
Melendez wants a takedown.
Melendez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arnold is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melendez is trying to force a seperation but Arnold has the dominant position.
Melendez taking a breather.
Arnold lands a hook that snaps the head of Melendez backwards.
Melendez is trying to push Arnold away but Arnold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Melendez dodges an elbow strike from Arnold.
Melendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Melendez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Arnold manages to get underhooks.
Melendez wants to get back to striking at distance but Arnold won't allow it.
Melendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arnold lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Gilbert Melendez has been cut.
Melendez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Melendez blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Arnold.
I was talking to Melendez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Melendez blocks an elbow strike.
Arnold is trying to stall.
Arnold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arnold lands an elbow just above Melendez 's eye.
Melendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Melendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arnold moves in looking to clinch but Melendez pushes him off.
Melendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arnold was well out of range. Poor timing from Melendez.
Arnold tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Melendez counters with a three punch combo that has Arnold backing up. Arnold nods at Melendez to acknowledge the strikes.
Melendez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Melendez showed some decent athleticism there.
Melendez is working for a kimura but Arnold is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez trying to control the action but Arnold is working from the bottom.
Melendez controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is pressing down on Arnold's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arnold is holding on for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gilbert Melendez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Arnold clinches up with Melendez and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Melendez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arnold looking to throw knees to the head but Melendez is blocking nicely.
Melendez prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Nice elbow from Arnold.
Nice elbow from Arnold.
Arnold breaks the clinch.
Arnold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Melendez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arnold avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Melendez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Arnold fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arnold clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Arnold will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gilbert Melendez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Melendez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Melendez counters with a one-two to the body.
Arnold is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arnold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Melendez throws a series of punches but Arnold avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold wants to clinch but Melendez slips to the side
and Melendez counters with a left and a right that stings Arnold.
Melendez dives in for a single leg takedown but Arnold sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arnold lands an elbow that stopped Melendez in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Arnold.
Melendez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arnold avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Melendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arnold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Arnold.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Melendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Melendez dives in for a single leg takedown but Arnold sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melendez dodges an elbow strike from Arnold.
Come on Arnold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arnold.
Melendez is trying to drag Arnold to the mat but Arnold just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Arnold manages to break the clinch.
Arnold tries to clinch up.
Arnold looks to clinch
and Melendez counters with a left to the body.
Arnold throws a combination that misses
and Melendez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gilbert Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arnold has closed the distance and engaged Melendez in a clinch.
Melendez is trying to drag Arnold to the mat but Arnold just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kevin Arnold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melendez has hold of one of Arnold's legs. Arnold is fighting the takedown attempt but Melendez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Arnold has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Melendez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Arnold looks to clinch
and Melendez counters with a series of strikes. Arnold will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arnold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Melendez tries to keep at a distance but Arnold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Melendez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arnold gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arnold connects with a nasty looking knee right to Melendez's face.
Gilbert Melendez's cut is getting worse.
Arnold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arnold tries to clinch but Melendez is having none of it.
Melendez throws a shot to the body.
Kevin Arnold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnold closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnold breaks the clinch.
Arnold wants to clinch up but Melendez keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Arnold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gilbert Melendez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Arnold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Melendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Melendez misses.
Arnold wants to clinch but Melendez slips to the side
and Melendez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arnold instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arnold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Melendez checks a low kick from Arnold.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch but Melendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Melendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arnold moves away.
Arnold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arnold. That's going to slow Melendez down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold instigates a clinch.
Arnold breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Melendez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arnold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arnold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Melendez's calf.
Arnold looks to clinch
and Melendez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez swings for the body but Arnold moves out of range.
Arnold moves into range and clinches up with Melendez.
Melendez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arnold has him pressed against the cage.
Arnold with a knee to the head.
Melendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Melendez is trying to break the clinch but Arnold has him pressed against the cage.
Arnold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Arnold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arnold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Melendez avoids it.
Melendez tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Arnold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arnold slowing the pace effectively.
Melendez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arnold has him pressed against the cage.
Melendez wants a takedown.
Melendez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arnold gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arnold tries a body shot but Melendez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Melendez wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melendez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arnold has Melendez pushed against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arnold connects with a knee to the head.
Melendez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Arnold pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arnold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Melendez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arnold manages to break the clinch.
Gilbert Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melendez avoids the head kick by Arnold.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arnold moves in looking to clinch but Melendez pushes him off.
Kevin Arnold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arnold tries to clinch but Melendez moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Arnold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arnold winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Arnold!
Kevin Arnold is the new lightweight champion!
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