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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Black (ranked 4206 p4p, 3238 weight class) and Uriel Ibarra (ranked 420 p4p, 0 weight class). Melvin Black could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Uriel Ibarra's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Uriel Ibarra!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibarra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black sets himself, and Ibarra steps forward looking for the clinch! Black avoids it this time.
Black gets tackled into the cage by Ibarra. Ibarra maintains the clinch.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks with his arms.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Ibarra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibarra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ibarra managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Ibarra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibarra is defending well for now.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibarra.
Ibarra blocks an elbow strike from Black.
Ibarra can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Ibarra presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ibarra breaks the clinch.
Black swings for the body but Ibarra moves out of range.
Ibarra clinches up against the cage.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibarra's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibarra drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ibarra is defending well for now.
Black is pushing Ibarra up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Black looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ibarra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibarra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibarra misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black avoiding damage.
Ibarra misses with the head strike.
Ibarra lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Ibarra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibarra avoids it.
Ibarra presses Black against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ibarra lands a right hand.
We've been informed that Ibarra has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Ibarra avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ibarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibarra misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Ibarra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ibarra moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibarra.
Ibarra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibarra tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibarra.
Ibarra misses with a body punch.
Ibarra tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibarra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibarra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ibarra throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Ibarra blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ibarra.
Ibarra misses with a punch to the body.
Ibarra takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Uriel Ibarra has been cut.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Ibarra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibarra misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ibarra fails to land.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibarra.
Ibarra has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black blocks a body shot from Ibarra.
Ibarra lands with a light punch inside.
Ibarra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Ibarra blocks with his arms.
Black tries a body shot but Ibarra blocks it.
Ibarra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black blocking some punches.
Ibarra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ibarra blocks an elbow strike.
Ibarra throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ibarra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ibarra tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ibarra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ibarra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ibarra lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibarra.
Ibarra prevents a body shot from Black.
Ibarra misses with a punch on the inside.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibarra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibarra is working Black over against the cage.
Uriel Ibarra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Black blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibarra controls his hands.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibarra avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ibarra.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Ibarra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uriel Ibarra's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Ibarra digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Ibarra throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibarra.
Black blocking some punches.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black with a knee to the head.
Ibarra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibarra's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibarra scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Ibarra avoids the damage to the body.
Black pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Black misses with a body punch.
Ibarra misses with the head strike.
Ibarra managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Ibarra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ibarra misses with a body punch.
Ibarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibarra prevents a body shot from Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibarra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ibarra working aggressively here.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibarra avoids it.
Black tries to stall but Ibarra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ibarra lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Black missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ibarra as Black tries to tie him up.
Black misses with a body punch.
Ibarra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Uriel Ibarra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ibarra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ibarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibarra avoids the elbow strike from Black, against the cage.
Black missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibarra letting Black take a breather here.
Black stalling.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ibarra avoids it.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ibarra.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ibarra lands a shoulder strike.
Melvin Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black pushes off an throws an elbow but Ibarra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriel Ibarra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ibarra 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriel Ibarra!
After the big win, Uriel Ibarra made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors WW clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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