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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen Fight for your Right to Party as his entrance music. The key to victory for Damien Melendez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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271 lbs
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190 cm
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265 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Anderson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Melendez is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.
Anderson wants to control but Melendez is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melendez is trying to get back to his feet.
Melendez tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Melendez manages to get back to half guard.
Anderson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Melendez looking for submissions off his back.
Melendez is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Anderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Anderson gets the takedown into side control.
Melendez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Melendez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melendez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Anderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Melendez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Melendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Melendez!
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
Melendez can't escape the position.
Melendez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Anderson tries to control but Melendez wriggling away.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Melendez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson wants to control the pace but Melendez is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melendez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Anderson scoring with strikes but Melendez is staying in there.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Melendez's face.
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson looking to control but Melendez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Melendez is rocked!
It looks like Damien Melendez has been cut.
Melendez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Melendez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damien Melendez's cut is getting worse.
Melendez is trying desperately to improve position.
Melendez seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson trying to control but Melendez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien 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.
Anderson lands a head kick!
Anderson darts in trying to clinch
and Melendez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Melendez lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Melendez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Anderson managing to control the position.
Melendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez 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.
Melendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Melendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melendez preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Melendez drops back looking for a leg! Anderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anderson manages to kick Melendez off! Melendez jumps back into Anderson's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Melendez drops back looking for a leg! Anderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anderson manages to kick Melendez off! Melendez jumps back into Anderson's guard.
Melendez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Melendez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Melendez won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Anderson trying to control the position.
Melendez drops back looking for a leg! Anderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anderson manages to kick Melendez off! Melendez jumps back into Anderson's guard.
Melendez preventing the sweep.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Melendez controlling him for the moment.
Anderson 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 with the active half guard here but Anderson passes nicely into side control.
Melendez wants to get back to his feet but Anderson drags him back down.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Melendez keeps working.
Melendez wants to get back to his feet.
Melendez tries to improve position but can't.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson landing strikes.
Damien Melendez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson taking a break here but Melendez is having none of it and regains half guard.
Anderson wants to pass to mount but Melendez is defending the position.
Melendez actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Melendez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damien Melendez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Melendez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melendez off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Melendez on that attempt.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Melendez fails with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Melendez!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Melendez hang on?
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jeez, Damien Melendez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Damien Melendez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Anderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Anderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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