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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Dudley (ranked 5955 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Melendez (ranked 5580 p4p, 511 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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177 lbs
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180 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley rushes Melendez and presses him up against the cage.
Dudley trying to land knees to the body.
Dudley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Melendez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dudley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melendez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Dudley circles away easily
and Dudley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Melendez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dudley dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Melendez tries to buck Dudley off but Dudley is having none of it.
Melendez tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Dudley easily slips into full mount!
Dudley working for a guillotine from mount but Melendez is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley looking to control but Melendez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Melendez working to try and regain half guard.
Dudley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Melendez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dudley controlling the position easily from mount.
Dudley gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dudley's waist but Dudley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melendez off to one side.
Dudley moves into the clinch.
Dudley manages to break the clinch.
Dudley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Melendez rushes Dudley and presses him up against the cage.
Dudley is working for takedown but Melendez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Melendez tries to pull guard but Dudley won't allow it.
Anthony Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Melendez.
Melendez tries to break free but Dudley pushes him back against the cage.
Melendez blocks an elbow strike.
Melendez crunches a lovely knee into Dudley's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley jumps into guard, dragging Melendez to the mat.
Dudley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Melendez wants to stand and escape but instead Dudley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dudley stops Melendez from standing up.
Melendez working a defensive guard but Dudley manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melendez looking for a sweep but Dudley has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dudley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dudley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melendez is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to lock up and control but Dudley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Melendez is looking to get to half guard.
Dudley controlling from the full mount.
Melendez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Melendez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Dudley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Melendez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dudley gets tackled into the cage by Melendez. Melendez maintains the clinch.
Dudley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Melendez.
Melendez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dudley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anthony Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Melendez.
Dudley manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Dudley as Melendez shoots in.
Dudley feinted with a counter takedown.
Melendez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dudley looks to clinch
and Melendez counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley is looking to clinch but Melendez is avoiding it.
Melendez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dudley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Melendez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dudley, pushing him back against the cage.
Dudley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Melendez.
Melendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Dudley has double underhooks.
Dudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Dudley as Melendez shoots in.
As Melendez looks to move away, Dudley throws a big counter combo but Melendez just gets out of the way.
Dudley clinches with his opponent.
Melendez working hard to break the clinch.
Dudley tries to land a knee to the head but Melendez blocks with his arms.
Dudley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dudley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Melendez manages to circle out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dudley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dudley clinches up with Melendez and pushes him back against the cage.
Melendez tries to pull guard but Dudley holds him up against the cage and eventually Melendez drops back down to his feet.
Dudley wants to take the fight to the mat but Melendez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jesse Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Melendez moves into the clinch.
Dudley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dudley avoids the head kick by Melendez.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Melendez is breathing heavily.
Dudley tries to clinch but Melendez moves out of range.
Melendez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dudley defends well and Melendez ends up having to push Dudley into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anthony Dudley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melendez throws a head kick that misses.
Melendez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dudley is looking to counter punch.
Melendez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dudley counters by moving into the clinch.
Anthony Dudley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley manages to break the clinch.
Melendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dudley counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Melendez!
Melendez bucks up and tries to throw Dudley off but instead Dudley has got his back!
Dudley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Dudley controlling the positon.
Dudley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Melendez for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Dudley dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Melendez fails with the takedown
and Dudley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dudley.
Dudley blocks an elbow strike.
Melendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Dudley has double underhooks.
Dudley breaks the clinch.
Melendez fails with the takedown.
Anthony Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Melendez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley tries to clinch up but Melendez circles away and keeps his distance.
Melendez unleashes a big counter combination but Dudley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dudley wants to clinch.
And Melendez tries to counter it with a takedown but Dudley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez dives in for a single leg takedown but Dudley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Melendez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Melendez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Melendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dudley has Melendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Melendez is trying to break free.
Dudley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dudley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Melendez but Melendez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries a low kick but Dudley avoids it.
Melendez gets tackled into the cage by Dudley. Dudley maintains the clinch.
Dudley breaks the clinch.
Melendez cracks Dudley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dudley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Melendez can do to turn this around?
Melendez dives in and grabs Dudley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dudley pushes down on Melendez's head and hops out.
As Melendez tries to get set, Dudley tries to push him back and clinch up but Melendez manages to avoid the attempt.
Dudley gets a clinch.
Melendez tries to break the clinch but Dudley is controlling the position.
Melendez tries to pull guard but Dudley holds him up against the cage and eventually Melendez drops back down to his feet.
Dudley avoiding damage.
Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Dudley closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is trying to stall.
Dudley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melendez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dudley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Melendez somewhat.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Dudley circles away easily
and Dudley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dudley.
Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Dudley has Melendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Dudley blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dudley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dudley avoids the head kick by Melendez.
Melendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dudley.
Dudley drops down looking for a counter takedown but Melendez sprawls and moves away.
Dudley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Melendez is defended easily by Dudley.
Jesse Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Dudley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Melendez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Dudley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dudley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Dudley!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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