Post by The Sandmen on May 15, 2017 7:39:29 GMT -5
ManMMA Lightweight Championship
Yves Edwards raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Gilbert Melendez raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Yves Edwards tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Gilbert Melendez jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Edwards misses a step and Gilbert Melendez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gilbert Melendez tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Gilbert Melendez who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Melendez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yves Edwards embrace and tries to move away...
Yves Edwards pushes Melendez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Edwards and Gilbert Melendez are cliched up against the cage. Edwards hammers Melendez face and hooks Melendez leg
Melendez stays on his feet and fights off the trip
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
A left hook from Edwards
falls short.
Melendez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Melendez goes to the body...
his punches graze Edwards's arm.
Inside leg kick from Edwards
that lands on Gilbert Melendez's leg.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Melendez's chin
Pulverizing punch to Melendez's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Melendez's Mouth is beginning to swell
The two exchange wildly
Edwards is connecting with a few punches
Edwards shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Yves Edwards has found an opening in the defense of Melendez, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Melendez is wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Gilbert Melendez's Chin
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Edwards decides to launch some tentative punches
Gilbert Melendez takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
There is a small laceration on Yves Edwards's Chin
Yves Edwards goes with a looping right hand while Gilbert Melendez jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Melendez seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Melendez goes for a low kick..
Edwards avoids the deadly blow.
Edwards fires low kicks
that fail to land.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez fakes a move and moves laterally.
Several good body shots
land on Edwards.
Gilbert Melendez chases Edwards and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Edwards steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Gilbert Melendez goes with a looping right hand while Yves Edwards jumps back and jabs
Edwards seems staggered and Gilbert Melendez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Yves Edwards fires an unorthodox punch to Melendez's torso
that hits its mark.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Melendez.
It looks like Edwards was hit by a bus!
There is a small laceration on Yves Edwards's Left eye
Melendez launches a hook to the body
Bang! Edwards stops that one with his ribs!
Some counter punches against Gilbert Melendez
land while he's on his bicycle.
Yves Edwards fakes a move and moves laterally.
Nice punches from Yves Edwards.
Even nicer blocks from Melendez.
Gilbert Melendez is opening up on Edwards and raining down combinations!
Edwards doesn't look worried as he defends.
Edwards steps backwards away from Gilbert Melendez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Shovel hook by Yves Edwards
tags Melendez.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Yves Edwards goes with a looping right hand while Gilbert Melendez jumps back and jabs
Melendez seems staggered and Yves Edwards runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Edwards decides to launch some tentative punches
Yves Edwards takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
There is a small laceration on Gilbert Melendez's Mouth
Solid low kick from Yves Edwards.
Melendez deflects it.
Yves Edwards gets sloppy and Gilbert Melendez tries to take advantage...
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Edwards.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Edwards!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Yves Edwards.
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Round 2
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Gilbert Melendez tries a hook to the body
but Edwards manages to dodge it
Edwards is trying to counter now!
Melendez moves to shoot
but Yves Edwards delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Melendez's Forehead is beginning to swell
Melendez has a small cut in his Forehead
Melendez is holding Yves Edwards's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Yves Edwards loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Yves Edwards
Edwards tries to show some ground skills
Yves Edwards put Melendez in half guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Edwards
Melendez positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Edwards's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Edwards
You can see Melendez's blood making stains in the mat.
Yves Edwards attempts to move to full guard
Yves Edwards manages to switch to full guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Edwards
Edwards is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Melendez doesn't stop bleeding.
Edwards tries to close his guard around Melendez
He succeeds!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Edwards
Yves Edwards is cooling the fight on the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Edwards
Gilbert Melendez continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Edwards is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Edwards
Melendez struggles on the ground and tries to break Yves Edwards's guard...
Edwards doesn't want to free his opponent and Melendez continues in closed guard
Edwards tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Yves Edwards throws up a triangle attempt!
Gilbert Melendez postures up and breaks the triangle.
Herb Dean stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
You can see Melendez's blood making stains in the mat.
Yves Edwards is opening up on Melendez and raining down combinations!
Melendez's corner looks worried!
Melendez has a small cut in his Mouth
Melendez seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Edwards moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Melendez with a double overhooks!
Pulverizing punch to Melendez's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Gilbert Melendez is a bloody mess!
Gilbert Melendez just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Edwards quickly defends.
Poorly executed technique. Yves Edwards looks to counter!
Gilbert Melendez launches a body shot
Edwards dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Melendez has a small cut in his Forehead
Edwards shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
You can see Melendez's blood making stains in the mat.
Nice punch by Yves Edwards
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Body kick by Yves Edwards...
just grazes his opponent.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Edwards throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Gilbert Melendez circles around Edwards
Melendez doesn't stop bleeding.
A right hand from Gilbert Melendez
gets deflected.
Gilbert Melendez leans forwards and tries to grapple with Edwards
Edwards wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Melendez clumsily fails here and it's time for Yves Edwards to fight back!
Yves Edwards is opening up on Melendez and raining down combinations!
Melendez's corner looks worried!
Melendez fell like he got shot! This is over!
Melendez's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melendez has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Yves Edwards by KO (Punches) at 3:15 Round 2
Statistics: Yves Edwards
Punches 28/43 (65%)
Kicks 4/8 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 79 s
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 17/41 (41%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 79 s
Yves Edwards defends the Lightweight title!
Wow, so pretty much out of no where, with no new upgrades or anything, Ferocity's 4-year project fighter decides he wants to be legit, wins the belt, then defends it in dominating fashion against one of the more legit LWs we have on the roster right now. How does that even happen? 4 real life years of slightly-above-average, to now defending champion after no real additional work or fine-tuning? Did I miss something?