Post by The Sandmen on May 5, 2014 17:03:48 GMT -5
Jeremy Stephens doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Gilbert Melendez is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Stephens and Melendez move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid low kick from Gilbert Melendez.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Stephens hyper-extended his left leg
Melendez seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Stephens throws a lazy kick
Melendez dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Gilbert Melendez
puts Stephens in a world of hurt!
A wicked punch by Gilbert Melendez
rocks Stephens!
Stephens fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Melendez sprawls and remains on his feet.
Stephens is holding Gilbert Melendez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gilbert Melendez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Jeremy Stephens looks to pass to mount...
Melendez creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) are cheering for the fighters.
Crisp uppercut by Stephens followed by a hard jab
Gilbert Melendez stumbles back.
Melendez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melendez jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gilbert Melendez pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens grapple with Gilbert Melendez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Gilbert Melendez managed to maintain his balances and move away from Stephens
Stephens moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Gilbert Melendez checks the kick.
Gilbert Melendez launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Stephens's arms.
Stephens tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jeremy Stephens just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Melendez may be in trouble!
Nice punches from Jeremy Stephens.
Even nicer blocks from Melendez.
Stephens showing excellent timing, blasts Gilbert Melendez with a right hand.
Great hook by Jeremy Stephens! Gilbert Melendez is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Stephens is standing while Melendez is on the ground on his back
Melendez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Gilbert Melendez is standing now.
Stephens throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Melendez pushes Jeremy Stephens and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Stephens blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Jeremy Stephens's cheek! Stephens stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Stephens's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Right cheek
Melendez is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Melendez moves backwards and gestures for Jeremy Stephens to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Jeremy Stephens is standing now.
Gilbert Melendez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Stephens's chin! That stops Stephens in his tracks!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Stephens to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Stephens.
Stephens's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Gilbert Melendez by TKO (Punch) at 3:50 Round 1
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 7/14 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 25 s
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 10/23 (43%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 26 s
COme predictions, I remember being torn on this one. Gilbert is "better" but Stephens has top tier striking, so if Stephens could stay standing, he could take Gilbert out relatively easily. Well, I was pretty wrong. Gilbert came out super-=aggressive and Jeremy wasn;t able to get his offense going as I expected. He was the one going for takedowns, and he got some good offense in at times, but Gilbert out-speeded him then out-beated him.
Gilbert Melendez is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Stephens and Melendez move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid low kick from Gilbert Melendez.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Stephens hyper-extended his left leg
Melendez seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Stephens throws a lazy kick
Melendez dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Gilbert Melendez
puts Stephens in a world of hurt!
A wicked punch by Gilbert Melendez
rocks Stephens!
Stephens fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Melendez sprawls and remains on his feet.
Stephens is holding Gilbert Melendez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gilbert Melendez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jeremy Stephens is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Jeremy Stephens looks to pass to mount...
Melendez creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) are cheering for the fighters.
Crisp uppercut by Stephens followed by a hard jab
Gilbert Melendez stumbles back.
Melendez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melendez jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gilbert Melendez pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephens grapple with Gilbert Melendez and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Gilbert Melendez managed to maintain his balances and move away from Stephens
Stephens moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Gilbert Melendez checks the kick.
Gilbert Melendez launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Stephens's arms.
Stephens tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jeremy Stephens just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Melendez may be in trouble!
Nice punches from Jeremy Stephens.
Even nicer blocks from Melendez.
Stephens showing excellent timing, blasts Gilbert Melendez with a right hand.
Great hook by Jeremy Stephens! Gilbert Melendez is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Stephens is standing while Melendez is on the ground on his back
Melendez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Back to the beginning! Gilbert Melendez is standing now.
Stephens throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Melendez pushes Jeremy Stephens and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Stephens blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Jeremy Stephens's cheek! Stephens stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Stephens's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Jeremy Stephens's Right cheek
Melendez is standing while Stephens is on the ground on his back
Melendez moves backwards and gestures for Jeremy Stephens to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Jeremy Stephens is standing now.
Gilbert Melendez throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Stephens's chin! That stops Stephens in his tracks!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Stephens to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Stephens.
Stephens's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Gilbert Melendez by TKO (Punch) at 3:50 Round 1
Statistics: Jeremy Stephens
Punches 7/14 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 25 s
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 10/23 (43%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 26 s
COme predictions, I remember being torn on this one. Gilbert is "better" but Stephens has top tier striking, so if Stephens could stay standing, he could take Gilbert out relatively easily. Well, I was pretty wrong. Gilbert came out super-=aggressive and Jeremy wasn;t able to get his offense going as I expected. He was the one going for takedowns, and he got some good offense in at times, but Gilbert out-speeded him then out-beated him.