Post by The Sandmen on Oct 23, 2015 10:42:24 GMT -5
Gilbert Melendez raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Anthony Pettis 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
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Melendez feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Pettis moves aside and dodges.
Solid shot from Anthony Pettis to the body.
Melendez didn't like that.
Melendez leads with a punch
Anthony Pettis avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Nice punches from Anthony Pettis.
Melendez staggers backwards. Pettis wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Here comes Anthony Pettis with a vicious middle kick!
Gilbert Melendez dodges that one moving backwards
Gilbert Melendez shoots for a double leg takedown!
Anthony Pettis sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Gilbert Melendez gets sloppy and Anthony Pettis tries to take advantage...
Anthony Pettis locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Gilbert Melendez brings Anthony Pettis down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis launches a few punches to Melendez's cheek from the guard.
Gilbert Melendez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Pettis misses a step and Gilbert Melendez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gilbert Melendez tries to better his position on the ground...
Pettis holds Gilbert Melendez's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Gilbert Melendez looks to posture up and open Anthony Pettis's guard...
Gilbert Melendez forces Anthony Pettis to open his guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Melendez
He succeeds!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Gilbert Melendez looks to counter!
Melendez is looking to end this fight with strikes
Pettis anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Melendez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Pettis struggles... Gilbert Melendez is unable to take him down
Pettis tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Crisp uppercut by Pettis followed by a hard jab
Gilbert Melendez stumbles back.
Melendez steps backwards away from Anthony Pettis. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anthony Pettis can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Anthony Pettis tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Gilbert Melendez jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Melendez moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Pettis with a double overhooks!
Here comes Anthony Pettis with a vicious middle kick!
Gilbert Melendez dodges that one moving backwards
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Gilbert Melendez tries to take advantage...
Solid jabs from Gilbert Melendez.
Nice punches.
Pettis's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Terrible one sided match... Melendez was not ready to fight a fighter of Anthony Pettis caliber.
Pettis wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Pettis with uppercuts!
Pettis is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Pettis is unable to escape!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melendez pushes Anthony Pettis againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Pettis tries to block Gilbert Melendez punches...
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gilbert Melendez tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Anthony Pettis
Melendez fails to take Pettis down and both man are still clinching
The fighters are clinching.
Gilbert Melendez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pettis is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melendez tries to break the clinch... Anthony Pettis launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Melendez stumbles backwards and Anthony Pettis shoots an incredible takedown!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Gilbert Melendez fakes a punch and launches himself over Pettis!
Nice move by Melendez who clinches and pushes Pettis against the cage
Anthony Pettis tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Melendez is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Melendez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Pettis embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Melendez who put distance between them
Gilbert Melendez goes with a looping right hand while Anthony Pettis jumps back and jabs
Melendez seems staggered and Anthony Pettis runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Anthony Pettis tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Anthony Pettis who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez postures up and launches another series of punches!
Pettis pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Gilbert Melendez's offensive.
Gilbert Melendez gets sloppy and Anthony Pettis tries to take advantage...
Brilliant combination from Anthony Pettis
that forces Melendez to try and defend better.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Tremendous strikes from Melendez!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
0:45 Round 2 and Melendez is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Melendez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anthony Pettis's punches
Melendez measures the resilience of Pettis's chin with an uppercut while Pettis lands some great crosses.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Melendez is holding Anthony Pettis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez leans back...
He clobbers Anthony Pettis's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Gilbert Melendez looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Gilbert Melendez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Gilbert Melendez pushes Anthony Pettis down and prevents his attempts to escape
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Gilbert Melendez doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Gilbert Melendez looks to counter!
Gilbert Melendez fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Pettis's face!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez catch Anthony Pettis's right arm and tries a kimura
Anthony Pettis holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez leans back...
He clobbers Anthony Pettis's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard...
Gilbert Melendez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to stand up!
Melendez doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Melendez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) are cheering for the fighters.
Anthony Pettis swings...
hard impact to Melendez's face!
Pettis grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Melendez struggles... Anthony Pettis is unable to take him down
Melendez is trying to counter now!
Gilbert Melendez charges at Pettis throwing flurries left and right.
Anthony Pettis gets out of the way.
Anthony Pettis tries a high kick!
Melendez was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Some nice shots from Anthony Pettis
miss their mark.
Melendez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gilbert Melendez has found an opening in the defense of Pettis, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Pettis is wobbling!
Gilbert Melendez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Melendez has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Pettis with uppercuts!
Pettis is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Pettis is unable to escape!
Pettis's Right eye is beginning to swell
Pettis has a small cut in his Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
Pettis launches a knee!
Melendez blocks that knee.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gilbert Melendez shoots and grab Anthony Pettis's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Melendez scoop up Anthony Pettis's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Pettis to the mat
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Melendez
He succeeds!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Gilbert Melendez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Pettis's face with those brutal elbows! Pettis needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Pettis's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Pettis has a small cut in his Chin
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gilbert Melendez!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Anthony Pettis doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Melendez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Pettis steps backwards away from Gilbert Melendez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Anthony Pettis fakes a punch and launches himself over Melendez!
Nice move by Pettis who clinches and pushes Melendez against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Melendez catches an ankle and Pettis is tripped to the mat!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Anthony Pettis has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Melendez throws a lazy kick
Pettis blocks and keeps his distance.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Melendez moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Anthony Pettis checks the kick.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Melendez!
Gilbert Melendez tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Pettis's face
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Gilbert Melendez goes with a looping right hand while Anthony Pettis jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Pettis seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Melendez has a small cut in his Mouth
Anthony Pettis and Melendez engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Anthony Pettis shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gilbert Melendez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Pettis into his guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Melendez
Anthony Pettis looks to posture up and open Gilbert Melendez's guard...
Anthony Pettis forces Gilbert Melendez to open his guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez tries to close his guard around Pettis
He is not able to do it
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Anthony Pettis uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis tries to jump to side mount.
Gilbert Melendez closed his guard around Anthony Pettis.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Pettis positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Melendez's being punished here!
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez attempts to trap Anthony Pettis in his guard.
Gilbert Melendez manages to switch to full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pettis's side.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pettis blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez tries to close his guard around Pettis
He succeeds!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Melendez
Pettis is in closed guard... Melendez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez goes for an armbar!
Anthony Pettis breaks the lock and pushes away Gilbert Melendez, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Gilbert Melendez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) are cheering for the fighters.
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.
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Melendez takes a break to breathe while holding Anthony Pettis.
Pettis doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gilbert Melendez embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Pettis who put distance between them
Anthony Pettis just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Melendez may be in trouble!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Incredible haymaker from Gilbert Melendez!
You can see Anthony Pettis's head being snapped backwards!
Pettis is holding Gilbert Melendez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gilbert Melendez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pettis tries to cover his face,
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Anthony Pettis tries to open Melendez's guard...
Melendez breaks the lock and covers himself from Pettis's punches
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Anthony Pettis looks to mount Gilbert Melendez...
Anthony Pettis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gilbert Melendez!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Pettis tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melendez struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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Pettis is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Anthony Pettis tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Melendez is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pettis's side.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez tries to close his guard around Pettis
He is not able to do it
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez tries to close his guard around Pettis
He succeeds!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Melendez
Pettis is in closed guard... Melendez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gilbert Melendez controls the situation despite Anthony Pettis efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Gilbert Melendez tries to better his position on the ground...
Anthony Pettis tries to roll on the ground...
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Melendez
Pettis is in closed guard... Melendez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
The clock says 1:25 in the 4 round
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
1:25 Round 4 and Pettis is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard...
Anthony Pettis gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Pettis
Melendez moves on the ground
Gilbert Melendez moves to side mount
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Melendez can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Gilbert Melendez moves to better his position on the ground...
Gilbert Melendez wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Pettis tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard...
Gilbert Melendez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gilbert Melendez takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Melendez launches a furious hook!
That hits Pettis's chin like a wrecking ball! Pettis loses balance and goes to the mat.
Melendez is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Gilbert Melendez decides to jump inside Pettis's guard.
Pettis fights back with his feet, forcing Melendez to try something else.
Pettis tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anthony Pettis launches an up-kick intended for Gilbert Melendez's head...
It lands flush with Gilbert Melendez's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Melendez's Chin is beginning to swell
Melendez is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Gilbert Melendez steps back and allows Pettis to get back to his feet.
Pettis climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Pettis is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Pettis pushes Gilbert Melendez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Pettis wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Pettis moves forward and holds Melendez
Gilbert Melendez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pettis is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anthony Pettis slightly pushes Melendez into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Shovel hook by Gilbert Melendez
tags Pettis.
Pettis's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Pettis launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Melendez!
Anthony Pettis steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Anthony Pettis and Melendez engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 4:15 in the 4 round
Incredible high kick!
Melendez deflects and sidesteps.
Melendez is trying to counter now!
Nice punches from Gilbert Melendez.
Even nicer blocks from Pettis.
Brutal-looking high kick from Anthony Pettis!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Melendez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gilbert Melendez takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Melendez pushes Anthony Pettis and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Anthony Pettis.
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Round 5
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Anthony Pettis has found an opening in the defense of Melendez, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Melendez's ribs.
Melendez is holding Anthony Pettis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez tries to open up Anthony Pettis's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Pettis in the side of the head
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez is looking to end this fight with strikes
Pettis anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Pettis
Gilbert Melendez hovers above Pettis
Good punches to Pettis's body.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Melendez
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:15 in the 5 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gilbert Melendez!
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Pettis tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anthony Pettis controls the situation despite Gilbert Melendez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pettis tries to cover his face,
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Pettis tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anthony Pettis controls the situation despite Gilbert Melendez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Anthony Pettis tries to better his position on the ground...
Pettis is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Melendez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Pettis's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Pettis
Melendez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Anthony Pettis, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 2:20 in the 5 round
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Pettis
Pettis measures the resilience of Melendez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Melendez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:30 in the 5 round
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Pettis
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Melendez launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Anthony Pettis is not able to stop Pettis ground skills and Gilbert Melendez moves to side mount!
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Melendez
He succeeds!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Gilbert Melendez tries to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Gilbert Melendez passes momentarily but Anthony Pettis regains full guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gilbert Melendez!
The clock says 3:25 in the 5 round
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez tries to roll on the ground...
Pettis knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anthony Pettis controls the situation despite Gilbert Melendez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pettis tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:50 in the 5 round
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pettis tries to cover his face,
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Anthony Pettis doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Gilbert Melendez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Pettis's moves.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) are cheering for the fighters.
Pettis is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Melendez's jaw!
Gilbert Melendez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Melendez has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melendez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Pettis embrace and tries to move away...
Anthony Pettis pushes Melendez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Gilbert Melendez has seen better days.
Melendez takes a break to breathe while holding Anthony Pettis.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
Winner is Anthony Pettis by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 23/36 (64%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/15 (40%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 31/54 (57%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 2238,65
Clinch Damage 204,75
Ground Damage 1281,15
Time on the ground 691 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 32/50 (64%)
Kicks 5/8 (62%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 3/14 (21%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Damage caused 2433,44
Clinch Damage 121,83
Ground Damage 63,07
Time on the ground 711 s
Great fight. At first, Gilbie was destroying Pettis. Then Pettis neutralized him and nothing happened for a round. And then Pettis started kicking and did lethal damage. Then the fight ended. Timeline for a lot of those remarks is more then a round or two though, but that's the damage-wise gist of what occured here. That and a good even fight where both guys got really close to finishing their opponent.
Anthony Pettis 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
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Melendez feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Pettis moves aside and dodges.
Solid shot from Anthony Pettis to the body.
Melendez didn't like that.
Melendez leads with a punch
Anthony Pettis avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Nice punches from Anthony Pettis.
Melendez staggers backwards. Pettis wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Here comes Anthony Pettis with a vicious middle kick!
Gilbert Melendez dodges that one moving backwards
Gilbert Melendez shoots for a double leg takedown!
Anthony Pettis sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Gilbert Melendez gets sloppy and Anthony Pettis tries to take advantage...
Anthony Pettis locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Gilbert Melendez brings Anthony Pettis down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Anthony Pettis launches a few punches to Melendez's cheek from the guard.
Gilbert Melendez uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Pettis misses a step and Gilbert Melendez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gilbert Melendez tries to better his position on the ground...
Pettis holds Gilbert Melendez's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Gilbert Melendez looks to posture up and open Anthony Pettis's guard...
Gilbert Melendez forces Anthony Pettis to open his guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Melendez
He succeeds!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Gilbert Melendez looks to counter!
Melendez is looking to end this fight with strikes
Pettis anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Melendez grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Pettis struggles... Gilbert Melendez is unable to take him down
Pettis tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Crisp uppercut by Pettis followed by a hard jab
Gilbert Melendez stumbles back.
Melendez steps backwards away from Anthony Pettis. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Anthony Pettis can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Anthony Pettis tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Gilbert Melendez jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Melendez moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Pettis with a double overhooks!
Here comes Anthony Pettis with a vicious middle kick!
Gilbert Melendez dodges that one moving backwards
Anthony Pettis gets sloppy and Gilbert Melendez tries to take advantage...
Solid jabs from Gilbert Melendez.
Nice punches.
Pettis's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Terrible one sided match... Melendez was not ready to fight a fighter of Anthony Pettis caliber.
Pettis wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Pettis with uppercuts!
Pettis is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Pettis is unable to escape!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melendez pushes Anthony Pettis againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Pettis tries to block Gilbert Melendez punches...
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gilbert Melendez tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Anthony Pettis
Melendez fails to take Pettis down and both man are still clinching
The fighters are clinching.
Gilbert Melendez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pettis is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melendez tries to break the clinch... Anthony Pettis launches a great knee when he finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Melendez stumbles backwards and Anthony Pettis shoots an incredible takedown!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Gilbert Melendez fakes a punch and launches himself over Pettis!
Nice move by Melendez who clinches and pushes Pettis against the cage
Anthony Pettis tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Melendez is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Melendez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Pettis embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Melendez who put distance between them
Gilbert Melendez goes with a looping right hand while Anthony Pettis jumps back and jabs
Melendez seems staggered and Anthony Pettis runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Anthony Pettis tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Anthony Pettis who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez postures up and launches another series of punches!
Pettis pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Gilbert Melendez's offensive.
Gilbert Melendez gets sloppy and Anthony Pettis tries to take advantage...
Brilliant combination from Anthony Pettis
that forces Melendez to try and defend better.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Tremendous strikes from Melendez!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
0:45 Round 2 and Melendez is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Melendez looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anthony Pettis's punches
Melendez measures the resilience of Pettis's chin with an uppercut while Pettis lands some great crosses.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Melendez is holding Anthony Pettis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez leans back...
He clobbers Anthony Pettis's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Gilbert Melendez looks to mount Anthony Pettis...
Gilbert Melendez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Gilbert Melendez pushes Anthony Pettis down and prevents his attempts to escape
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Gilbert Melendez doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Gilbert Melendez looks to counter!
Gilbert Melendez fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Pettis's face!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez catch Anthony Pettis's right arm and tries a kimura
Anthony Pettis holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez leans back...
He clobbers Anthony Pettis's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard...
Gilbert Melendez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to stand up!
Melendez doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Melendez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) are cheering for the fighters.
Anthony Pettis swings...
hard impact to Melendez's face!
Pettis grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Melendez struggles... Anthony Pettis is unable to take him down
Melendez is trying to counter now!
Gilbert Melendez charges at Pettis throwing flurries left and right.
Anthony Pettis gets out of the way.
Anthony Pettis tries a high kick!
Melendez was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Some nice shots from Anthony Pettis
miss their mark.
Melendez tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gilbert Melendez has found an opening in the defense of Pettis, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Pettis is wobbling!
Gilbert Melendez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Melendez has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Pettis with uppercuts!
Pettis is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Pettis is unable to escape!
Pettis's Right eye is beginning to swell
Pettis has a small cut in his Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
Pettis launches a knee!
Melendez blocks that knee.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gilbert Melendez shoots and grab Anthony Pettis's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Melendez scoop up Anthony Pettis's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Pettis to the mat
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Melendez
He succeeds!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Pettis clumsily fails here and it's time for Gilbert Melendez to fight back!
Gilbert Melendez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Pettis's face with those brutal elbows! Pettis needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Pettis's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Pettis has a small cut in his Chin
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gilbert Melendez!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Anthony Pettis doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Melendez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Pettis steps backwards away from Gilbert Melendez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Anthony Pettis fakes a punch and launches himself over Melendez!
Nice move by Pettis who clinches and pushes Melendez against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Melendez catches an ankle and Pettis is tripped to the mat!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Anthony Pettis has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 3
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Melendez throws a lazy kick
Pettis blocks and keeps his distance.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Melendez moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Anthony Pettis checks the kick.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Melendez!
Gilbert Melendez tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Pettis's face
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Gilbert Melendez goes with a looping right hand while Anthony Pettis jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Pettis seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Melendez has a small cut in his Mouth
Anthony Pettis and Melendez engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Anthony Pettis shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Gilbert Melendez is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Pettis into his guard.
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Melendez
Anthony Pettis looks to posture up and open Gilbert Melendez's guard...
Anthony Pettis forces Gilbert Melendez to open his guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez tries to close his guard around Pettis
He is not able to do it
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Anthony Pettis uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis tries to jump to side mount.
Gilbert Melendez closed his guard around Anthony Pettis.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Pettis positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Melendez's being punished here!
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez attempts to trap Anthony Pettis in his guard.
Gilbert Melendez manages to switch to full guard.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pettis's side.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Pettis blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez tries to close his guard around Pettis
He succeeds!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Melendez
Pettis is in closed guard... Melendez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez goes for an armbar!
Anthony Pettis breaks the lock and pushes away Gilbert Melendez, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Gilbert Melendez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) are cheering for the fighters.
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.
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Melendez takes a break to breathe while holding Anthony Pettis.
Pettis doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Gilbert Melendez embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Pettis who put distance between them
Anthony Pettis just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Melendez may be in trouble!
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Incredible haymaker from Gilbert Melendez!
You can see Anthony Pettis's head being snapped backwards!
Pettis is holding Gilbert Melendez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gilbert Melendez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pettis tries to cover his face,
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Anthony Pettis tries to open Melendez's guard...
Melendez breaks the lock and covers himself from Pettis's punches
Anthony Pettis is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Anthony Pettis looks to mount Gilbert Melendez...
Anthony Pettis slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gilbert Melendez!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Pettis tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Melendez struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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Pettis is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Anthony Pettis tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Melendez is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez measures the resilience of Pettis's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Pettis's side.
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez tries to close his guard around Pettis
He is not able to do it
Anthony Pettis is in open guard over Melendez
Melendez tries to close his guard around Pettis
He succeeds!
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Melendez
Pettis is in closed guard... Melendez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gilbert Melendez controls the situation despite Anthony Pettis efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Gilbert Melendez tries to better his position on the ground...
Anthony Pettis tries to roll on the ground...
Anthony Pettis is in closed guard over Melendez
Pettis is in closed guard... Melendez tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Anthony Pettis!
The clock says 1:25 in the 4 round
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
1:25 Round 4 and Pettis is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard...
Anthony Pettis gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Pettis
Melendez moves on the ground
Gilbert Melendez moves to side mount
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Anthony Pettis
Pettis cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Melendez can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Gilbert Melendez moves to better his position on the ground...
Gilbert Melendez wraps his arms around his opponents' and tries to switch positions
Pettis tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anthony Pettis tries to roll to his side and trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard...
Gilbert Melendez keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gilbert Melendez takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Melendez launches a furious hook!
That hits Pettis's chin like a wrecking ball! Pettis loses balance and goes to the mat.
Melendez is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Gilbert Melendez decides to jump inside Pettis's guard.
Pettis fights back with his feet, forcing Melendez to try something else.
Pettis tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anthony Pettis launches an up-kick intended for Gilbert Melendez's head...
It lands flush with Gilbert Melendez's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Melendez's Chin is beginning to swell
Melendez is standing while Pettis is on the ground on his back
Gilbert Melendez steps back and allows Pettis to get back to his feet.
Pettis climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Pettis is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Pettis pushes Gilbert Melendez and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Pettis wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Pettis moves forward and holds Melendez
Gilbert Melendez tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Pettis is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anthony Pettis slightly pushes Melendez into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Shovel hook by Gilbert Melendez
tags Pettis.
Pettis's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:45 in the 4 round
Pettis launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Melendez!
Anthony Pettis steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Anthony Pettis and Melendez engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 4:15 in the 4 round
Incredible high kick!
Melendez deflects and sidesteps.
Melendez is trying to counter now!
Nice punches from Gilbert Melendez.
Even nicer blocks from Pettis.
Brutal-looking high kick from Anthony Pettis!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Melendez's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gilbert Melendez takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Melendez pushes Anthony Pettis and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Anthony Pettis.
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Round 5
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Anthony Pettis has found an opening in the defense of Melendez, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Melendez's ribs.
Melendez is holding Anthony Pettis's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anthony Pettis loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez tries to open up Anthony Pettis's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Pettis in the side of the head
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Melendez is looking to end this fight with strikes
Pettis anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Poorly executed technique. Anthony Pettis looks to counter!
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Pettis
Gilbert Melendez hovers above Pettis
Good punches to Pettis's body.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Melendez
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:15 in the 5 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gilbert Melendez!
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Pettis tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anthony Pettis controls the situation despite Gilbert Melendez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pettis tries to cover his face,
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Pettis tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anthony Pettis controls the situation despite Gilbert Melendez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Anthony Pettis tries to better his position on the ground...
Pettis is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Melendez is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Pettis's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Pettis
Melendez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Anthony Pettis, who is barely covering up!
The clock says 2:20 in the 5 round
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Pettis
Pettis measures the resilience of Melendez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Melendez blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 2:30 in the 5 round
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Pettis
You have to give credit to the match-maker for putting on such an even fight.
Melendez launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Anthony Pettis is not able to stop Pettis ground skills and Gilbert Melendez moves to side mount!
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis attempts to trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard.
Anthony Pettis manages to switch to full guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Pettis
Pettis tries to close his guard around Melendez
He succeeds!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Gilbert Melendez tries to pass Anthony Pettis's guard...
Gilbert Melendez passes momentarily but Anthony Pettis regains full guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Pettis
Melendez is in closed guard... Pettis tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Gilbert Melendez!
The clock says 3:25 in the 5 round
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez tries to roll on the ground...
Pettis knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Pettis is trying to counter now!
Pettis tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Anthony Pettis controls the situation despite Gilbert Melendez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pettis tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:50 in the 5 round
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to Pettis's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Pettis tries to cover his face,
Anthony Pettis is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Anthony Pettis doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Gilbert Melendez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Pettis's moves.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Anthony Pettis. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The O2 Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) are cheering for the fighters.
Pettis is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Melendez's jaw!
Gilbert Melendez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Melendez has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melendez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Anthony Pettis embrace and tries to move away...
Anthony Pettis pushes Melendez forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Gilbert Melendez has seen better days.
Melendez takes a break to breathe while holding Anthony Pettis.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
Winner is Anthony Pettis by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 23/36 (64%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/15 (40%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 31/54 (57%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Damage caused 2238,65
Clinch Damage 204,75
Ground Damage 1281,15
Time on the ground 691 s
Statistics: Anthony Pettis
Punches 32/50 (64%)
Kicks 5/8 (62%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 3/14 (21%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Damage caused 2433,44
Clinch Damage 121,83
Ground Damage 63,07
Time on the ground 711 s
Great fight. At first, Gilbie was destroying Pettis. Then Pettis neutralized him and nothing happened for a round. And then Pettis started kicking and did lethal damage. Then the fight ended. Timeline for a lot of those remarks is more then a round or two though, but that's the damage-wise gist of what occured here. That and a good even fight where both guys got really close to finishing their opponent.