Post by The Sandmen on Dec 20, 2013 14:16:51 GMT -5
Urijah Faber 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.
Gilbert Melendez doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Faber and Melendez move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Brilliant combination from Urijah Faber
that forces Melendez to try and defend better.
Melendez has a small cut in his Mouth
Faber is holding Gilbert Melendez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gilbert Melendez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Urijah Faber can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Faber tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Faber catch Gilbert Melendez's left arm and tries a kimura
Gilbert Melendez holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Urijah Faber controls the situation despite Gilbert Melendez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Melendez measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Faber sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Urijah Faber controls the situation despite Gilbert Melendez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Melendez's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Melendez doesn't fight back!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Faber fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Gilbert Melendez's arm and tries an armbar!
Melendez holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Melendez's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Urijah Faber.
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Melendez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Urijah Faber, who is barely covering up!
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber 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 Melendez's moves.
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Gilbert Melendez looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Urijah Faber sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Melendez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Melendez tries to cover his face,
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
Gilbert Melendez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Faber's face with those brutal elbows! Faber needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
Melendez tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
Faber tries to stand up!
Melendez doesn't allow him!
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Urijah Faber work his BJJ game.
Faber tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. 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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Urijah Faber is opening up on Melendez and raining down combinations!
Melendez's corner looks worried!
Gilbert Melendez swings...
hard impact to Faber's face!
Faber's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melendez fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Urijah Faber didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Melendez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Melendez's side.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Melendez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Melendez's side.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Gilbert Melendez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Melendez drills Urijah Faber's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Melendez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Melendez's side.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Melendez
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Faber
Melendez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Urijah Faber 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 Melendez's moves.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Gilbert Melendez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gilbert Melendez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Faber goes down.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Urijah Faber 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.
Urijah Faber throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Melendez shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Gilbert Melendez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Melendez has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber launches a few hard punches to Gilbert Melendez's ribs!
Gilbert Melendez's ribs shows the damage! Urijah Faber is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Faber launches a few hard punches to Gilbert Melendez's ribs!
Gilbert Melendez's ribs shows the damage! Urijah Faber is working his opponent ribs!
Melendez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Urijah Faber embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Melendez who put distance between them
Gilbert Melendez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Faber is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Melendez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Urijah Faber, who is barely covering up!
Faber's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber 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.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Gilbert Melendez pushes Urijah Faber against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Melendez jumps and tries to free his leg! Faber doesn't allow this but Gilbert Melendez is able to get half guard here.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
Melendez leans back...
He clobbers Urijah Faber's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
Melendez is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Gilbert Melendez tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Gilbert Melendez manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Gilbert Melendez looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Gilbert Melendez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Melendez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gilbert Melendez controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Melendez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Faber struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Gilbert Melendez tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Faber is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber 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 Melendez's moves.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Deep breaths from Urijah Faber who tries a hammer punch to Melendez's ribs.
That hit Melendez who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Good looking punches from Gilbert Melendez on the ground
They could take their toll on Faber.
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left eye
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber 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
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. 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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Melendez is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Brutal combination from Gilbert Melendez!
Faber is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Faber begins to launch a barrage of punches over Melendez
Gilbert Melendez is smart enough to duck backwards
Faber misses a step and Gilbert Melendez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Incredible haymaker from Gilbert Melendez!
You can see Urijah Faber's head being snapped backwards!
Gilbert Melendez launches a rapid series of punches
taking Faber from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Gilbert Melendez fakes a punch and launches himself over Urijah Faber
Great move by Melendez who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Melendez tries to take Urijah Faber to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Faber is with is back on the ground now.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Faber 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.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Melendez gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Urijah Faber! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Urijah Faber doesn't defend himself!
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to stand up!
Melendez doesn't allow him!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Some nice shots from Urijah Faber
that stun Melendez.
Urijah Faber launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Melendez blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Melendez is trying to counter now!
Incredible haymaker from Gilbert Melendez!
You can see Urijah Faber's head being snapped backwards!
Faber's Right eye is beginning to swell
Melendez moves forward looking for some action
Gilbert Melendez shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melendez pushes Urijah Faber againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Faber cannot escape Gilbert Melendez's clinch! Gilbert Melendez is just brutalizing Faber with punches time and time again!
Urijah Faber seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Gilbert Melendez!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez slightly pushes Faber into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Faber seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A furious flurry of punches from Gilbert Melendez
puts Faber in a world of hurt!
Oh! Down goes Faber! Gilbert Melendez knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Gilbert Melendez really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Faber's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Gilbert Melendez by KO (Punches) at 1:28 Round 3
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 15/24 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/19 (63%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 407 s
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 27/32 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/27 (93%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 407 s
Good fight, with damage from all angles from these two champs. LAte in the 2nd, Gilbert took over, and finished in 3rd, but Faber did his share of kicking rear in the first 2 rounds. Good fight.
Gilbert Melendez doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Faber and Melendez move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Brilliant combination from Urijah Faber
that forces Melendez to try and defend better.
Melendez has a small cut in his Mouth
Faber is holding Gilbert Melendez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gilbert Melendez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Urijah Faber is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Urijah Faber can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Faber tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Faber catch Gilbert Melendez's left arm and tries a kimura
Gilbert Melendez holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Urijah Faber tries to better his position on the ground...
Faber is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Urijah Faber controls the situation despite Gilbert Melendez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Melendez measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Faber sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Faber tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Urijah Faber controls the situation despite Gilbert Melendez efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Faber launches a barrage of elbows over Melendez's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Melendez doesn't fight back!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Faber fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Gilbert Melendez's arm and tries an armbar!
Melendez holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Melendez's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Urijah Faber.
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Melendez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Urijah Faber, who is barely covering up!
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber 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 Melendez's moves.
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Gilbert Melendez looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Urijah Faber sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Melendez's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Melendez tries to cover his face,
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
Gilbert Melendez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Faber's face with those brutal elbows! Faber needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
Melendez tries to stand up!
Faber doesn't allow him!
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
Faber tries to stand up!
Melendez doesn't allow him!
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Urijah Faber work his BJJ game.
Faber tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. 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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Urijah Faber is opening up on Melendez and raining down combinations!
Melendez's corner looks worried!
Gilbert Melendez swings...
hard impact to Faber's face!
Faber's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Melendez fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Urijah Faber didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Melendez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Melendez's side.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Melendez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Melendez's side.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Gilbert Melendez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Melendez drills Urijah Faber's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber measures the resilience of Melendez's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Melendez's side.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to close his guard around Melendez
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Faber
Melendez tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Urijah Faber 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 Melendez's moves.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Gilbert Melendez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gilbert Melendez tries to bring the fight to the ground
Faber goes down.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
=========================================
Urijah Faber 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.
Urijah Faber throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Melendez shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Gilbert Melendez moves forward looking for some grappling action
Melendez has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Faber launches a few hard punches to Gilbert Melendez's ribs!
Gilbert Melendez's ribs shows the damage! Urijah Faber is working his opponent ribs!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Faber launches a few hard punches to Gilbert Melendez's ribs!
Gilbert Melendez's ribs shows the damage! Urijah Faber is working his opponent ribs!
Melendez doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Urijah Faber embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Melendez who put distance between them
Gilbert Melendez tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Faber is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Melendez is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Urijah Faber, who is barely covering up!
Faber's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber 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.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Gilbert Melendez pushes Urijah Faber against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Melendez jumps and tries to free his leg! Faber doesn't allow this but Gilbert Melendez is able to get half guard here.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
Melendez leans back...
He clobbers Urijah Faber's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Faber
Melendez is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Gilbert Melendez tries to pass Urijah Faber's guard...
Gilbert Melendez manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Urijah Faber
Gilbert Melendez looks to mount Urijah Faber...
Gilbert Melendez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Melendez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gilbert Melendez controls the situation despite Urijah Faber efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Melendez tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Faber struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Gilbert Melendez tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Faber is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber 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 Melendez's moves.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Deep breaths from Urijah Faber who tries a hammer punch to Melendez's ribs.
That hit Melendez who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Good looking punches from Gilbert Melendez on the ground
They could take their toll on Faber.
There is a small laceration on Urijah Faber's Left eye
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber 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
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Urijah Faber. 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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Melendez is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Brutal combination from Gilbert Melendez!
Faber is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Faber begins to launch a barrage of punches over Melendez
Gilbert Melendez is smart enough to duck backwards
Faber misses a step and Gilbert Melendez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Incredible haymaker from Gilbert Melendez!
You can see Urijah Faber's head being snapped backwards!
Gilbert Melendez launches a rapid series of punches
taking Faber from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Gilbert Melendez fakes a punch and launches himself over Urijah Faber
Great move by Melendez who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Melendez tries to take Urijah Faber to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Faber is with is back on the ground now.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Faber 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.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Melendez gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Urijah Faber! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Urijah Faber doesn't defend himself!
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Faber
Faber tries to stand up!
Melendez doesn't allow him!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
=========================================
Round 3
=========================================
Some nice shots from Urijah Faber
that stun Melendez.
Urijah Faber launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Melendez blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Melendez is trying to counter now!
Incredible haymaker from Gilbert Melendez!
You can see Urijah Faber's head being snapped backwards!
Faber's Right eye is beginning to swell
Melendez moves forward looking for some action
Gilbert Melendez shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Melendez pushes Urijah Faber againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Faber cannot escape Gilbert Melendez's clinch! Gilbert Melendez is just brutalizing Faber with punches time and time again!
Urijah Faber seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Gilbert Melendez!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gilbert Melendez slightly pushes Faber into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Faber seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A furious flurry of punches from Gilbert Melendez
puts Faber in a world of hurt!
Oh! Down goes Faber! Gilbert Melendez knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Gilbert Melendez really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Faber's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Gilbert Melendez by KO (Punches) at 1:28 Round 3
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 15/24 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/19 (63%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 407 s
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 27/32 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 25/27 (93%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 407 s
Good fight, with damage from all angles from these two champs. LAte in the 2nd, Gilbert took over, and finished in 3rd, but Faber did his share of kicking rear in the first 2 rounds. Good fight.
yah "I" hate the hair?! Seriously? 
