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UFC on FOX 20: Edson Barboza vs Gilbert Melendez

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Round 1 – Barboza does what we all expected – he works the leg kicks straight away. Melendez dives for a single-leg takedown 50 seconds in, but he can’t get it. He pops a left jab out, but Barboza puts a punch combo on him. Another Melendez dive at a takedown is abandoned, but he scores with a punch a few seconds later. Melendez catches a kick just a little past two minutes into the round, but can’t keep Barboza down. Barboza lands a perfect spinning back kick to the body that pushes Melendez to the fence. They trade lefts , but Melendez’s may have landed harder. Melendez gets inside and pops a couple left hooks. Barboza backs out of trouble and goes back to the middle. Barboza lands a few punches, and then they trade in the middle. But Barboza backs Melendez up with a kick, then lands another one. Barboza lands a flying knee at the close of the frame, and he should get it 10-9.

Round 2 – Melendez wants to box with Barboza, and when he goes after a takedown, Barboza shrugs him off and pushes him to the canvas. Barboza attacks his legs with kicks for a few seconds until John McCarthy lets Melendez stand back up. Another vicious leg kick lands for Barboza, and Melendez has his legs give right out from under him. When Melendez gets back to his feet, he lands a punch, but Barboza again drills that lead left leg. Barboza lands a switch kick to the body, then a high kick to the head. But Melendez stays in the pocket and throws, and he lands a punch that takes Barboza out of things and hurts him. They box and Melendez hears it from the crowd, hoping to see a comeback. Barboza recovers – but he definitely was rocked and in trouble. Barboza lands another kick to Melendez’s lead leg with 45 seconds left in the round. Melendez ducks under a punch, then when Melendez throws a kick, Barboza lands some massive punches down the stretch on top on the canvas. It was a close round till then, but that put Barboza over the top for a 10-9 round.

Round 3 – Barboza opens with a pair of kicks, and Melendez is backing away with his leg hurt. A third kick lands for Barboza, and Melendez now is really limping. A fourth one lands in the round. Barboza has finished two fights in the UFC with leg kicks. He no doubt would like a third. Barboza goes to the inside of the lead leg. Melendez tries to punch over the top, but has to eat another kick. Then another. About the halfway point, Barboza easily stuffs a Melendez takedown attempt. Two more kicks landed, and Melendez is bouncing basically on his right leg. Melendez stings Barboza with a jab with about 100 seconds left, but down the stretch, Barboza stays mostly conservative. The two trade punches with 15 seconds left, but they’ll raise their hands at the horn. It’s a 10-9 round for Barboza, and he should have the fight 30-27.

Result: Edson Barboza def. Gilbert Melendez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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