Melendez vs. Jung

ManMMA Lightweight Championship

Gilbert Melendez raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Chan Sung Jung raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Gilbert Melendez comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
Chan Sung Jung comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.

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Round 1
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Giblert and The Korean Zombie move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Gilbert Melendez tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Korean Zombie won't budge, forcing Giblert to pull guard.
Chan Sung Jung is in closed guard over Giblert
Chan Sung Jung is looking to pass Gilbert Melendez's guard...
Chan Sung Jung gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Chan Sung Jung is in half guard over Giblert
Chan Sung Jung goes for an americana!
Giblert breaks free.
Chan Sung Jung is in half guard over Giblert
The Korean Zombie launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Gilbert Melendez is not able to stop Giblert ground skills and Chan Sung Jung moves to side mount!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Chan Sung Jung is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Giblert measures the resilience of The Korean Zombie's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in The Korean Zombie's side.
The Korean Zombie ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Chan Sung Jung is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to The Korean Zombie's cheek from the guard.
Chan Sung Jung uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gilbert Melendez gets sloppy and Chan Sung Jung tries to take advantage...
The Korean Zombie tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki 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 fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on The Korean Zombie's chin
There is a small laceration on Chan Sung Jung's Chin
The Korean Zombie throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Giblert's defense muffles the blows.
The Korean Zombie throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
The Korean Zombie throws a lazy kick
Giblert dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Giblert studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Gilbert Melendez's mind is definitely in the fight, The Korean Zombie just got nailed! Gilbert Melendez saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! The Korean Zombie is going to have a headache after this one.
A wicked punch by Chan Sung Jung
rocks Giblert!
Giblert's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Not a desiderable position that The Korean Zombie is in now. Gilbert Melendez is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Gilbert Melendez and The Korean Zombie engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The Korean Zombie's Right eye is beginning to swell
Giblert studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Gilbert Melendez.
The Korean Zombie staggers backwards. Giblert wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The Korean Zombie's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
The Korean Zombie and Giblert circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez chases The Korean Zombie and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! The Korean Zombie steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Giblert grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
The Korean Zombie struggles... Gilbert Melendez is unable to take him down
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Giblert steps backwards away from Chan Sung Jung. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Gilbert Melendez has found an opening in the defense of The Korean Zombie, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break The Korean Zombie's ribs.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The Korean Zombie steps backwards away from Gilbert Melendez. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez circles around The Korean Zombie
Gilbert Melendez is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Gilbert Melendez
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Giblert is the winner of this round.



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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
A shot seen throughout the arena!
The Korean Zombie stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Gilbert Melendez is coming in again!
Chan Sung Jung and Giblert engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Gilbert Melendez landed the knock out blow that he wanted! The Korean Zombie is down! The Korean Zombie has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Gilbert Melendez!
The Korean Zombie's Left eye is beginning to swell

Winner is Gilbert Melendez by KO (Punch) at 0:36 Round 2

Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 23/30 (77%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 55 s

Statistics: Chan Sung Jung
Punches 16/20 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 55 s


Gilbert Melendez wins the Lightweight title!

Man, Giblert looked smooth and sharp in this one, cutting through Jung like a warm knife through butter. Day’um!

Congrats to GIblert for becoming our third-ever ManMMA champion, and our first-ever male champion! Long may he reign!