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Broken hand doesn't deter mauling Melendez

By Josh Gross
Sherdog.com

Sunday, September 30, 2007

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- It wouldn't be wrong to suggest that mixed martial artists are single-handedly responsible for the outcome of their fights. On a chilly Southern Californian evening, winning "single-handedly" is literally what Gilbert Melendez did. Looking to shed 10 months of ring rust, the undefeated Melendez endured a busted right hand to defeat Japanese veteran Tetsuji Kato in a tougher-than-expected U.S. return to competition. As Hugh Hefner and his entourage of Playboy bunnies sa ...

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