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EEC 177 PBP Commentary |
Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Mendes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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144 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitsu shoots and misses
and Mendes counters with a straight right hand.
Mendes connects with a leg kick. Jitsu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Omar Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes misses with the combination.
Mendes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mendes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mendes connects with a high kick.
Jitsu shoots and misses
letting Mendes counter with a right hand.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jitsu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jitsu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jitsu if he has to take too many more of those.
Mendes slaps away a takedown attempt from Jitsu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jitsu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Omar Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes thuds a left hand into Jitsu's body.
Mendes stalks Jitsu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jitsu's face. Jitsu staggers backwards, shaken.
Mendes misses with the combination.
Mendes with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Horrible takedown by Jitsu or perhaps it was just good defense by Mendes which made him look bad.
A combination from Mendes does no damage.
Mendes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jitsu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jitsu tries for a takedown but Mendes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendes scores with a four punch combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Mendes scores with a four punch combination!
Mendes scores with a jab to the body.
Mendes misses with the combination.
Jitsu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jitsu there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jitsu has his takedown stuffed
and Mendes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Mendes scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jitsu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mendes to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendes tries to bum rush Jitsu with a series of wild strikes but Jitsu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendes gets caught flat footed, as Jitsu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendes can't keep his opponent in guard - Jitsu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jitsu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Mendes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mendes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mendes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mendes misses with a two punch combination.
Jitsu misses with a takedown
and Mendes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jitsu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jitsu dodges the punch combination from Mendes.
Mendes lands a head kick. Jitsu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes misses with the combination.
Mendes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jitsu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mendes counters with a solid body kick.
Mendes misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Some wild striking there from Mendes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mendes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jitsu somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiu Jitsu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendes misses with the combination.
Jitsu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mendes counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Mendes misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes with a hook.
Mendes tries to bum rush Jitsu with a series of wild strikes but Jitsu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendes lands a jab-cross combination.
Mendes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Mendes.
A head kick misses from Mendes.
Jitsu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mendes sprawls well. Mendes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jitsu gets slowly back to his feet.
Mendes scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes lands a nice hook to Jitsu's body. Jitsu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Mendes as Jitsu shoots in.
Jitsu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mendes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jitsu somewhat.
Mendes scores with a punch to the head.
Jitsu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right-left combo lands from Mendes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Mendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mendes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice jab there from Mendes.
Mendes throws a right and a left that Jitsu avoids nicely.
Mendes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mendes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jitsu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendes throws a combination. Jitsu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mendes looks to land a combination. Jitsu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jitsu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendes is fending him off so far but Jitsu persists. Nope, Mendes circles away and we're back to standing.
Jitsu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes seems a little lost for a moment, as Jitsu dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes is looking for a sweep.
Jitsu tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mendes is looking for a sweep.
Jitsu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mendes, who protects the arm well.
Jitsu tries for a kimura but Mendes is defending well.
Jitsu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendes keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mendes is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jitsu is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jitsu tries to move to full mount but Mendes actually manages to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu uses his free foot to push down on Mendes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mendes.
Mendes tries to hold on but Jitsu pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jitsu is working for a guillotine from mount but Mendes frees his head quite easily.
Jitsu working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Mendes turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Jitsu off and cradles Mendes's limp body as Jitsu celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jiu Jitsu!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito comes to the cage accompanied by Sukh Knight. Caesar has chosen Warriors of the World as his entrance music. Gaius Julius Caesar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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285 lbs
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290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Julius Caesar !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Esposito looks to score with a jab to the body but Caesar is just out of range.
Esposito throws a big shot that misses.
Donk. Esposito catches Caesar right on the button with a cross.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Caesar slips the punch.
Caesar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Caesar misses.
Esposito misses with a two punch combination.
Caesar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esposito.
Esposito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Esposito throws a jab but it's blocked by Caesar .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar blocks a jab.
Caesar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Esposito avoids it really well and circles away.
Caesar dives in and scores a takedown into Esposito's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caesar throws a big elbow that misses.
Caesar trying to move into half guard but instead Esposito has managed to sweep!
Esposito would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Caesar controls Esposito momentarily but Esposito frees himself.
Caesar looking for a sweep. Not yet Caesar , not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito trying to control but Caesar is working from the bottom.
Caesar is controlling Esposito's posture.
John Esposito has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Esposito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Esposito wants it to stay on the feet.
Esposito ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito gets caught flat footed, as Caesar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Caesar prevents Esposito from getting back to his feet.
Caesar wants to control from the top but Esposito keeps moving.
Caesar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caesar is looking to work some ground and pound but Esposito has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar trying to control but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Esposito pulls Caesar in close to prevent any damage.
Caesar wants to control from the top but Esposito keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caesar misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caesar . Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Esposito connects with a body shot that sends Caesar 's belly button to the back.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Caesar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Esposito on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Esposito tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito has his hands on Caesar 's head, controlling the position.
Esposito wants to stand but Caesar is controlling the position.
Caesar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Caesar throws a big right hand that misses.
Esposito is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Caesar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Esposito keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caesar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Esposito swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gaius Julius Caesar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Caesar misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Caesar misses with a looping right.
Caesar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
Esposito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Esposito lands with a shot to the body.
Caesar misses with a looping right.
Esposito looks to throw the jab but Caesar is out of range.
Esposito slips under a jab from Caesar .
John Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito misses with a looping left.
Caesar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito lands a jab.
Esposito misses with a hook.
Caesar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Esposito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caesar .
Esposito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Esposito wants it to stay on the feet.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caesar .
Caesar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Esposito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Esposito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caesar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Caesar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caesar moves out of range as Esposito strikes.
Esposito throws a shot from downtown. Caesar moves away and avoids it.
Esposito leaves Caesar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Caesar has his takedown stuffed
letting Esposito counter with a right hand.
John Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Julius Caesar .
Esposito scores with a body shot.
Esposito lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Esposito throws a jab when Caesar was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito with a jab.
Caesar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Caesar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Esposito is looking to regain half guard here but Caesar keeps moving and retains side control.
Esposito is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Caesar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Caesar is trying to ground and pound but Esposito uses the momentary lack of control by Caesar to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esposito kicks Caesar off and gets back to his feet.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito throws a lazy right hand but Caesar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito leaves Caesar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Caesar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caesar . Esposito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esposito stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Esposito wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito misses with a combination
and Caesar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown but Esposito shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Esposito dominated that second round.
That's time! Esposito's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Caesar misses the shot to the body.
Esposito throws a looping overhand right but Caesar ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Esposito.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Caesar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito lands with a nice combination. Caesar backs away looking to recover.
Caesar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Caesar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Esposito misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Esposito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Esposito as he connects with a hook.
Caesar staying out of range there.
Esposito misses with a hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Esposito!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esposito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Caesar .
Esposito leaves Caesar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Esposito looks to land a right hand but Caesar moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar shoots for a double leg takedown but Esposito sprawls well. He's pushed Caesar 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
John Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Julius Caesar .
Esposito throws a hook to the side of Caesar 's head but Caesar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caesar was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito.
Esposito misses with a hook
and Caesar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Esposito's guard.
Caesar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caesar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Esposito is looking to stand up but Caesar isn't so interested in that idea.
Esposito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Esposito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caesar is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esposito is looking to stand back up but Caesar counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Esposito.
Caesar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Caesar wants to advance to full mount but Esposito doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Esposito has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Caesar trying to control but Esposito is working from the bottom.
Esposito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is trying to control the position but Caesar postures up.
Caesar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caesar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Esposito scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Caesar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Esposito tries to avoid it but Caesar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Esposito to the ground. Esposito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Caesar .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caesar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Esposito's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito pushes Caesar off looking to stand but Caesar dives back in and keeps control.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Esposito showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Esposito has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Esposito!
A less than humble John Esposito misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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