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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pacho Mendieta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumple Stiltzkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stiltzkin's choice of entrance music: Solitaire Unraveling. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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186 cm
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195 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pacho Mendieta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rumple Stiltzkin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendieta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stiltzkin swings for the body but Mendieta moves out of range.
Mendieta slaps away a takedown attempt from Stiltzkin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mendieta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stiltzkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendieta manages to avoid it.
Stiltzkin misses with a jab to the body
and Mendieta counters with a thumping low kick.
Stiltzkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Rumple Stiltzkin has been cut.
A good leg kick by Mendieta.
Pacho Mendieta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendieta tries to clinch there but Stiltzkin circles away.
Stiltzkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mendieta counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mendieta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stiltzkin.
Stiltzkin tries for a takedown but Mendieta circles away easily
and Mendieta counters with a head kick. That will keep Stiltzkin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mendieta scores with a leg kick.
Mendieta scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stiltzkin misses with a body punch
and Mendieta counters with a head kick. That will keep Stiltzkin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mendieta. Stiltzkin shrugs it off though.
Stiltzkin looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendieta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendieta throws a head kick but Stiltzkin moves out of range.
Stiltzkin blocks a head kick by Mendieta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta lands an overhand right.
Stiltzkin avoids the head kick by Mendieta.
Stiltzkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendieta.
Mendieta scores with a head kick.
Stiltzkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mendieta counters with a good low kick that Stiltzkin was not able to check.
Mendieta is looking to slow Stiltzkin down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mendieta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That has opened up Rumple Stiltzkin's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendieta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stiltzkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendieta rather than just go for the knockout.
Mendieta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stiltzkin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mendieta.
Stiltzkin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendieta misses with a kick to the body.
Pacho Mendieta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendieta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacho Mendieta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rumple Stiltzkin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mendieta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendieta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stiltzkin.
Stiltzkin avoids the head kick by Mendieta.
A lazy body kick from Stiltzkin
and Mendieta counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mendieta lands a head kick. Stiltzkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stiltzkin is breathing heavily.
Mendieta throws a leg kick which misses Stiltzkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Stiltzkin tries to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendieta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stiltzkin will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiltzkin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendieta.
Stiltzkin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendieta misses with a head kick.
Mendieta tries to clinch up but Stiltzkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Stiltzkin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mendieta can pounce on him.
Mendieta feints and then cracks Stiltzkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stiltzkin down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta throws a head kick that half lands.
Mendieta scores with a leg kick.
Mendieta tries to clinch but Stiltzkin is having none of it.
Mendieta tests Stiltzkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The cut above Rumple Stiltzkin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendieta looks to score with a jab to the body but Stiltzkin is just out of range.
Mendieta misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mendieta.
Mendieta thuds his right hand into Stiltzkin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendieta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stiltzkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mendieta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiltzkin takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendieta scores with the left hand. Stiltzkin knows he should have avoided that one.
Rumple Stiltzkin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mendieta just misses with a punch to the body.
Mendieta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendieta connects with an inside leg kick.
Stiltzkin walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pacho Mendieta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rumple Stiltzkin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mendieta tries to close the distance and clinch but Stiltzkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendieta doesn't manage to clinch there - Stiltzkin circles away.
Mendieta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stiltzkin can do to turn this around?
Stiltzkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stiltzkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Mendieta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendieta tries a knee to the head but Stiltzkin blocks it.
Mendieta lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mendieta as the two fighters clinch.
Stiltzkin managing to block the knees to the body from Mendieta.
Stiltzkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mendieta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiltzkin letting Mendieta take a breather here.
Mendieta lands a good knee to the midsection. Stiltzkin won't want to take too many of those.
Mendieta lands with a right to the head.
Mendieta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mendieta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendieta looking to throw knees to the head but Stiltzkin is blocking nicely.
Mendieta is stalling here.
Stiltzkin can't find room to land a body shot as Mendieta controls the action.
Mendieta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendieta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stiltzkin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mendieta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stiltzkin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mendieta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stiltzkin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mendieta landing knees to the head.
Mendieta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendieta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stiltzkin blocks it with crossed arms.
Rumple Stiltzkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendieta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mendieta is stalling here.
Mendieta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stiltzkin is defending well for now.
Mendieta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mendieta avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendieta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stiltzkin looking to throw knees to the head but Mendieta is blocking nicely.
Mendieta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mendieta gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pacho Mendieta.
Stiltzkin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mendieta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mendieta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mendieta tries to clinch but Stiltzkin is having none of it.
Stiltzkin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mendieta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pacho Mendieta is winning the standup battle so far.
Stiltzkin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pacho Mendieta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stiltzkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendieta scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pacho Mendieta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendieta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pacho Mendieta!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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