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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Harris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendes.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendes wants to clinch
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendes closes the distance and clinches.
Harris wants a takedown.
Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melvin Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris counters with a left and a right that stings Mendes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendes tries to clinch up
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes tries to clinch but Harris moves away
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Mendes thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mendes tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Mendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendes tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendes.
Mendes tries to clinch up
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mendes looks to clinch
and Harris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendes but Mendes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris throws a head kick but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mendes wants to clinch
and Harris counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Harris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mendes's guard.
Mendes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris drops back looking for a leg! Mendes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mendes manages to kick Harris off! Harris jumps back into Mendes's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendes wants to sweep but no luck.
Mendes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris stopping the sweep attempt from Mendes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is working hard here to advance position.
Mendes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harris on the ground.
Mendes is working an open guard so Harris takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendes but Mendes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Melvin Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Harris.
Mendes tries to clinch
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harris looks gassed!
Mendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mendes wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a shoot takedown. Mendes fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendes keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mendes tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harris counters with a series of strikes. Mendes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendes wants to clinch.
Mendes darts in trying to clinch
and Harris counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Mendes. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Mendes tries to clinch but Harris moves away
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mendes moves to clinch but Harris breaks away
and Harris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harris is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Mendes wants to clinch
and Harris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mendes tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Harris shoots for a takedown but Mendes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Melvin Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Harris.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mendes wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Mendes tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendes moves to clinch but Harris breaks away
and Harris counters with a solid body kick.
Mendes wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendes.
Mendes tries to clinch up
and Harris counters with a left and a right that stings Mendes.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harris.
Mendes tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendes wants to clinch.
Mendes doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Melvin Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes wants to clinch.
Mendes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendes doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris shoots in for a double leg but Mendes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendes.
Mendes moves away from the strike by Harris.
Mendes is looking to clinch but Harris is avoiding it.
Mendes moves to clinch but Harris breaks away
and Harris counters with a good low kick that Mendes was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mendes!
Mendes is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mendes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mendes because Harris loaded up on that one.
Mendes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ethan Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Harris throws a solid leg kick but Mendes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harris.
Mendes wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Mendes tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mendes backs up against the cage.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendes.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mendes closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Harris dives in and grabs Mendes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mendes pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
Mendes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Mendes moves to clinch but Harris breaks away
and Harris counters with a nice body kick.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Melvin Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Harris.
Mendes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendes is looking to clinch.
Mendes moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Mendes is looking to clinch.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendes wants to clinch.
Mendes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mendes wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
Mendes is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Harris dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mendes is holding Harris down, trying to stall.
Mendes is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
Harris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mendes has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is trying to get back to half guard.
Mendes can't do much from the bottom here.
Harris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harris sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mendes is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mendes prevents Harris from moving into mount.
Harris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mendes tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Harris presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ethan Harris.
I've got Harris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Harris!
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